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BJJ Red Belts list
The 9th-degree red belt is the highest rank achievable to any living practitioner of Brazilian jiu-jitsu. According ...
6 Ways Jiu-Jitsu Changes Your Mentality
Brazilian jiu-jitsu is not just about getting up close and personal with your training partners and eating Acai after...
Chuck Norris vs Rickson gracie
Chuck Norris is one of the most decorated and legitimate martial artists of the modern era. He holds the rank of 10t...
What Are Your High Percentage Techniques?
I was recently having a conversation with a friend of mine who was expressing his lamentation about not having any “h...
Be Coachable!
Teaching at multiple BJJ academies in different cities and countries, I encounter many different personality types an...
Training with gi vs no-gi
There has been arguments and disagreements on whether or not training in the gi or no-gi is superior to the other. En...
Ryan Hall: How To Beat Someone Better Than You
Is it possible to submit an opponent who has better overall jiu-jitsu than you do? Yes it is! If you follow the strat...
Royce Gracie vs. Ken Shamrock history of MMA Rivalry
Royce Gracie and Ken Shamrock, UFC and MMA Legends, met in the ring three times. Here’s a throwback to their previous...
The Chosen Path: Why Failure Is Important In Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Are you on the path to achieving your dreams? If not, I guarantee that it is because you are terrified of failure. To...
Tech Insider Self-Defense ‘Expert’ Responds To Critics
Recently, Tech Insider’s self-defense “expert” Gabrielle Rubin has been receiving a lot of heat from the martial arts...
What Is Your BJJ Kryptonite?
Do you have a guy in your BJJ school who you hate to roll with? I don’t mean in the “stinky gi guy” way or the guy wh...
5 Ways to Ask The Right Questions In Jiu-Jitsu
There’s no such thing as a stupid question (well, sort of.) However, beginners seem to have a hard time getting the ...