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Posted on April 28, 2017January 10, 2018

Your Side Control Checklist : 5 Tips For You

You have defended the triangle, passed your opponent’s guard and achieved side control…Now what? How do you keep the position without your opponent recovering their guard and squandering all of your …

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Posted on January 11, 2017

4 Principles of Bjj You Can Use Today

In another article we talked about Techniques vs. Concepts (Concepts vs. Techniques – Two Ways of Learning BJJ )in your learning of jiu-jitsu. This week I would like to offer a few …

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Posted on November 21, 2016

Motivation For Jiu-jitsu

Show me a depressed person who displays little motivation in their life and I’ll show you a person without strong goals. Jiu-jitsu tends to attract goal oriented, positive personality types.  However, …

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Posted on October 31, 2016

3 Tips For Better Guard

What makes the guard so dangerous for some bjj players?  These fighters specialize in different guards and are every bit as dangerous off of their back as they are on …

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Posted on September 28, 2016

The White Belt No-Nos! 5 Things You Need Know Before You Start to Roll

In Gracie Barra schools, students start their introduction to live rolling through specific training. The students start in a certain position and have specific objectives (ex. escape the half guard …

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Posted on August 19, 2016

A Tip To Improve Your Guard – Make Your Opponent Uncomfortable

Observing a roll between two students of similar experience, I could see that one student had a far more dangerous and difficult to pass than the second. The second student knew …

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Posted on March 4, 2016

Your Side Control Checklist : 5 Tips For You

You have defended the triangle, passed your opponent’s guard and achieved side control…Now what? How do you keep the position without your opponent recovering their guard and squandering all of your …

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Posted on January 20, 2016

5 Things You Can Do To Improve Your Bjj

Very often, I get the question from students: “I feel like my progress is slow. How can I get better faster?” Good question and one that does not have a quick …

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Posted on January 4, 2016January 10, 2018

Do You Want To Start Learning Brazilian Jiu-jitsu? How To Get Started!

When January 1st rolls around many potential students think about getting started training bjj. read also:3 Tips For Your First Year of Training Here are 5 Tips for Getting Started …

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Posted on December 21, 2015

The Purple Belt in Bjj

The rank of purple belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu is the mark of a serious student. In last night’s class I taught, there were 3 purple belts, all of whom have been training …

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