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How Do You Rate? Understanding Your Heartrate.
“Conditioning is your best hold.” Karl Gotch We all know what it’s like to have lost a match because we were too tire...
Dangers Of The Heel Hook
Just saying the term “heel hook” will send shivers down any grappler’s spine, from head to heel. In many sanctioned c...
Guide To Knee Pain & Injuries
When you feel a pain in your knee, your mind might quickly go to the worst-case scenario. That reaction might be warr...
Anatomy 101 for the Jiu Jitsu Athlete
Master the art of jiu-jitsu and you have mastered the science of anatomy. Understanding how the body moves and knowin...
Considerations of Wrist Injuries: What You Should Know
Maybe it doesn’t happen too often as a white belt, but ask any grappler with experience what the one area is to attac...
I Sweat, You Sweat, We All Sweat!
“Gold medals aren’t really made of gold. They’re made of sweat, determination and a hard-to-find alloy called guts.” ...
Hip Pain: “Should I Be Concerned?”
Picture this: you’ve increased your training volume and intensity for an upcoming tournament that may have caused you...
Pain… The Good and the Bad!
Pain is a daily occurrence in some form or fashion all over the world. Have you ever heard this saying? “There’s good...
Rest and Recovery
When the term “R & R” is used it usually means “rest and relaxation,” but you’re a jiu-jitsu practitioner, so cha...
Grappling with joint longevity in jiu-jitsu
PART 1: A MEDICAL PERSPECTIVE Please note that this is provided as general education and is not intended to treat or ...
More Reasons To Wear A Mouthguard
When we think of injuries related to jiu-jitsu, we think of sore joints, maybe a dislocation, a hyperextension, bruis...
MRSA On and Off the Mat
On Saturdays, my gym has a no gi class with rolling afterward. By the time I’m finished, I’m covered in a mix of my o...