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The Problem With Dating In The Academy
We have all seen those BJJ couples and thought wow wouldn’t that be nice ? While at the surface it seems like a lofty...
Jiu-jitsu: Closing the Communication Gap
I’ve been blessed in that I’ve been fortunate to have, I feel, a well-rounded life. Easy there, I didn’t say I’ve nev...
The Issue with Online Promotion
There have been some recent controversies surrounding certain academies and affiliations offering testing and promoti...
Fighting The Odds Down Under
In order to show the world that jiu-jitsu truly is for everyone, the Jiu-jitsu Times is starting a new series on disa...
Watch Chuck Norris Showcase Grappling Skills Back in 1986
Sure, Chuck Norris might have been finished with a standing guillotine by Bruce Lee in Return of the Dragon, but he d...
Watch How That Cool Design Got Printed Onto Your Rash Guard
Have you ever wondered how those cool logos and designs were printed onto your favorite rash guards? The original ras...
Reader Question: “Student wants to wear their old kids belt to adult class”
Question: “My question has to do with lower belts (kid belts) to adult belts. We had a young man enter the gym and wa...
Tom DeBlass and Garry Tonon on Loyalty
Professor Tom DeBlass has spoken to Jiu Jitsu Times in the past on the topic of loyalty. Check out his previous thou...
EA Sports UFC 2 Adds Diaz Brothers’ Stockton Slap to Game
On the heels of Nate Diaz’s victory over Conor McGregor at UFC 196, EA Sports has added the “Stockton Slap” to the la...
Dean Lister Pulls Out of EBI 6, Replaced By Marcello Bergo
Two-time ADCC champion Dean Lister has pulled out of EBI 6 due to illness. Lister’s withdrawal from the event is the ...
5 BS Ways BJJ Schools Gouge Students
Keeping the lights on and the mats clean aren’t cheap, but neither is the monthly tuition at Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu acad...
Why you should care about Anthony Bourdain Competing at the IBJJF NY Open…
In case you didn’t already know: Anthony Bourdain, a 59 year old chef and TV personality, stepped on the mat at the I...