No Submission November: A Tool For Improving Your Jiu-Jitsu
Jiu-jitsu is a series of peaks and valleys. When we’re on a peak we don’t always realize it, but when we are in a...
What To Do When Searching For A Different Jiu-Jitsu Gym
I recently received a reader question:“I remember seeing you say in your posts a few times that you had to switch gyms at...
Panicking About Being Stuck In Mount? Here’s How To Relax A...
Mount can be one of the most frustrating and scary positions to be stuck in while training jiu-jitsu. Whether you have trauma in your...
How The Teachings Of Stoicism Can Make You A Better Grappler
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is not a gentle art. This misnomer is unavoidable in grappling --- white belts and black belts alike repeat the rhetoric like...
The Smart Way To Come Back To Jiu-Jitsu After A Long...
Many of us are experiencing an extended break from jiu-jitsu for the first time since stepping onto the mats. As some gyms start to...
How Being A Defensive Grappler Can Help Your Jiu-Jitsu
A lot of jiu-jitsu practitioners (especially smaller ones, and especially smaller ones who are fairly new to BJJ) experience an ongoing internal battle about...
THE ULTIMATE ANSWER TO THE AGE-OLD QUESTION: How Should You Roll...
The exact same way you'd roll with a man of the same size.That's it. That's the article. It's not complicated.
What To (Possibly) Expect When You Come Back To Jiu-Jitsu After...
Knowing that you have to take a few months off of jiu-jitsu due to an injury or personal issues can be frustrating and even...
You May Have Trained For A Competition, But Are You Packed...
The day is here. You've trained hard for months, you have your pump-up music, and you're ready to dominate everyone in your division. You...
Why You Should Push Yourself Over The “Hump” Of Exhaustion In...
We've all been there --- you're mid-roll, and all of a sudden, your mind tells you to quit. You're too tired, too beat-up, too...