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5 Benefits From Rolling With Partners Much Better Than You
I recently made a trip to Eugene, Oregon to visit friends and family for New Years. I was itching for a roll and foun...
A Reader Question: A Stinky Situation
“You guys are awesome! Love to read your reader questions! I been doing Jits for about 3 1/2 yrs now. There are 2 guy...
Mike Tyson Coming To EA Sports UFC 2
EA Sports UFC 2 is going to be the premier mixed martial arts video game for X-Box One and Playstation 4 and it has g...
How to Stop This Technique? – “Don’t Get There”
I recall discussing a seminar with a buddy who had attended the seminar a high ranking jiu-jitsu master. One of the s...
Reader Question: “I feel like I don’t deserve my new belt; is that normal?”
From time to time we get reader questions here at Jiu Jitsu Times. As much as possible I like to address these quest...
Jacare Souza vs. Vitor Belfort Has Been Booked!
Multiple-time Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World Champion Jacare Souza has been booked to battle former UFC Light Heavyweight ...
6 Types of Difficult Students
Running a bjj class can be challenging for an instructor with students who have so many different experience levels, ...
Looking Back To White Belt
I wish someone told me all of this when I started. So, if you are new take a few minutes to read this. As an Instruct...
3 Good Ideas For Jiu-Jitsu Instructors
A Jiu-jitsu Times reader messaged me and asked about writing an article for instructors. They said that all of the ar...
Rickson Gracie Convinces Rener to Stop Online Blue Belt Promotions; Threatens to Call Him a “Charlatan”
In an interview with Tatame (in Portuguese), Rickson Gracie claimed it was him who convinced his nephew, Rener Gracie...
The Jiu Jitsu Times Weekly Challenge: Don’t Use Your Grips
As you may or may not know, we’ve been issuing weekly challenges with the intention of giving the BJJ community new t...
HeavyWeight BJJ: Multi-Purpose Training
In my blog article “The Anchor”, I covered the concept of “anchoring” your training to your primary focus area (i.e.,...