The Yoga Solution to BJJ Shoulders
Shoulders are a bummer, so Shawna is back with a yoga perspective on opening this problem joint.
5 Death Grips & Wrist Lock Defenses
Grip and wrist health are critical to jiu-jitsu. In this new blog, Shawna Rodgers shares a yoga perspective on staying in peak form.
Two Poses for Happier Hamstrings
When you think of places that hurt after a long day of training, hamstrings aren’t always the first to come to mind, but you should be aware of how tight hamstrings can affect the rest of your body. Having tight hams...
What to Do When Your Knees Don’t Feel Good
Samantha Faulhaber, FRCms, FRAs, is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt and mobility specialist certified by Functional Anatomy Seminars.
See a professional for recommendations that are specific to you and your needs. T...
Acroyoga for Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
A few months ago my friend Stephen Goyne was at a camp in Chicago we were teaching at. After one of our training sessions, he started showing us acroyoga poses, emphasizing three he recommended for post-training re...
The Art of Sideline BJJ
I’ve often heard the advice that in the event of an injury, you should keep going to class anyway. The thinking goes that staying in the routine of regularly attending class is important, and even if you can’t drill ...
The Bright Side of Injury is Innovation
Injuries big and small have been a consistent theme in my jiu-jitsu writing because for some reason I am a lot like Samuel L. Jackson’s character in Unbreakable—minus the acts of mass terrorism (spoiler alert). As ...
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