There is a scene in the underrated film Pop Star: Never Stop Never Stopping in which beleaguered former boy bander and current solo star Conner4Real starts to question the motives of the people around him. He worries ...
Posted on September 19, 2018
Valerie Worthington
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This is a difficult topic, but for our sport to grow, we need to keep working to make our communities healthier and safer. Val has more.
Posted on August 15, 2018
Valerie Worthington
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In her latest article, Val explores insights from language-learning that might help your BJJ.
Posted on July 03, 2018
Valerie Worthington
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Don’t be intimidated by Val’s latest blog. In addition to her real PhD, she has an unofficial PhD in making deep insights accessible to jiu-jiteiros.
Posted on June 20, 2018
Valerie Worthington
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Val Worthington’s Ask a Panda series is back! In this installment: How do you decline someone’s request to roll?
Posted on June 06, 2018
Valerie Worthington
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Val has put a lot of miles on her jiu-jitsu wheels, and here are some unexpected lessons she has learned along the way.
Posted on April 10, 2018
Valerie Worthington
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Thanks to people like Val, more women are finding and enjoying jiu-jitsu, and Val has 8 reasons for why that’s awesome for women on mats around the world.
Posted on March 27, 2018
Valerie Worthington
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“Cheer up.”“It’s okay.”“It could be worse.”“Don’t feel bad.”Have you ever heard any of the above after you lost a match, had trouble nailing a technique sequence, or got injured? I have no doubt that the person who s...
Posted on February 14, 2018
Valerie Worthington
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One of the many hats I wear says “instructional designer” on it. Instructional design is the process of creating and coordinating all the moving parts (content, interactions, expectations, assignments, assessment) of...
Posted on December 27, 2017
Valerie Worthington
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For the longest time, I thought I had a good bottom half guard game. When I put people there, they had a very difficult time passing, even people who had significantly more experience in jiu-jitsu than I did. I consi...
Posted on December 13, 2017
Valerie Worthington
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The Panda Nation is not only comprised of mat savages and sneaky-jiujiterios like Alex da Silva, who we introduced earlier, but it also includes true warrior-scholars. For this edition of Meet the Pandas we talk to V...
Posted on December 06, 2017
Daniel Bertina
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Question: Could you do a post on “pulling the trigger” when rolling? The most common feedback I’ve gotten (across multiple gyms) is that I think too much. I especially get told this when I roll with higher belts. For...
Posted on November 30, 2017
Valerie Worthington
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