To achieve your goals, you set yourself by training Jiu-Jitsu. The most critical attribute to have is persistence. People will point to all kinds of virtues amongst athletes. Being strong, fast etc., is a virtue, but the one indispensable virtue is PERSISTENCE— the...
The more off-centre you get – the better it gets: In most cases in jiu-jitsu nothing good happens when you’re directly in front of opponents. The idea is almost always to get an angle that enables you to get the advantage of a flank. Going in through the front...
With regards to technique – fashions come and go – what is popular today can be replaced by tomorrow – but underneath that surface, technique lies something permanent, something deep and unchanging whose weight will give your game gravitas –...
Learning together: Jiu-jitsu is PERFORMED as an individual but it is PRACTICED as a group. This has deep consequences for all of us. One of the more obvious effects of group learning is that subjectively you never really feel like you’re getting much better as time...
Whether you are an experienced competitor or just signing up for your first Jiu-Jitsu Tournament you’ve undoubtedly grappled with the decision of whether to cut weight for BJJ. Cutting weight for BJJ or any combat sport is a process that is frequently misunderstood...
