I have written extensively about my mental health issues in 2019 and in November, I wrote about how during a routine blood tests I found out that my testosterone levels were low. Like many, I am guilty of treating my mental health as being separate to my physical health. This
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Whilst on the never ending search for the comfiest gi I decided to give the “Kingz” brand a go, and I’m definitely glad I did. Kingz have been in the game since 2011, and seem to be going from strength to strength as a brand. This is in part due
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2019 has been the worst year of my jiu jitsu journey so far. I have suffered numerous injuries, illnesses and a bout of mental health struggles. While trying to make sense of my disastrous year, I decided to look at all possible causes. A few months ago I went to
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Steroids are ruining our sport. They’re making our athletes train harder, compete more and recover from injuries quicker. Since the birth of organised sports there has been athletes trying to seek an unfair advantage. In ancient Greece, runners ate animal testicles and hearts, in Rome Gladiators took hallucinogens to numb
Read moreWhen you think of BJJ representatives in the UFC your mind will probably automatically go to ADCC standouts like Davi Ramos, Gilbert Burns or Demian Maia. While the UFC has a lot of athletes who have great accolades in BJJ namely Jacare and Maia, there are also a lot of
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Grapplinginsider.com recently sat down with 5-time EBI champ and submission only grappling legend Garry Tonon to talk all things MMA, ADCC and coaching. Tonon is coming off a big win at One Championship: Enter the Dragon, and was expected to make his return to submission grappling at ADCC, but it
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Join us today (Sunday, 26th) for live updates on the Combat Jiu Jitsu Worlds from Thunder Studios in Long Beach, CA. the CJJ Worlds features a stacked card of some of the most exciting CJJ athletes including Baret Yoshida, Nick Pace and Ben Eddy. Opening Round Nick Honstein vs. Taylan
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Life has a tendency of keeping us on our toes. A few months ago, I wrote an article about how to deal with panic attacks while training BJJ, but little did I know that a major mental health episode was lurking around the corner. The thing about mental health issues
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As the list of ADCC competitors finalizes there is one notable name missing. When Tom DeBlass first stepped onto the mats at Eric Colon’s academy, he could hardly fathom the path that jiu jitsu would lead him on. DeBlass, a talented high school long jumper had recently suffered an injury
Read moreSubmission grappling is one of the fastest growing sports in the world. ADCC gets more and more popular with each iteration and athletes like Gordon Ryan are known by even casual MMA fans now. While submission grappling is getting the respect it deserves, certain figures from the past remain largely
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