After getting through the initial stage of acclimating to what Brazillian Jiu Jitsu is, getting more comfortable “rolling with a bunch of sweaty dudes” and getting submitted, and then picking up some basic skills and submissions, a lot of us start to feel like we are hitting a wall. We
Read moreWith the rising popularity of leglocks, especially following the Danaher Death Squad’s sharp rise in the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu circuits, more and more academies have brought leglocks closer to the fore of their curriculums. But at which stage of a Jiujiteiro’s development should leglocks be added to their arsenal? Some
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Cover photo: Marwin Grovell (far left), Leah Grovell (far right) Hello fellow Jiujiteiros, martial artists and the odd uninitiated straggler wandering in, all are welcome here. I recently had the pleasure of frequenting a new gym for around a month. I was visiting my sister out in Enschede, a somewhat
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Hello again, are the Gi’s all sitting comfy this week? Glad to hear it. Today I wanted to talk about managing a daily schedule. Especially if you are feeling your time is becoming a little BJJ-centric, at a detriment to some other aspects of your life, or alternatively, if it
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Hello, I hope the art of human chess has been kind to you of late. Today, I wanted to share an experience I had a few years back with travelling and BJJ that has changed my outlook somewhat. Towards the beginning of my University career, I had already had some
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Martial Artists, whether they are BJJ practitioners, wrestlers, or mixed martial arts fighters, are first and foremost human. There have been more and more cases reported of violent actions by martial artists. Perhaps more painful for this community, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu practitioners have been found engaging in fairly grievous misconduct.
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Hello folks. I wanted to talk a little about something quite close to me today: transitioning from Sambo into Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. I wouldn’t say I have extensive experience in either discipline, by any means, but perhaps enough to share what I have learned. For those not familiar with Sambo,
Read more“When you are 80, 90…you won’t be able to do your Cartwheel Passes…that’s what they want you to believe,” says Gustavo Gasperin. Gustavo Gasperin is a black belt under Fabricio Werdum and Bachelor of Physical Education. “What’s the point of slowing down right now? Its only going to make it
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