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New Year’s Resolutions and Sticking to Them
This is a very exciting time of the year for me. As an academy owner for six years, the new year resolution always br...
Dealing With Competition Anxiety
You hear about a tournament that piques your interest. You train for weeks using the best new methods you can find. Y...
Todd & Sharon Johnson
The success that we see from jiu-jitsu can come in many forms. In this column, we typically highlight physical transf...
No Cavemen Allowed: The Danger of Instincts
Whenever I introduce a new student to Brazilian jiu-jitsu, I gently temper expectations. I try to explain that jiu-ji...
Flow States – Optimizing Your Jiu-jitsu Experience
The state of optimal mental and physical performance a person experiences when “in the zone” is also known as a “flow...
Keeping A Jiu-Jitsu Journal
If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail. –Benjamin Franklin STUCK IN A RUT? Have you ever had goals that you ...
Brian Edwards From Good to Great
Age: 42 | Height: 6’ 4” | Starting Weight: 240lbs | Current Weight: 195lbs Hometown: Florence, SC | Home Scho...
Natasha Steffen
Hometown: Pinehurst TX Age: 34 Height: 5’ 11” Starting Weight: 210 Current weight:
150 (142 lowest) The one thing yo...
Trivium’s Matt Heafy On How Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Has Calmed His Mind And Made Him A Better Musician
You can count Matt Kiichi Heafy as one the many rock stars bitten by the Brazilian jiu-jitsu bug. The 31-year-old lea...
5 Mindset Lessons World Champion Mackenzie Dern Can Teach You
Mackenzie Dern won it all. Practically born on the mats, the 24-year-old has made her transition to MMA after insanel...
John Danaher: The Squad Leader
John Danaher is known for many things within the jiu-jitsu community: the mastermind behind no-gi wizards Garry Tonon...
5 Lessons You Should Learn From 4X Black Belt World Champion Dominyka Obelenyte
Dominyka Obelenyte rose to the top of the women’s black belt division like a rocket in the past two years. Now a 4X w...