Considering I'm going on my twelfth year of training I've tried various methods of logging my training. Everything from my own memory,...

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) is a complex martial art that requires constant practice and improvement. While training regularly at the gym...

Asking questions during a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) class is essential for your growth and improvement as a practitioner. Here are some...

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, or BJJ, is a martial art that has gained popularity in recent years due to its effectiveness in real-world...

I'll start off by saying, I usually get rashguards that are on the cheaper end. I tend to grab some basic rashies off Amazon or a Fuji...

Often grouped into the category of "Invisible Jiu-Jitsu", pressure is an attribute that some students gravitate to early while others...

Gym culture is the number one reason for a gym's success or failure. As much as some people believe that it's important to have a world...

Jiu-Jitsu is hard, it's even harder when you pick up bad habits and play the game, thinking this is the way it should be played....

Story Time. I remember I was a White or Blue Belt.. At the time I competed a lot. I trained with competitions in mind. My coach at the...

I recently got my hands on the Elite Sports' Men's Premium USA White Brazilian Jiu Jitsu BJJ Gi and genuinely really liked it. Right out...

Loyalty is a weird thing in Jiu-jitsu. It's expected from students to instructor. Unfortunately lines get blurred when money is paid for...

A few months ago I was doing a Google search on online Jiu-Jitsu coaching as research. I had an idea for something and wanted to see what...

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...

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...