We need to talk about the berimbolo metagame, and we can look at how other competitions handle balance and metagame for some ideas of how to introduce more variety of grappling styles into competition.Street fighter ...
Posted on February 10, 2017
Nelson Puentes
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I’m not a giant in the jiu-jitsu industry, but I’ve been writing about and working in the sport for as long as I’ve been training—over 10 years now. I’ve written books with big names. I’ve traveled to cover events...
Posted on February 07, 2017
Marshal Carper
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In Meet the Pandas, we shed some light to the many awesome people that make up Panda Nation. Previously, we spoke to Steve Pachon, the creator of the iconic Inverted Gear logo. This episode takes a closer look at ...
Posted on February 02, 2017
Daniel Bertina
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At the beginning of my jiu-jitsu journey, I thought my instructors were flawless. I had enough difficulty trying to execute technique, and they could not only execute but also teach, down to the finest details. They ...
Posted on February 01, 2017
Valerie Worthington
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(The following is a guest post by Joe Hannan from Princeton BJJ.)
I’m deep into hour two of training, and my back is a lightning storm of stinging pain as my gi sandpapers away another layer of skin. I’ve establis...
Posted on January 31, 2017
Nelson Puentes
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Solo Drills in this video:
Bridging - Straight Up
Bridging - Over Alternating Shoulders
Bridging - Turn Over to Knees
Bridging - Twist Under to Knees
Bridge to Shrimp
Sit Outs
Sit Out to Swinging Pivots
"Brazilian D...
Posted on January 26, 2017
Matt Kirtley
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Earning a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a huge accomplishment, the result of many years of dedication and hard work. Some who have earned one feel like the black belt gives them the platform they need to real...
Posted on January 24, 2017
Valerie Worthington
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Question: I recently heard someone call purple belt “purple purgatory,” and it seems to fit. When you were a purple belt, did you start to question everything you do? Now that I'm teaching more, I'm really starting ...
Posted on January 18, 2017
Valerie Worthington
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Last week, I turned 30. That puts me at more than 10 years in the sport, maybe 12 years if you count watching Cesar Gracie DVDs and fighting my friends in the backyard as training.
A lot changes in 10 years. Beyond ...
Posted on January 17, 2017
Marshal Carper
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I played three different sports throughout high school – wrestling, track, and football – and I was fortunate to have amazing coaches in all three. Our football games (the kind with egg-shaped ball for our non-US rea...
Posted on January 12, 2017
Nelson Puentes
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In the Brazilian jiu-jitsu world the word “fundamentals” is often said reverently, and for good reason. There are many benefits to having a crushing mount, excellent closed guard, or perfect bridges. The classic BJJ ...
Posted on January 11, 2017
TP Grant
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Can you ever have enough solo grappling drills? I don't think so. That's why I filmed my favorite horizontal hip movements for you.
Detailed explanations for each drill demonstrated in the video:
Shrimping
The classi...
Posted on January 10, 2017
Matt Kirtley
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