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Finger Pain in BJJ and What to Do About It
“My Fingers Hurt…”
I get a lot of emails, tweets and messages from BJJ practitioners about fingers hurting all the t...
Marcelo Garcia is the Exception, not the Rule
When it comes to the idea of lifting weights to help improve BJJ people tend to lose their minds. The most anti-lifti...
Ronda Rousey Training With Child Who Suffers From Nephrotic Syndrome
It must be the dream of most children to train with a famous athlete or movie star, although of course, not many kids...
Here are some of the best training camps you can join to get ready for the 2016 Pan
The 2016 Pan Jiu-Jitsu championship is knocking on our door. Scheduled March 16*-20, the second most important event ...
Dealing with Big, Strong Wrestlers in Your Guard
I got the following question on Twitter where I hang out as @stephankesting. I think it’s a question worth exploring ...
Don’t Build Your BJJ Game on White Belt Techniques.
Certain BJJ techniques are ‘white belt’ moves. Which means they might be effective against white belts (and sometime...
Joel Blanton, 6x World Champion, on Mat Time, Mental Training, and Kettlebells
It’s been a while since we’ve done an interview with Joel Blanton. He’s since won even more IBJJF World and Pan Am ch...
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...
Non-Stop de la Riva Guard Instructional App Now Available!
We’ve just put out a brand new app that could add an entirely new aspect to your guard game!
It’s the ‘Non-Stop de la...
10 reasons to ditch laziness and work harder on your Jiu-Jitsu
Another year is over, so it’s time to set new goals for the next period. Maybe you weren’t as dedicated as you should...
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...
Tererê and Cobrinha train together in Russia 8 years after their last roll
Two of Jiu-Jitsu’s greatest names met today in Russia and shared a training session once again after 8 years. Two-tim...