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Ronda Rousey’s New Body Paint Photos
There is no doubt that former UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion Ronda Rousey is one of the most dominant women in all...
The Integrity of One’s Roll “Rolling With Integrity”
When someone first starts Jiu Jitsu, they don’t know how to move, talk, or even breath. Everything they experience is...
5 Things You Realize After Competing in BJJ For the First Time
Last weekend, I was able to convince fifteen people from my academy to compete in a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu tournament fo...
Reader Question: “Do I need to be flexible to do BJJ?”
We recently got a fascinating question from one of our readers that I’d like to explore: “Do I need to be flexible to...
A Reader Question: Instructor seems out of touch. What should I do?
“When the gym first started there was energy. My instructor was giving 100% to the academy. He’d teach class at lunch...
When will I get good in Jiu-Jitsu?
It is a natural tendency for most of us to want to measure our progress in the various tasks or projects we undertake...
Train With Old Master or Young Phenom Competitor?
There was an interesting topic on a bjj internet forum where the question posed was: “If you could choose between 2 d...
What is Coachability?
When people talk about many great fighters and jiu jitsu competitors, they very often use a specific word: coachable....
Four Reasons To Stop Asking If You Are Too Old For Jiu-Jitsu
One commonly asked question in Brazilian jiu-jitsu is “Am I too old to train?” The answer to this question is alw...
The Jiu Jitsu Times Weekly Challenge: Choke Artist
This week’s Jiu Jitsu Times Weekly Challenge is going to be easy for some and extremely difficult for others. Very of...
Verbal Tap Podcast Dramatizes the Metamoris Drama
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve heard about the recent mess Ralek Gracie and the crew at Metamoris hav...
Can You Fight?
A recent video on Jiu-jitsu Times showed what is commonly called a “dojo challenge”.A guy off the street asks to have...