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75% Of All The Past BJJ World Black Belt Champions Started Training Jiu-Jitsu After The Age of 12
By William F. Murphy, Ph.D.,IBJJF Black Belt 3rd Degree, USJA San Dan Judo There has recently been some discussion as...
BJJ: Abandon Your Machismo
Far too often I see machismo on the mats. I see people hold out on tapping resulting in injury or I see people gettin...
Jiu-Jitsu Blue Belt Scares Off 3 Robbers In His House
Featured in KMBC you will be surprised to hear of what happens when “3 Robbers Bust a Homeowner’s Door Down. ” It was...
The Many Guards of Jiu Jitsu: Deep Half Guard
Among many of the highest level practitioners in BJJ, the deep half guard has become a staple. Just look at the effe...
BJJ: The Benefits Of Open Mat
How many of you, our readers, attend open mats? I remember when I first started training I didn’t really understand ...
Jiu-Jitsu: Finding Comfort in Uncomfortable Positions
We all have a fear of the unknown, but the unknown is exactly why we fear it. If we have never experienced the situat...
McDonald’s Assault On Gracie University Student
Timothy D’Souza of Perth Australia recently registered for Gracie University; a mixed martial arts school. With any ...
Training tip: Try Exploring Micro Transitions
Ever wonder why you are able to make certain moves work and others simply don’t work for you? It might have somethin...
The Many Guards of Jiu Jitsu: Guarda Pudim/De La Riva Guard
The first two pieces of this series explored the closed and spider guard, two staples of any guardeiro’s arsenal. Le...
The Many Guards of Jiu Jitsu: Closed/Full Guard
Yesterday I wrote a bit about the spider guard, a guard that many consider to be more “modern” and “innovative”, (whi...
The Many Guards of Jiu Jitsu: Spider Guard
There are many different kinds of guards (and many guards that are currently in development.) One of the more popular...
Teaching Good Jiu-Jitsu
Being a good teacher of Jiu Jitsu requires having a sense of honor. You need to be in it for the love of martial arts...