Anti coward conditioning ideas.. Strength and conditioning off the mat should be just as important as the time spent by a BJJ practitioner on the mat perfecting his/her game. There has always been debate on which strength and conditioning exercises are the best...

You have been training Brazilian JiuJitsu for a couple of years and finally have some color to your belt. In fact, you haven't lost a "roll session" for a few weeks and feel like your technical game is evolving by the day. Suddenly...

Training Brazilian Jiu Jitsu can give you one of the most comprehensive full-body workouts available today.  It is extremely adaptable to every person regardless of their current fitness level.  From the warm up, to the technique drills, to the live rolling, very few...

The question of whether or not strength and conditioning helps your Jiu Jitsu has long been discussed.  Many people think it is essential for competitors and others believe that all your time should be spent working on Jiu Jitsu and not strength and...

We all know bjj can be one of the most tiring exercises in the world.  We have all been in the position where we are on our last round and can barely even attack our opponent, or when we go with the class...

If you train BJJ, you already know what kind of workout you are capable of getting.  There are very few jiu jitsu classes that one can attend where they don't come away covered in sweat with their hearts pounding and their muscles exhausted....

Once you start BJJ and fall in love with the seemingly endless road to black belt, you will change as time passes into a different practitioner.  As with any long-term endeavor, such as high school, a career or marriage, you are not the same...

Anyone who trains BJJ knows that it is an amazing workout.  The average class at every BJJ gym and academy typically begins with a short (or sometimes long) warm-up that could include light jogging around the edges of the mats, calisthenics, stretching, and...

Many BJJ practitioners and athletes do some sort of 'extra' exercise to supplement their jiu jitsu training and help improve their conditioning.  Whether it is some sort of cardio like running or cycling, or a resistance-based activity like weight lifting or using kettlebells,...

We all know how much pains and soreness are associated with bjj.  There’s an old saying in Jiu Jitsu “If you train Jiu Jitsu and wake up without pain, you’re probably dead.” This couldn’t be truer.  There are so many pains that come...

The study of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu has to be one of the most dynamic and challenging endeavors anyone can undertake.   Few activities require the amount of consistent dedication from both a physical and mental standpoint.  The average person today who starts BJJ...

Jiu Jitsu training teaches one to explore and find the most efficient way to use one's body against another body to control and ultimately submit one's opponent.  Strength is typically eschewed as not the most important element of one's arsenal when learning, but...

Whether you are a jiu jitsu beginner or a seasoned competitor, there is one goal that we all share--to get better at BJJ.  "Better" might have varying subjective meanings for each person, but at it's foundation, jiu jitsu is a martial art focused...

A popular workout for fighters and non-fighters alike has become the MMA style workout. Known for its tough circuits, that work cardio, muscles and toning, the workouts can get anyone in shape if followed through. MMA workouts work great as a circuit. For these circuits, I usually set each exercise for one minute. Here are […]