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5 Hype Fights Bellator Should Make ASAP
Deep down, I knew Bellator 149 wouldn’t live up to the hype, but I still had to tune into Spike TV to watch it all un...
The 6 Sweeps You Should Learn First in Bjj
Ask many bjj black belts what their favorite part of brazilian jiu-jitsu is and they’ll tell you: Sweeps! One of the ...
Three Reasons You Should Be Happy Your Instructor Passed You Up For A Promotion
I have a confession to make. It took me six years to earn my blue belt. Six. Years. Some of that can be chalked up to...
Off the Mat with a Bjj Black Belt: Jack Taufer
Jiu-jitsu Times is excited to announce a new feature: Off the Mat with a Bjj Black Belt where we feature a short inte...
The Most Important 6 Submissions that White Belts Should Learn in Bjj
Just how many submissions (and their variations!) are there in brazilian jiu-jitsu?Dozens?Hundreds? So the question b...
3 Tips for White Belts to Roll More Effectively
When new students to Brazilian jiu-jitsu first start rolling it can be a chaotic mixture of nervousness, fatigue, cla...
5 Reasons to Train After You Had a Sh%$ty Day!
Having a bad day? Were you stuck in bumper to bumper traffic for over an hour? Maybe your emotionally unstable boss w...
Evolve MMA’s Angela Lee is a Bad Motherf#$ker
Around this time last year, we pegged John Danaher protege Eddie Cummings as a bad motherf&^ker and he went on to...
ROUSIMAR PALHARES VS GARRY TONON !!!
One of the most exciting Jiu-Jitsu matches ever is set to go down April 2nd at the Polaris Pro Invitational. Garry th...
When is it “Okay” to hurt your training partner?
Now, before everyone gets up in arms, let me clarify some things. At no point in training should someone try to injur...
A Few Words About Tapping
UFC commentator Joe Rogan says that jiu-jitsu is simulating a mortal struggle between two opponents and that a “tap” ...
Is Your Technique Failing You, Or is It Your Mind by Professor Tom DeBlass
How many times have you left the BJJ mats wondering ‘when will I get better?” If you’re human and like most of us, p...