Three Reasons to Train Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
I typically don’t like to talk arts down. I sincerely believe that every art has it’s benefits, and every...
How to Recognize Progress (Epiphany) In Your BJJ Training
A young student recently mentioned that despite now wearing a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu blue belt he had felt no “epiphany”...
BJJ Hygiene
If you never grappled before and BJJ is new to you, you need to understand that hygiene is really important...
BJJ Passivity vs. Activity – The Culture of Watching
My friends, challenging yourself is living. Bring on Brazilian Jiu-jitsu. Yes you could sit and watch other people do...
BJJ Belt Ranking Discussion
A Few Words About Rank Every so often we’re faced with the question of what the belts mean. And...
Make Your BJJ Training Effortless
You’ve been practicing the sweeps all evening and finally it’s time to roll. You’ve been looking forward to the...
Differences in “Brazilian” Jiu-jitsu and “Gracie” Jiu-jitsu?
I’ve noticed a few messages floating around the interwebs promoting this idea that “Brazilian” Jiu-jitsu and “Gracie” Jiu-jitsu are...
Training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
There are so many ways to train Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. There’s position training, there’s slow-flow training, there’s technique drilling, there’s...
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Intuitive Dynamic Progress Evaluation (or trust your instructor)
While the great Saulo Ribero has a famous book that categorizes technique by belt rank, there’s no such official...
BJJ Bucket List
I noticed recently a couple of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu “bucket lists” making the rounds on social media. The lists include...
Finding an Appropriate BJJ Instructor
You can develop a pretty good collection of moves from studying all the ripped off Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu DVDs and...
Does Brazilian Jiu-jitsu Need to Be An Olympic Sport?
Judo, before it was severely limited and stream-lined into a sport that could easily be refereed, and matches moved...