As someone who's been training for over a decade, I have found every possible way to both fail and succeed. I've tried several types of...

As many of you may know, I am a big reader. I love the written word and how it's used. Additionally I love history, so much so that any...

There was a time when I absolutely hated having attention placed on me. I didn't like being noticed so I preferred to float through...

With Jiu-jitsu being this giant sandbox of varying techniques and positions, students can feel overwhelmed having to learn so much. I...

We are all going to have positions we're good at and others that we're going to struggle with. There's no way to be good at all of...

Whether you're a competitor or a "hobbyist" your time is important and way too valuable to be wasted on just "free rolls" or lazy...

At a certain point in your Jiu-Jitsu career you're going to start to specialize in a guard or a specific technique. At that point you're...

Early on in our Jiu-Jitsu careers, all of our attacks are linear, in an A to B attack formations. An example would be, Closed Guard to...

This is one of my favorite Arm Bars. It was taught to me a few years ago by Marcus Norat. What I love about the technique is the fact...

Jiu-Jitsu is one of the most difficult hobbies and martial arts that any one could take part in. Every year competitors and martial...

June marks my one year anniversary of being promoted to Black Belt. It has been one hell of a year. While I wasn’t interested in...

One of the greatest pleasures of advancement into Jiu-Jitsu is being able to guide and mentor others. Some of these relationships are...

How often during training have you felt accomplished or defeated and allowed your mind state to follow suite? Sometimes you admonish or...

One of the greatest aspects that we will encounter is the mentorship relationship that comes from Jiu-Jitsu. For myself, it’s been one of...

2021 had it’s ups and downs. The pandemic still isn’t over, many of us are dealing with inventory issues and inflation is driving us all...

The greatest currency in Jiu-Jitsu in my opinion are the use of grips, both offensively and defensively. No matter the position, standing...

Something that I’ve grown to value and truly cherish about Jiu-Jitsu has been the wide net that Jiu-Jitsu casts. What I mean by that is...

In 2014 the Tom Cruise movie “Edge of Tomorrow” was released. The movie had the tag line of, Live. Die. Repeat. At the time I was either...

Nearly every Jiu-Jitsu class ends in sparring or what most call rolling. It’s the most popular portion of class due to the free roam...

Early on in our Jiu-Jitsu careers, all of our attacks are linear, in an A to B attack formations. An example would be, Closed Guard to...