BJJ IS A MARTIAL ART! I know that might be a shock to many of you and that it can be hard to hear something so contentious but the truth is the truth. Brazilian jiu-jitsu is a fight science, used…

I once had a college professor tell me, “It is your job to make sure that you get the answers that you need.” That has always stuck with me throughout life and as such has greatly influenced the way I…

We’ve all used the old I’ll-get-to-it-tomorrow excuse, and sometimes it’s actually justifiable because the Jiu-Jitsu academy is, in fact, closed and so you can’t go. However, if you can train today, then train today. I recently came back from a…

The Jiu-jitsu world is changing. Jiu-jitsu knowledge is changing. Therefore the ability to view our world with a more flexible mind is becoming an invaluable skill. A modern day student, practitioner, and instructor of jiu-jitsu must be plugged-in to the much…

The Jiu-jitsu world is changing. Jiu-jitsu knowledge is changing. Therefore the ability to view our world with a more flexible mind is becoming an invaluable skill. A modern day student, practitioner, and instructor of jiu-jitsu must be plugged-in to the much…

On your path to Jiu Jitsu mastery, you will tap out A LOT! How you deal with each and every tap out, defeat, let down. drawback, or setback will be the most significant indicator of your “Jiu-Jitsu Mental Health.” When asked what the…

You can’t tap anyone during practice. All of your training partners are taking you down at will. Lower ranks are catching you during sparring. Training slumps suck! If you’ve ever had this experience you know slumps can be extremely frustrating and…

Wouldn’t it be awesome to train BJJ all day, every day and get so good so fast, that you run through the Mundials like a cheesteak through a digestive tract? Of course it would.  Truth is, some of us just…

It an be frustrating when during drilling or sparring you just can’t seem to make a technique work. Inevitably you ponder, “Why isn’t this move working for me?” Well fortunately diagnosing the problem with can be solved in a simple…