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5 Ways To Leave Your BJJ School Without Burning Bridges
Break-ups aren’t easy and neither is leaving a Brazilian jiu-jitsu gym. In life we all graduate and move onto to the ...
How To Convince Someone To Try BJJ (Without Scaring Them Off)
I know, I know — Brazilian jiu-jitsu is the best, it’s for everyone, and if you’re not doing jiu-jitsu, you’re missin...
Am I wasting my time by training only 1-2 times a week?
As a way to draw inspiration and occasionally troll, I am an avid lurker on reddit… I recently came across an intere...
Three Tips For Bigger Guys And Gals On Improving Their Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Journey
Little Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioners aren’t the only ones who have it hard on the mats. Believe it or not, the ov...
Gracie Jiu-Jitsu 101: The Basics
From the rough streets of Rio de Janeiro to the spotlights of the UFC,...
5 Benefits Upper Belts Can Gain From Rolling With New White Belts
We have all been the brand new white belt that nobody wants to roll with during our first few open mats. Yet, when we...
7 Things You Can Do With Your Hands In A BJJ Picture
You can master the worm guard or advanced heel hook techniques, but can you ever really master what to do with your h...
Grip Breaking in BJJ – With Judo Olympic Medalist Travis Stevens
It took me quite a while into being a white belt to realize the...
How To Be Injured Less In BJJ
How to have less injuries in BJJ class, and how to recover better between...
Purple Belt. The Hardest Belt In BJJ.
In this video Bernardo Faria explains why he believes that the purple is the...
How To Grapple A Larger Opponent! Incredibly Informative!
In this video amazing coach Firas Zahabi does a roll narration and highlights some...
What Can You Do To Ensure That Day 1 Students Stick Around?
The truth is that many of us who train for six months, a year, 10 years, etc., have a tendency of forgetting what it ...