Bluebelt – Advice on Developing your Guard
If the focus of the 1st year of training for any new student of Brazilian jiu-jitsu (see related articleThe Evolution of Skill – From Fundamentals to Advanced) is to learn …
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Your Jiu-jitsu Cheat Sheet : Little Reminders to Improve Your Game
Back in high school, nervous exam taking students would scribble “cheat sheets” with the formula for calculating physics or math problems and hide them up their sleeves. When they got stuck, …
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Tips to Finding your Jiu-Jitsu Style
In Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu there are many types of Jiu-Jitsu styles. Some practitioners enjoy playing closed guard, and others prefer to focus on the passing game. As a result of these …
Eating Well is Jiu-Jitsu: Banana Smoothie
In one of the posts published here in “Eating Well is Jiu-Jitsu,” we talked about the multiple benefits of banana. One of the favorite fruits present in many athletes’ routines …
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5 Tips on how to create pressure and be heavy on your opponent.
How To Weigh 500 Lbs! One of the almost miraculous aspects of grappling with a high level blackbelt in BJJ is how heavy even a 150lbs. opponent can feel on …
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A Basic How-To Guide for Brand Name Sponsorship PART 1
Taking your passion to the next level is a noble thing to do. And it’s quite fascinating (and envy-some) to find athletes being able to live off of doing the …
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Eating Well is Jiu-Jitsu – A Healthy World Cup
Soccer World Cup, party, celebration, watching the match at a friend’s house or in the bar… The tendency to “fatten up” is always high, isn’t it? Beer + snacks – …
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Eating well is Jiu-Jitsu: Good Fat?
You must be thinking, is there such a thing as good fat? Of course there is, and it is essential for the well-being and the health of our whole body. But naturally, …
GB Interview: The newest black belt – Inácio Neto
Inácio Neto, the newest GB black belt, discovered the joy of living in Jiu-Jitsu and has been representing the GB family for years on the sports scene. A very dear …
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BJJ Lifestyle: Dealing With Injuries
The more you advance in the sport, the more you can possibly become prone to injuries. It is one of the realities of the art. Any contact sport runs the …