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Learning From Watching Matches
Like most BJJ addicts, I am always looking for a new detail or position that I can add to my jiu-jitsu game. We can l...
How Badly Do You Want To Train?
For the fortunate BJJ addicts among us, our jiu-jitsu academies are modern, clean facilities equipped with showers, t...
What Is The Best Way To Master BJJ?
How often have you heard the expression “Brazilian jiu-jitsu is human chess”? The analogy is appropriate. BJJ is wide...
How To Get The Most From A Private
I see this question appear on BJJ internet forums all of the time. “I got a bonus at work and want to book a few priv...
Support Your BJJ Club
In some parts of your country, if you live in a larger city, there will be a number of BJJ clubs to choose from. Some...
How To Beat The Blue Belt Blues
The “blue belt retirement” or what many fondly call the blue belt blues is a strangely common phenomena in jiu-jitsu....
The Blue Belt Move Collector
Certain habits in training BJJ tend to occur at specific stages of a student’s study. I have observed many blue belts...
Never Assume On The Mat.
I will roll with just about anyone. The reality is that, when I compete, I can get a bewildering variety of possible ...
The Lessons From Tournaments
For days after a BJJ tournament, many competitors reflect about their matches. They reflect on what did they do well ...
No Substitute For Mat Time
Today, the Jiu-jitsu Times is featuring a video by Keenan Cornelius giving some training advice on how to get better ...
BJJ Tournament Rules Are Dictating On How You Are Training
Have you ever thought how the competition rules may be the largest determining factor in how jiu-jitsu is taught? The...
BJJ 101: ‘It’s All So Confusing’
At a seminar I recently taught, two of the white belt students said that, while they loved training jiu-jitsu, they f...