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A Reader Question: “Do other gyms find it offensive when a new guy wears patches from another gym?”

“Do other gyms find it offensive when a new guy wears patches from another gym on their gi when they start training a...

A Reader Question: “Hi there, I wanted to ask from which age can kid start his Jiu-Jitsu lessons. My son is 3 years old, is it too young?”

Jiu-jitsu Times: There is no definitive answer to this question as children of the same age can vary widely in their ...

A Reader Question: “No one to promote me and I want to compete at higher belt.”

Question: “I received my blue belt years ago. I’m over 40 now and belong to a studio with no Bjj lineage. But we grap...

A Reader Question: “Younger blue belt competition guys just smash me”

“I have a question. I’m a 40 year old 3 stripe white belt. I’m in good shape but some of these younger blue belt comp...

A Reader Question: “Is size and strength more important than skill?”

Hello Jiu-Jitsu Times, First of all I want to thank you for all the effort you put in writing and maintaining this bl...

A Reader Question: “Should I turn down a belt promotion?”

“Love reading your articles!!! Prolly one of the best Jiu-jitsu pages on FB!! I was wondering if you could put togeth...

A Reader Question: “I hate rolling with the class Spaz”

A Jiu-jitsu Times reader writes us: “I’m just writing to get some input. There is a fellow in my class that is very a...

A Reader Question: “Instructor holding me back from randori because I’m not 3 stripes yet.”

“Thanks for posting that article for me. Any articles on an instructor holding someone back from randori because they...

A Reader Question: “I have a question, why am I extremely good at my gym but I lose when I compete?”

There could be a few underlying reasons why you are not able to be as effective in competition as you are training in...

A Reader Question: The Bluebelt Went Really Hard On Me!

A Jiu-jitsu Times Reader PM’d me and related the following story: “I have a few months of bjj training. I was rolling...

A Reader Question: Is it too soon for a three stripe white belt to be trying to learn spiderguard?

“Is it too soon for a three stripe white belt to be trying to learn spiderguard? I’m told by my blackbelt it’s the ha...

Reader Question: “Do I need to be flexible to do BJJ?”

We recently got a fascinating question from one of our readers that I’d like to explore: “Do I need to be flexible to...
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