With the 2016 presidential election out of the way. I think now more than ever the Jiu Jitsu community needs to come together. This past...

Walking the gauntlet and many of its derivatives have been long standing traditions in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. In my academy, every belt...

I know many athletes pursuing Jiu Jitsu as their career all over the world and the general consensus is that making it in Jiu Jitsu...

I have a lot of friends that are moving or traveling in the near future so I wanted to write a post to help them and my readers that...

I’m going to start off saying that my trip to Japan started as a joke to a friend. He’s lived in Tokyo for a few years along with his...

This is a topic that’s hard for many athletes to talk about it. We put so much hard work into achieving our goals but sometimes we end up...

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Now that the 2016 World Jiu Jitsu Championship is over. I finally have time to reflect on my training and other experiences while staying...

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My friend Sam has written a lot about the beginner mindset. If you have the time I definitely recommend reading up on this topic. I bring...

This post was originally about the similarities between Jiu Jitsu and wrestling. Not just the surface level similarities like the...