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What Happens To You When You Begin Training
Everyone who starts Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu has a similar experience of being dominated by a training partner. It is often that experience that allows them to not only see some of...
What Happens To You When You Begin Training
Everyone who starts Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu has a similar experience of being dominated by a training partner. It is often that experience that allows them to not only see some of...
Jiu-Jitsu Curriculum
Brazilian jiu-jitsu is one of very few martial arts with a belt system that does not have a universal curriculum. There are a ton of schools that have curricula, and...
Jiu-Jitsu Curriculum
Brazilian jiu-jitsu is one of very few martial arts with a belt system that does not have a universal curriculum. There are a ton of schools that have curricula, and...
Culture Over Coach
When looking for a place to study jiu-jitsu there are several variables a person should consider. One of the more common is who is the head instructor as they are,...
Culture Over Coach
When looking for a place to study jiu-jitsu there are several variables a person should consider. One of the more common is who is the head instructor as they are,...
Mindset Periodization for Recreational Grapplers
In a previous blog I spoke of the benefits of using periodization when training technique to maximize growth. It is limiting to train the same techniques ad infinitum. This is...
Mindset Periodization for Recreational Grapplers
In a previous blog I spoke of the benefits of using periodization when training technique to maximize growth. It is limiting to train the same techniques ad infinitum. This is...
Unintended Consequences
A little while back I was listening to famed philosopher and neuroscientist Sam Harris's podcast Waking Up where he was interviewing David Krakuer of the Sante Fe Institute (a research institute dedicated...
Unintended Consequences
A little while back I was listening to famed philosopher and neuroscientist Sam Harris's podcast Waking Up where he was interviewing David Krakuer of the Sante Fe Institute (a research institute dedicated...
Rolling Mindset
Most people agree that drilling is one of the most important things you can do to improve your jiu-jitsu. But people have different ideas on what method of drilling is...
Rolling Mindset
Most people agree that drilling is one of the most important things you can do to improve your jiu-jitsu. But people have different ideas on what method of drilling is...