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BJJ Advice: Forget About Progress – Enjoy The Process (For A Change)
Everyone who trains BJJ wants to get better at it… To keep making progress, to be better than they were the day befor...
Felipe Pena: “Being An Athlete, Especially In Brazil, Is Very Hard”
Almost every successful person has a come-up story that was full of obstacles and doubters… And it’s no different for...
Richie “Boogeyman” Martinez: “The Only Way I Could Train More Often Was To Drill Moves With My Girlfriend”
Richie “Boogeyman” Martinez is a 10th Planet black belt under Eddie Bravo, as well as a top-ranking competitor. Today...
Developing Leadership Skills Through Training Jiu-Jitsu
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu has already proven to be one of the best sports for an all-rounded, full body workout. But in som...
You’re Improving Slower in BJJ as You Get Older – But You Can Fix It
As you get older, you might notice that your BJJ is not quite what it used to be: mainly, that you’re performing the ...
How to Keep Yourself from Burning Out When Training Jiu-Jitsu
Guest post by James Duscio, a BJJ black belt under Walter Cascao Vital. He runs Cascao Evolution BJJ out of Las Vegas...
Should I Be Using Dangerous Jiu-Jitsu Submissions in Training?
Heel hooks, calf slicers, and neck cranks are all deemed dangerous submissions and prohibited from competition by the...
Mikey Musumeci: “Jiu-Jitsu Teaches Us That We Are All The Same”
Mikey Musumeci, the 5x IBJJF World Champion and ONE Championship submission grappling world champion, is one of the m...
The Time a 17yr old Gordon Ryan Competed Against Someone 3x His Weight
“How can I beat someone better than me?” instructors get this question a lot and you might be wondering the same thin...
BJJ Improvement Advice: Stop Adding New Moves – Start Refining The Ones You Already Know
Do you feel as if… You’re lacking improvement in Jiu-Jitsu? As in, no matter how much you try and learn new technique...
Tom DeBlass: “Tom Hardy Is A Very Solid BJJ Blue Belt”
Tom Hardy is a 4-stripe BJJ blue belt… But how good, really, are his Jiu-Jitsu skills? Well, Tom DeBlass – who’s been...
The Startling Similarities Between BJJ Positions & Yoga Poses
Why should a grappler incorporate Yoga into his or her training regiment and which are the greatest benefits ? Lesser...