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Ian Matuszak, BJJ Practitioner with Cerebral Palsy, Earns His Blue Belt!
This past Saturday was a special day for Ian Matuszak at the Longo & Weidman MMA gym in Garden City. Over 200 peo...
Video: Watch Paralyzed BJJ Athlete Brian Freeman Compete at NAGA
Renzo Gracie Blue Belt and disabled wheelchair athlete Brian Freeman competed in both the Gi and NoGi divisions at NA...
ADCC Champion Orlando Sanchez Discusses His Run to ADCC Championship, Overcoming Drug Addiction, His Ted Talk, and UFC Plans
Jiu Jitsu Times Podcast Episode 3: 2015 ADCC Champion Orlando Sanchez was kind enough to sit down with us to talk us...
10 Tips For Out of Shape Guys and Gals Who Want to Start Training in BJJ
The first step is often the biggest and most difficult step in any journey in life. Stepping foot onto a BJJ mat for ...
On the Road at Pesadelo BJJ with Stephen Hall
Jiu Jitsu Times is pleased to introduce a new feature called “On the Road” where our correspondents will be visiting ...
5 Quotes From Fight Club That Apply to BJJ
Chuck Palahniuk’s book Fight Club and its movie adaptation has brought up many points and questions that many men fac...
Jiu-Jitsu Will Change Your Life… if You let it.
Recently, I sat down and reflected on my Jiu-Jitsu journey so far. I started four and a half years ago. My wife and I...
Ozzie’s Journey: The Importance of Having a Positive Mental in Training and Overcoming a 10-Match Losing Streak
“There is no losing in jiu jitsu. You either win or you learn.” – Carlson Gracie We live in a culture that is focused...
Your True Opponent is Yourself
One of my training partners has been a very consistent competitor on the Southern California tournament scene for the...
Top 5 Joe Rogan BJJ Inspiration Videos
Joe Rogan’s podcast has been a mainstay in my life for a number of years. I listen to it during my drive to work, dur...
Should I Give Up Everything to be a BJJ Athlete?
On Budo Jakes new Youtube.com channel, he recently posted a video addressing a question from Fabio, an Italian BJJ p...
Negatives To Training With Your Significant Other
In a relationship, most couples have their own separate outlets. For a lot of guys I know, their outlet is BJJ and f...