Is Your Technique Failing You, Or is It Your Mind by...
How many times have you left the BJJ mats wondering 'when will I get better?" If you're human and like most of us, probably...
Back Attack and Back Defense Drill from Marcos “Yemaso” Torregrosa
Jiu Jitsu Times is back with another exclusive drill from the one and only Marcos "Yemaso" Torregrosa. This week, Professor Torregrosa and his partner and...
Ask DeBlass: The Ten Lessons for Academy Owners and Students
With this edition of Ask DeBlass, Jiu Jitsu Times joins Professor Tom DeBlass in celebrating the tenth anniversary of his Academy, Ocean County Brazilian...
Long Step and Leg Drag Drill with Marcos “Yemaso” Torregrosa
Jiu Jitsu Times is proud to share with you a new feature with the one and only Marcos "Yemaso" Torregrosa. Torregrosa is based in...
Ask DeBlass: The Ten Commandments of Jiu Jitsu Hygiene
There's a story that former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani was once asked how was it that he was so successful reducing the crime...
Ask DeBlass: Keeping your weight off this new year on...
Today is not New Years Day. Today is not Monday. Today is not your birthday. Today is the day you take control. You've made...
Ask DeBlass: Welcoming the New White Belt with Kindness
Whether readily admitted or not, the goal for every practitioner is at some time the black belt. In the quest for this mystical and...
Ask DeBlass: A New Jiu Jitsu Times Column Featuring World...
Professor Tom DeBlass is a second degree black belt under Ricardo Almeida and is owner/head instructor at Ocean County BJJ in New Jersey. Most...
Using Sports Nutrition to Become a Better Athlete
Cutting weight. One of the most difficult aspects of any athletic competition that uses weight classes. But how does one go about cutting weight?...
Exercise for Jiu Jitsu
A lot of the best in the world (Andre Galvao for example) lift weights and do other supplemental exercises to better their performance on...