Is It Ok For Beginners To Start Training No-Gi Only?
I posed this question on the excellent www.mma.tv BJJ Forum to instructors:
The complete question : "How do you feel about complete beginners wanting to...
Competition Tips To Help You Win Before You Step On The...
I’ve done quite a bit of competing in my Martial Arts career. Starting as a high school wrestler, then boxing, and leading all the...
The Fundamental Difference Between Being an Adult World Champion Versus Being...
“It took me 18 years of breaking my back to win a gold medal at the Pan-American Championships in the Adult Black Belt division.”
This...
How To Tell If That Video Is A Bullsh*t Technique
Every other week or so, a student will come to to the gym all excited holding their phone.
"Did you see this?!?!" they will gush...
Reader Question: I Think I Overtrain And Wonder If I Would...
I find that I overtrain and think I need to be at class every day to make more progress, but in truth, I get...
Chaining Submission Attempts Together
In a recent Article on Jiujitsu Times : https://www.jiujitsutimes.com/submission-drought/
I discussed the concept of changing your submission strategy from straightforward, single attacks to combinations and subterfuge.
There...
MMA Fighter’s Touching Post Fight Moment Caught On Camera
Breastfeeding and martial arts. For a long time, those two words wouldn't have been associated in the same sentence, but world champion athletes like...
The Importance Of Fight Simulation Training Within The Jiu-Jitsu Journey
We hear it all the time. Royce Gracie, UFC 1, jiu jitsu, most effective martial art out there, so on and so forth. I...
A Dojo Divided
The subject of tribalism in Brazilian jiu-jitsu has come up several times in recent years. Whether it’s religion, politics, or yes, even that fun...
A Discussion On Getting Tapped By Surprisingly Skilled White Belts
Reader question:
How do you deal with new (I.e. maybe wrestlers, or just those bigger than you) douchey people who sub you and also subs...