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So You’re A Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Purple Belt… Now What?
You’ve just been promoted to the rank of a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu purple belt, haven’t you? Congratulations! That’s a bi...
How To Use Back Control In A Life-Or-Death Situation?
Back control is the best position you can have in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. It’s the control where your opponent has no ot...
Advice: Start Watching BJJ With More Focus & Intent
Ever been so tired from rolling that you had to rest for a round or two… And just sit on the sidelines, watching othe...
Jocko Willink: “The Best Way To Convince People That BJJ Works Is To Have Them Spar In It”
You probably have that one friend that you’d really like to get into Jiu-Jitsu. After all, he/she’s a good friend of ...
Opinion: “Just Show Up” Isn’t Good Advice for BJJ Progress
You were probably given the “just show up” advice more than once in your training lifetime. And for sure; whenever yo...
Important Question for BJJ Practitioners: Why Are You Doing What You’re Doing?
If you’re serious about Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, then there’s a really important question that you need to ask yourself f...
Keenan Cornelius Shows His Late Guard Recovery Trick (Against Knee Cut Pass)
You know the saying: „Guard recovery – you can never be too good at it.“ Well okay, okay. It isn’t exactly a saying… ...
Distance: The Most Important Factor When Using BJJ For Self-Defense
Ah, using BJJ for self-defense… The ever-present topic among Jiu-Jitsu students, especially among freshly minted firs...
BJJ Advice: Always Expect That Your First Move Will Fail
It would be great if all that you did in BJJ worked the first time you went for it, right? For example, if the first ...
Opinion: Should You Break Someone’s Arm at a (Local) BJJ Competition?
In training, you’re supposed to take care of the people you roll with. Whenever you apply a submission (or perform an...
Tom DeBlass Featured by Forbes Magazine: „As Long As You’re Resilient, You Can Do It“
Effort, persistence, discipline and resilience pay off – just ask Tom DeBlass. Years ago, he opened up his first BJJ ...
John Danaher Explains Why He Never Competed In Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Image Credits: BJJ Fanatics Despite being one of the best BJJ coaches in the world, John Danaher has never competed i...