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

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A Reader Question: “Hi there, I wanted to ask from which...

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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: “Younger blue belt competition guys just smash me”

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A Reader Question: “Should I turn down a belt promotion?”

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A Reader Question: “I hate rolling with the class Spaz”

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A Jiu-jitsu Times reader writes us: “I'm just writing to get some input. There is a fellow in my class that is very aggressive...

A Reader Question: “Instructor holding me back from randori because I’m...

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A Reader Question: “I have a question, why am I extremely...

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There could be a few underlying reasons why you are not able to be as effective in competition as you are training in your...