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Ask DeBlass: The Ten Commandments of Jiu Jitsu Hygiene
There’s a story that former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani was once asked how was it that he was so successful reducing...
Augusto “Tanquinho” Mendes Signed By UFC as Last Minute Replacement for UFC Fight Night 81
MMAjunkie.com has reported three-time IBJJF World Champion Augusto “Tanquinho” Mendes, who is 5-0 with 5 finishes in ...
Reason Why Royce Gracie Is Wearing Blue Belt
You may be shocked to see that MMA legend Royce Gracie has been wearing a blue belt when training in Brazil Jiu-Jitsu...
Event Preview: The Nova Scotia Open Jiu Jitsu Championship
Who remembers Submission Series Pro? It was an awesome organization that put on free live streams of fascinating mat...
This Fighter Left MMA To Fight Slavery In Africa!
Justin Wren found success as an MMA fighter years ago. Unfortunately, his success led to drug abuse and a battle with...
How Does Your Bjj Instructor Teach The Technique Portion of the Class?
Most bjj academies that I have been to feature the same basic class structure: 1) a warmup anywhere from 10-30 min 2)...
The Jiu Jitsu Times Weekly Challenge: Transition the Submission
As you may already know weve been issuing a weekly challenge here at Jiu Jitsu Times. The purpose of each weekly ch...
Jiu Jitsu Times EXCLUSIVE Interview: Joey Bozik
For anyone who doesn’t know, Joey Bozik is a triple amputee veteran. He joined the military in early 2001 and was st...
Have a Training Focus – Get Obsessed for 1 Month!
One of the best approaches to jiu-jitsu training I learned from my head instructor and have used his example to direc...
Some Thoughts on Ringworm
There are some questions that are fun to answer, and others that though they still need to be answered are not as fun...
It’s A Red Panty Kind Of Show: Conor McGregor Vs Rafael dos Anjos Ads
Ever since the mega fight announcement that will be pitting UFC Lightweight Champion Rafael Dos Anjos against UFC Fea...
The 8 Examples of Serious Student Stereotypes
One aspect of jiu jitsu that I’ve always found interesting was the widely varying learning curves that exist for thos...