A Reader Question: “Do other gyms find it offensive when a...

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"Do other gyms find it offensive when a new guy wears patches from another gym on their gi when they start training at a new...

Reader Question: “Student wants to wear their old kids belt to...

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Question: "My question has to do with lower belts (kid belts) to adult belts. We had a young man enter the gym and wanted to...

A Reader Question: “I just started bjj and find its killing...

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Question: "Hey guys , absolutely love your site , I gotta question and hope you can help ? I just started bjj and find its...

A Reader Question: “No one to promote me and I want...

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Question: "I received my blue belt years ago. I'm over 40 now and belong to a studio with no Bjj lineage. But we grapple...

A Reader Question: One student has come to bjj from an...

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Reader: "There is just a small "but" : the instructor is, as I was advised by some new "mates", very slow in giving trust...

I am a beginner, I am not allowed to spar yet?

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Question: I am a new student. I rolled after my first Jiu-Jitsu lesson and was completely hooked. Even though I was tapped frequently, I fell...
Belt Promotions

Is It Okay To Ask Your Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Instructor When You...

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Reader Question: What do I do if my school only stripes at promotions or seminars? I work on the weekend when these go on...

Why Did I Get A Stripe And My Training Partners Didn’t?

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Reader Question: "I received my first stripe a couple of weeks ago and I was over the moon. I also noticed that there were...

Reader Question: “How long should I wait before competing?”

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At Jiu Jitsu Times, perhaps the best part of our blog is that we are able to connect directly with the community and provide...

Do I Need To Train Both Sides?

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Reader Question: Is it important for me to learn how to do every technique on both the left and right sides? Jiu-Jitsu Times: This is...