There’s an age old argument for how to lift for jiu-jitsu. Personally, I’ve hired several coaches to help me over the years and for the most part, they all say...
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One of the major challenges to learning jiu-jitsu is understanding what it is in the first place. Often, I get an introductory student come in, try a class and during...
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ARE YOU OVERLOOKING PROPER RECOVERY?? What is the ONE SIMPLE THING you might be missing to take your training and recovery to the next level?? As a black belt in...
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It's alright to feel lost. It's especially alright to feel lost when it comes to learning, training and living Jiu-jitsu. Not all jiu-jitsu practitioners have the luxury of having their...
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Over the last few months, I've changed my mind about a few things. One of those things [article coming soon] was how little I used to focus on strength and...
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One of the biggest cliches you'll hear in jiu-jitsu is that your jiu-jitsu practice will be a marathon, not a sprint. For everyone who falls within the 95% of the...
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A recent training session had me feeling all sorts of beaten down. This was one of my last training sessions as a brown belt. The Professor involved knew it was...
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How should one be training Jiu-jitsu? The question of whether one should be training jiu-jitsu for volume rather than intensity is one I have asked myself upwards of a million...
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I’ve been involved in Jiu-jitsu for eight years. A lot has changed since I started though I imagine that for people who have been around much longer than me, those...
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Over the years of training Jiu-jitsu, I’ve always tried to figure out ways to optimize my training sessions and make every hour of mat time count more than my peers….