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“Technique Collectors” – Good or Bad?
I have heard it said that many blue belts are “technique collectors.” In other words, their focus in jiu-jitsu is lea...
8 Strategies To Deal With Ultra Defensive Bjj Guys
Back doing some rolling again but having a bit of a problem getting submissions. I think I was super eager to just be...
Reader Question: Should I pick an instructor that is the same size as me?
Reader questions keep Jiu Jitsu Times interesting. They give us an opportunity to give back to the jiu jitsu communit...
A Reader Question: “Feeling Unwelcome At New Academy”
Question: Hi! I have a question for you and for everyone in the BJJ community. Not too long ago, I left my first BJJ ...
You put on a gi… now what?
So, you’ve signed up for BJJ. Now what?! It’s a nice sunny day, spring has finally arrived, and you find yourself won...
Odoban, The Secret Sauce To Getting The Funk Out Of Your Dirty Gi
During the winter holidays, I spent a few days training at Ricardo Almeida’s Academy in Robbinsville, New Jersey. In ...
Off the Mat with a BJJ Black Belt: Byron Jabara of the Bjj Brick Podcast
“People sometimes ask me, ‘My first day of BJJ is tonight. What should I try to do?’ My response is normally, ‘Make a...
5 Outdoor Cross Training Activities For BJJ Conditioning
While spending time on the mat drilling and rolling is the best way to improve you BJJ game, the routine can get mono...
Reader Question: Is Self Demotion Sandbagging?
Belts can be a funny thing. I’ve seen white belts with natural ability or prior grappling experience that can do thi...
Long Term Teacher-Student Relationships in BJJ with Ricardo Almeida and Tom DeBlass
Jiu Jitsu Times is honored to feature an exclusive conversation between BJJ and MMA legend Ricardo Almeida and his st...
A Smart Student Asks Questions!
After the technique portion of bjj and before the start of rolling, one student approached me with a question. I had ...
The Ugly Side of Ego
Jiu jitsu is very often tied to humility, its practitioners being taught from day 1 to check their ego at the door. ...