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What Your Body Type Says About Your BJJ Game
I’m reading an excellent book titled, “The Sports Gene: Inside The Science of Extraordinary Sports Performance” by au...
The Best Foam Roller and Why to Use Them
If you are not regenerating you will not make progress. Recovery is just an essential part of the improvement process...
How I Went From Lower Back Pain to Freak Athlete
After deciding to step my game up, I purchased two kettlebells from Amazon for my apartment. One weighed 35 pounds wh...
Basic Guard Passes every White Belt should learn
Passing the guard is one of the most important and most basic concepts that you should have instilled in your mind. I...
Here’s What Really Keeps People Hooked On Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
The other night at BJJ class, we were working on some open guard passing and drilled details on the knee cut. We also...
5 no gi BJJ Chokes you Should Learn
For many BJJ practitioners – the no-gi game is where it’s at. They love to do only no gi specific moves. Well, there ...
When It’s Okay — And Not Okay — To Roll Hard In Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
“You’re going too hard!” Have you ever heard or felt this sentiment in your Brazilian jiu-jitsu academy? I’ll wager t...
The Biggest Differences Between Blue And Purple Belts In Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
I judged a grappling competition recently. There were no points; the only way to win was by submission. Three judges ...
Breaking Down The Game of Garry Tonon’s First Opponent, Richard Corminal
On Saturday, March 24th, Garry Tonon will make his much anticipated professional mixed martial arts debut at ONE: Iro...
Wrestling With Your Daughter Is Good For Her…And Good For You
I have a confession. I like to watch grown men beat the heck out of each other on TV. The first few times I sat down ...
5 Reasons To Start Training BJJ When You Move To A New Town
Moving to a new town is the perfect opportunity for a fresh start in life with the opportunity to totally reinvent yo...
Can Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Replace Other Martial Arts? No, And It Was Never Meant To
Can Brazilian jiu-jitsu replace other martial arts? No, and it was never meant to. Brazilian jiu-jitsu is a great mar...