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How To Stop Gassing Out On The BJJ Mat as You Get Older
Conditioning is an important part of staying healthy and of continuous, years-long BJJ training practice. But it gets...
Competition Tips for BJJ Beginners with Emily Eyles
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in the gym and using it in a competition are two very different things. There will be things you ...
What’s Old For You Is New For Someone Else
The biggest hurdle I had to overcome when I first started teaching other jiu-jitsu students wasn’t a fear of public s...
How To Get Started With Trauma-Informed Safeguarding Measures In Your BJJ School
The following is a guide designed and provided by Laurien and Alex Zurhake of Off The Zone, which seeks to provide tr...
Gracefully Giving (And Receiving) A “No Thanks” On The Mats
As nice as it would be if everyone could safely and comfortably roll with everyone else in jiu-jitsu, we all know the...
Caio Terra Reveals How He Earned a BJJ Black Belt in 3 Years of Training
Caio Terra is one of the best roosterweight Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu athletes in the world. He is a 12x BJJ black belt wor...
Floyd Mayweather Gives Advice To Young Fighters: “F*ck The Money”
Floyd Mayweather is one of the most polarizing figures in boxing and martial arts in general. But no one can deny tha...
How To Avoid Injuries When Rolling with Spazzy White Belts?
Learning how to deal with those new spazzy white belts in BJJ… Can be a rather difficult task. Although you should ha...
Preparing Your Mind For The Fight by 2x UFC Champion And Olympic Wrestling Champion – Henry Cejudo
Get A Total Roadmap To A Prime Combat Mindset From The Most Successful Combat Sports Athlete In History, Olympic Cham...
If You’re Always Picked Last, It’s Time For YOU To Start Picking
One of the most common sources of anxiety in a jiu-jitsu gym (or, hey, even in elementary school PE class) is the fea...
Jiu-Jitsu Gyms & The Coffee Shop Principle
For some BJJ practitioners, there’s so much emotion that goes into their practicing of the art that they forget that ...
What “Women’s Self-Defense” Tips Don’t Tell You About Martial Arts
Whenever news stories pop up about a woman being attacked by her husband or boss or friend or a stranger, the comment...