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BJJ: Respect your space, Respect your people
So! Men and women, boys and girls! Come one come all and rejoice in the awesomeness of … Wait for it… A clean and loo...
Competing Without your Coach
My friend Nicole, the person in charge of the nonprofit My Bruises are From (mybruisesarefrom), asked me a great ques...
JiuJitsu: What You Want Vs What You Need
I’m back. Really and truly back after a harrowing couple of years. Injuries and health related issues ,which I had re...
Off the Mat with a BJJ Black Belt: Nic Gregoriades
Off the Mat with a BJJ Black Belt on Jiu-jitsu Times is where we feature a short interview with Brazilian jiu-jitsu b...
How Do I Remember My Techniques?
The majority of bjj students have expressed that they have great difficulty remembering the awesome bjj techniques th...
Attack The Back! 4 Ways to Take Your Opponent’s Back
The most dominant position to attack your opponent is from their back. When you have both hooks in or a body triangle...
What Are You Working on?
There are different approaches to training jiu-jitsu. Some guys just like to show up to the academy and get a few rol...
When The Ref Taps For You…
I recently had an experience at a tournament that made me sit back for a second and think. I (a blue belt) entered a...
The Adaptive Fighter Series: Brandon Ryan
In order to show the world that jiu-jitsu truly is for everyone, the Jiu-jitsu Times is starting a new series on disa...
10 Tips For BJJ Free Agents Looking For a New Academy
Free agency isn’t just for professional sports. In Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, it isn’t uncommon for students to test the ma...
How to Be a BJJ Globetrotter on a Budget
I had been daydreaming and planning my escape from society for the past two years. On paper, everything looked pretty...
Instructional: No-Gi Baseball Bat Choke
UFC alumni and BJJ black belt Eric ‘Red’ Schafer and training partner Scott Sievewright break down their own slick ve...