Jiu-Jitsu Changed My Life

The first step is often the biggest and most difficult step in any journey in life. Stepping foot onto a BJJ mat for the...

If there are words to describe the way I’ve felt every time the word “killed” and “police” have come up in the headlines over...

In the jiu jitsu community, there are people who are on the front lines: competitors and instructors who are out there furthering the art...

When you live with mental illness, your greatest opponent on the mat isn’t the person you’re rolling with. Instead, you find yourself grappling with...

When you train, where do you start? Most schools either start their training on the knees or on the feet. In competition, of course, we start...

If you’re like me, most of your friends are people you met through jiu-jitsu, and friends and family who don’t currently train get bombarded...

Jiu-jitsu is not for everyone. There.  I said it. I’ll bet a ton of people are getting super mad and getting ready to tell me how...