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Question: If you could go back and do one thing differently in your jiu-jitsu experien...
Posted on October 12, 2016
Valerie Worthington
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I’m not sure how to say this, but I’m currently addicted to watching Super Metroid speedruns, which is a niche video game community where players try to beat a game as quickly as possible. Some speedruns rely heavil...
Posted on October 11, 2016
Marshal Carper
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As someone who has been to the Middle East on numerous occasions, respect goes a long way. Simple greetings—please and thank you—carry a lot of weight when spoken in Arabic from a native English speaker. It shows th...
Posted on October 07, 2016
Brian Boswell
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A year ago, the awesome guys at Artechoke Media started helping us run social media for Inverted Gear. One of the first things they did when I told them I wanted us to put out more content was tell me “well you shoul...
Posted on October 06, 2016
Nelson Puentes
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As a jiu-jitsu player one of your primary responsibilities is acquiring new skills to further enhance your game and bring a greater of level of enjoyment to your jiu-jitsu practice. There are many ways to classify ...
Posted on October 05, 2016
Jason C Brown
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The world of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu instructionals is bigger and better than ever, but with so many DVDs, books, apps, and subscription sites to choose from, where do you begin? This is a wonderful problem to have, but ...
Posted on October 04, 2016
Matt Kirtley
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When will my size be in stock?
We get this question a lot. Keeping gis in stock has always been a challenge for us, from our first batch to today. As business owners, it’s one of those “good problems to have” scenari...
Posted on September 29, 2016
Nelson Puentes
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In jiu-jitsu, we frequently—if not relentlessly—talk about the importance of having knowledgeable and engaged instructors and the power of having committed and talented training partners. An instructor helps you to u...
Posted on September 27, 2016
Marshal Carper
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Everybody fights for a reason. Over the next few weeks, we will explore the stories of the awesome people being sponsored by Inverted Gear. This is our first installment of Meet the Pandas.
Brown belt Carlos Saq...
Posted on September 23, 2016
Daniel Bertina
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If you play video games long enough, especially MOBA games like League of Legends or DOTA 2, you will hear the term map awareness thrown around—Usually in the form of “you freaking noob you have no map awareness.” In...
Posted on September 22, 2016
Nelson Puentes
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Our fearless Panda Nation leaders Hillary and Nelson finally completed their relocation to Allentown, PA, placing them just minutes from Zombie BJJ, the school where I teach and train. That means I now get to see the...
Posted on September 20, 2016
Matt Kirtley
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“Jiu-jitsu is what works.”
These words, spoken to me by my first instructor Adem Redzovic, echo in my ears even today. It was an inclusive statement that to me captures the essence of jiu-jitsu. There is no static li...
Posted on September 19, 2016
TP Grant
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