Is Intermittent fasting the new fad diet?  Why are so many people talking about it? How do you do it properly? I should start by telling you, I am not a doctor, nor a nutritionist.  I’m writing strictly about my experiences with fasting...

Professor Bernardo Faria breaks down the best way to improve our cardio for BJJ... Do more Jiu jitsu…. The end. Ok, so you were hoping for some more insight into how to improve your cardio for Jiu Jitsu.  It really is that simple,...

Grip strength is everything when it comes to Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and other grappling martial arts. How well you can grip your opponent depends on how well you can control their movement and posture. Grips are not only important when training in the...

Kettlebell training can be one of the smartest thing you add to your weekly training schedule to supplement your BJJ.  There are very few fitness tools that can leave your heart pounding and lungs burning, while hitting more muscles than you knew you...

How important is your breathing? Do you think about it? Is it a priority to you when you’re training? It’s obvious that we need to breathe, but do you keep your breath under control, or do you let it dictate your pace, your...

So 2018 is well under way and maybe your New Years resolutions are not going as well as planned.  If the whole "New Year, New Me" hype fizzled out for you not long after the ball dropped in New York City, there is...

One of the most elusive things that everyone who steps on the BJJ mats is looking for, even beyond their next stripe or belt promotion, is good cardio.  Think back to the first time you took a BJJ class.  The classic jiu jitsu...

With the holidays upon us and the end of 2017 nearing fast, this is the time we reflect on goals and resolutions we made at the end of 2016 and measure our successes and the areas that we came up short in this...

Tis the season to be spending too much time shopping and eating fast food rather than taking care of yourself and your health.  It's okay, you think, the next 30 days or so will be meaningless when I set my 2018 New Years...

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...