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Jiu-Jitsu Depression
Jiu-jitsu always makes us feel great, right? While this may be true to an extent, we all have some bad days in the ac...
Learn To Wrestle !
Jiu-jitsu is great isn’t it? We praise it so much that we often forget or neglect other beneficial arts. Last week, I...
How One Former UFC Fighter Is Helping Ordinary People Win The Fight Against Mental Illness
For MMA fighters, being able to compete in the UFC is often considered to be the ultimate achievement. But for Eliot ...
Reader Question: Should I Quit Jiu Jitsu?
The title of this post is a bit misleading. Obviously Jiu-Jitsu Times will never recommend that someone quit jiu-jits...
In A World That Uses Our Differences To Tear Us Apart, Jiu-Jitsu Brings Us Together
Want to hear a joke? Okay, so a Muslim, a Mexican, and a lesbian walk into a jiu-jitsu gym… Actually, let’s save the ...
10 Things Non Jiu-Jitsu Practitioners Don’t Understand About Us
Let’s face it, guys! The non-jiu-jitsu practitioners will never understand us. To the outside population, a lot of o...
YouTube And The Jiu-Jitsu Community
So, jiu-jitsu has changed so much in the last 10 years, it’s unbelievable. The amount of new academies, new moves, to...
Can Jiu-Jitsu Help With Mental Illness? According To One Expert, The Answer Is A Resounding “YES.”
When you live with mental illness, your greatest opponent on the mat isn’t the person you’re rolling with. Instead, y...
Three Things Jiu Jitsu Teaches Us About Ourselves
If you have been training Jiu Jitsu for more than a few months then you have experienced how incredible this art is. ...
Tapping Out In Class Isn’t “Losing”
One of the hardest things to get over as a white belt is the fear of tapping out. It’s why you see so many beginners ...
5 Coaching Tips
Every few months now we see some video of a terrible coach yelling and screaming negative comments during a grappling...
The “Bad” Jiu-Jitsu Days Are What Turn You Into A Champion
Have you ever had one of those days where you sleep through your alarm, put your shoes on the wrong feet, and get ket...