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The Two-Month BJJ Survival Blues

It’s very common for new grapplers to become discouraged at about the 2 or 3 month mark. In the beginning this person...

A Big Guard Passing Tip Learned from Boxing

Today I’m going to share a tip which – if you actually use it – should make your guard passes twice as effective as t...

Podcast EP31: BJJ Sports Psychology with Gustavo Dantas

It’s one thing to lose in BJJ competition if your opponent really is better than you.  But it’s quite another to be b...

Mental Toughness is Transferrable

A few days ago I checked off one of the items on my lifelist by completing a 30 mile mountain ultramarathon (BC’s ‘Kn...

Don’t Overthink Jiu-Jitsu

Back when I was a brown belt I rolled with a large, strong, aggressive and completely unskilled white belt. This whit...

A Mean Option When Your Opponent is Stalling in BJJ Sidemount

Have you ever trained BJJ with anyone who’s so desperate not to tap out that all they do is stall? Someone who’s whol...

How to Come Up With New Jiu-Jitsu Techniques (and Succeed at Online Dating Too)

The key to having great ideas is to have LOTS of ideas.  Dream them up, test them out, and discard the bad ideas quic...

Podcast EP29: Skepticism and the Martial Arts

Skepticism is your best defense against the lies, hoaxes and magical thinking that are so rampant in the traditional ...

Does MMA Make You Stupid? Impact, Concussions and Brain Damage in Mixed Martial Arts

MMA has been my guilty pleasure for a long time. On the one hand, I’m a huge fan. I’ve been watching the UFC since it...

Taking Responsibility for Your Own BJJ Training

A Guest Article by Kaeli Sweigard When you choose your actions, you choose your consequences. I used to work with “a...

5 IBJJF Competition Mistakes You Don’t Have to Make

by Guest Author Joanna Trindade I’m a BJJ blue belt, and although I’ve competed in local tournaments before I recent...

Dealing with Competition Nerves in BJJ

Many people want to compete in BJJ but become absolute nervous wrecks in the days and weeks before the competition.  ...
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