You’re having your coffee and scrolling through your social media again. All the consistent posts pop up. The usual banter, images, and content. Maybe some pictures of food, a funny meme, that same guy complaining about the line at the post office again....

It’s always a pleasure to see a family training together on the mat. Learning Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu alongside your kin can be a very bonding and strengthening experience for a family. You get to enjoy the successes and achievements of BJJ together and see...

Have you ever learned a particular technique In BJJ class, only to have it completely slip your mind almost immediately after you were exposed to it? Don’t worry. Even when you think your mind isn’t paying attention, it is. Learning BJJ is an...

After a tough night of training, how do you make sure that your body recovers and that it is prepared to fire on all cylinders for the next training session? Of course, we have all the common supplements for muscle recovery at our...

For those of us who can not survive without training BJJ for any extended amount of time, we may choose to visit other academies while away from home. Maybe you’re headed for summer vacation or working out of town. Whatever the case may...

As practitioners and fans of the gentle art, we eagerly wait for and watch the large competitions, super fights and matches rooting for our favorite athletes.  It's easy to watch these events and maybe the little bit of "behind the scenes" footage we...

Summer is here! The sun is shining, the days are longer, our injuries feel a little better, and we’re enjoying those slip and slide training sessions at the academy. It’s a great time to train, but it’s also a time to take your...

Can you practice BJJ as a hobby and still become a proficient player? Everyday our Facebooks and Instagrams are packed with content revealing intense and grueling training sessions, workouts, and new and innovative techniques. It’s inspiring, but it can also be overwhelming. It...

What’s your favorite time of the day to train? Have you ever even thought about it, or do you just fit it into your free time after work? Do you sometimes struggle to meet your weekly BJJ goals due to the demands of...

Imagine if you will, a particularly tough night at BJJ class.  You walked out feeling destroyed.  Maybe during class, you struggled to perform a drill your coach used to set up the technique.  Whether it's half guard or the berimbolo, the first time...

The first few months of training Brazilian Jiu Jitsu can be overwhelming.  Starting to train BJJ is similar to learning to drive.  If you think back to the first time you were ever behind the wheel, there seemed to literally be hundreds of...

Recently, ADCC and UFC veteran Tom DeBlass took to social media to address the age old question of whether or not jiu jitsu competition is necessary to be promoted and ultimately earn your black belt.  There are a wide variety of stances on...

BJJ Fanatics recently asked Tom DeBlass what he thought were the three most important qualities that a jiu jitsu practitioner should strive for or embody in their training.  Without missing a beat, Tom said that they were "relentlessness, a positive attitude and gratitude...

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is a relatively young martial art and sport with roughly less than 100 years of history under its black belt.  Just as is true in many sports and martial arts, the activity has been filled with male practitioners.  It has only...

There are a few commonly accepted ways to improve your Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.  Most involve an overall increase in mat time.  These include, attending additional classes, staying after class to do extra live training, drilling or both, attending seminars, investing in BJJ instructional...