I have been running a turkey roll since my first teaching gig as a purple belt—all the way back in 2011. The original school I taught at was a whopping 3 blocks from my parents’ house. Talk about an easy commute, so ...
Posted on November 25, 2015
Nelson Puentes
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I have a confession: I was obsessed with Sherlock Holmes growing up. I told my Mom that I wanted to be a detective when I grew up, and I trotted around the house with a magnifying glass looking for mysteries to solv...
Posted on November 19, 2015
Nelson Puentes
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I have spent countless hours packed in a car with my friends Dave, Andrew, Greg, and Will. We drove to seminars, tournaments, and open mats. These trips forged our friendship and were the start of more than a few adv...
Posted on November 12, 2015
Nelson Puentes
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I cleaned out my garage last week, and while that was an adventure in itself, I happened to stumble across an old pair of MMA gloves.
Talk about memories. Wow.
Just about 6 years ago—in 2009—I had my one and only MM...
Posted on November 05, 2015
Nelson Puentes
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I started Inverted Gear in 2012. I never thought in my wildest dreams Inverted Gear would be as successful as it is today. I am still amazed that I can travel to remote places and find people wearing our gis or sc...
Posted on October 29, 2015
Nelson Puentes
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Becoming a black belt world champion may be the loftiest goal one can shoot for in our sport. However, this goal is not for everyone. If this is your current goal, I don’t want to shoot down your dream. This article ...
Posted on October 22, 2015
Nelson Puentes
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Have you heard about open source software? Its core promise is that its source code is freely available to anyone to use or modify. Let’s think about Brazilian jiu-jitsu as software. As I write this article, there is...
Posted on October 15, 2015
Nelson Puentes
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It has been eight years since the time I took my first Brazilian jiu-jitsu class. Deciding to train Brazilian jiu-jitsu, and sticking to it, has been one of the most fascinating and life-changing experiences of my li...
Posted on October 08, 2015
Nelson Puentes
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It's been a year since I was promoted to Black Belt by Fabio Clemente and Kevin Sheridan. As cliche as it sounds I’ve learn more in the last year than I did in years prior to the big promotion. I moved to the North P...
Posted on April 16, 2015
Nelson Puentes
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People in BJJ often find themselves asking how much the best spend training each day. The answer is obviously very different for different people, but the quick and easy answer is usually a lot. Most of the best ...
Posted on September 10, 2014
Aaron Rubin
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Have you ever picked up a book or watched a documentary and became fascinated with a subject (could be history, human relations, sports, or anything else), and this very same subject was one you studied in school o...
Posted on September 05, 2014
Aaron Rubin
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Willpower is a vital ingredient in the recipe of success. No matter what your goals are, you are going to have to have guts to make your dreams a reality. Willpower is basically just a daily commitment toward your g...
Posted on August 28, 2014
Aaron Rubin
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