Advice

Some of the most helpful advice in jiu-jitsu comes not in the form of straight-up techniques, but in concepts and overarching philosophies. For example,...

While having some pride in jiu-jitsu isn't necessarily a bad thing (and can even be healthy if you want a successful competitive career in...

Getting promoted is never the result of a sudden, dramatic improvement in your jiu-jitsu. By the time you reach your next belt level, you’ve likely undergone...

For some BJJ practitioners, there's so much emotion that goes into their practicing of the art that they forget that they are customers at...

As a way to draw inspiration and occasionally troll, I am an avid lurker on reddit…  I recently came across an interesting question about...

Not all jiu-jitsu academies are created equal, and many new practitioners sign up to a new gym and don't realize that it might be...

Very often when I talk to people about trying jiu-jitsu, they come up with some sort of excuse or rationale for why they can’t...

Smaller grapplers know the struggle of rolling with larger training partners and getting smashed just because they're seen as an "easier" target. Many people...

I’ve always known I loved martial arts. I loved the people, the culture, and even the business. What’s more, I thought I was good...

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...