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PRINCIPLES VS TECHNIQUE

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 - the bedrock of the art -...

Learning Together

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...

WEIGHT CUTTING FOR BJJ
WEIGHT CUTTING FOR BJJ

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...