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If You Want to be an Athlete, Seek out a Lifting Coach
Recently, I wrote an article to dispel some of the myths surrounding lifting weights in the Jiu-Jitsu community. I’ve...
Ditch the Altitude Mask, it Doesn’t Work
Personally, one of my favorite moments on The Ultimate Fighter came when I watched a group of hopeful fighters wearin...
K.T Tape & Jiu-Jitsu
If you have been training Jiu-Jitsu for more than a year I am sure you have taped something on your body. We use tape...
3 Things You Should Do After Jiu Jitsu That You Probably Don’t.
So we all train and train quite hard. Jiu Jitsu is always hard on our bodies and in general, we usually take very goo...
Marcelo Garcia is the Exception, not the Rule
When it comes to the idea of lifting weights to help improve BJJ people tend to lose their minds. The most anti-lifti...
Albert Einstein And The Right Mental Attitude
I read a story about the brilliant physicist Albert Einstein (whose name is synonymous with being a genius) that rela...
3 Reasons To Train At A Smaller Academy.
Where do you train? I hear many people saying they could train with a team like Atos in San Diego or other similar ac...
The Problem With Carbs In BJJ
If you are a competitive Jiu-Jitsu Player then surly you have at some point either tried to get into a lower weight c...
Train, Fight, but Plan Ahead. Be Smart!
Sadly, in many cases, at the end of a long career, fighters, and martial arts teachers, often have little financial r...
Three Benefits of Training With Your Family
How many times have you left your house only to catch some harsh words from friends/family about how much time you sp...
7 mindset tips to improve your Jiu-Jitsu from white belt to black belt
Anyone who subscribes to or buys GRACIEMAG at the newsstand every month always has an arsenal of tips, pieces of advi...
3 Reasons Our Law Enforcement Should Learn Jiu-Jitsu
Have you ever watched one of those videos where a security guard gets mauled by a pedestrian? Have you ever watched o...