Should You Train Judo Or Wrestling For Jiu Jitsu?
This is a common question. Of course if you have time to master both wrestling and Judo then great. But let’s say you do not and feel you must choose one. Of course if you…
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This is a common question. Of course if you have time to master both wrestling and Judo then great. But let’s say you do not and feel you must choose one. Of course if you…
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If you are a Keenan Cornelius fan this video is a must watch. Keenan really goes behind the scenes and narrates himself training back to back for 4o minutes. He lets us in on his…
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Recently this has been a topic of interest. The question is what should be done about it. If someone comes into your Jiu Jitsu school and says they want to challenge the system of Jiu…
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In 1914 a 36 year old man set foot on the shores of Brazil and would change the world forever. Mitsuyo Maeda was a Judo expert from the Kodokan in Japan. He was a student…
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Jiu Jitsu has it’s own cultural norms, lingo and slang. Let’s take a look at 4 slang Jiu Jitsu Terms and their meaning within the culture. Jitz. Jitz is a short and common term people…
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It’s always a trip trying to tell a person who doesn’t do Jiu Jitsu or has never heard of Jiu Jitsu what it is. I would often say it’s sorta like wrestling. Or have you…
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People often talk about learning the fundamentals or the basics of Jiu Jitsu. But it isn’t clear across the board what they are. And there is not uniformity within each technique or system. There are…
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Let’s help out the BJJ Spaz by offering 3 simple tips. First identify with your spazziness. If you don’t know you are a spaz then it’s hard to help you out. If people are avoiding…
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We all know this person. A person we don’t want to roll with because we have to go to work tomorrow and want to actually walk. What’s the best way to handle a white belt…
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It’s funny, when I lived in a wrestling community cauliflower ear was seen as a badge of honor – common. Being in California (land of Jiu Jitsu) I constantly get people asking if I am…
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