Find What You Love. And Keep With It! We talk an awful lot about why people quit BJJ. The topic of the disappearing blue belt seems to always make its way back in to the blogs and forums on a consistent basis. People...

Exploring the obligations of the tribe… Demi Lovato posted a post training picture of herself on Instagram. It was her first post regarding Jiu Jitsu since her overdose. Naturally, many people on the internet had some distasteful comments. They ranged from comments about...

Family First... Humans are generally social organisms. Even individuals that lean towards introverted attitudes still require a certain level of social communication and group belonging. The world, however, is changing in a way that is promoting individualism and not social behavior. Technology has...

We Are All Working Towards Our Goals. Let's Help Each Other Out... IF your BJJ academy feels like a family to you, then you’re in the right place. Many people search their entire lives for the things BJJ can provide. We all feel...

We All Need People. Find The Best... For the most part, all for us want a place to belong. Being social is human, and being a part of something is a really big part of what people need in their lives. Finding like...

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...

After you've been training BJJ for even a short time, you can begin to attest to how addicting the martial art can be.  You start to find yourself imagining how quickly you could close the distance on coworkers.  Or perhaps how can you...