Ideas on this badge of honor... Like a child waiting for Santa Claus, I keep waiting for my cauliflower ear to come.  My wife is thrilled that my ears are intact. They are spotless like someone who has never seen the inside of...

Ideas on the Dojo Storm… Gordon Ryan recently said the following. “I love how people say ‘BJJ is built around respect and honor.’ No, it’s not! It is built around savage Brazilians kicking the shit out of people just because they could. Storming...

Exploring a great cause... In America, we are richly blessed with material goods in comparison to many other parts of the world. The holiday season is around the corner. It should be a reminder to help out those who are in need.  Many...

The Fans Were Head Over Heels for This Pass Renato Canuto's star is on the rise.  This Checkmat black belt from Sao Paolo who now lives in Las Vegas has made his mark on the jiu jitsu scene in recent years.  At just...

The structure of repetitions… Bruce Lee is famously quoted as saying, “I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced 1 kick 10,000 times.” The idea of practice is a key component to...

Chunking, slowing it down and feedback… Bruce Lee is famously quoted as saying, “I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced 1 kick 10,000 times.” The idea of practice is a key...

Getting the whole picture… I walked into the gym recently to over hear this conversation between two white belts, “It is like Rhonda Rousey said, ‘I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has...

 Even a back take can have a silver lining What's that old cliche about teaching an old dog new tricks?  Recently during a visit to Carlos Farias' academy in Arizona, Bernardo Faria met Parker Lapp and that cliche was turned on its head...

Giving sleight of hand a whole new meaning After a recent seminar in Indiana, Bernardo Faria spent some time with black belt Patrick Robinson who is a school owner there to try to figure out some very special BJJ "tricks" that Patrick shared. ...

5 Tips To Improve Your Half Guard by Bernardo Faria &Tom Deblass There seems to be a love / hate relationship with the half guard in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Several top competitors are known for their half guards, such as Bernardo Faria,...

Learn the simplest Jiu Jitsu Guard Pass with BJJ Renegade Kurt Osiander In this jiu jitsu video, Kurt Osiander shows us a very simple guard pass but first explains how to be ready to execute. Kurt explains that you must have a plan...

Wrist Lock Attacks Are Everywhere In Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Wrist attacks in BJJ are still what foot attacks have been until recently, seen as a “cheap” submission technique and often times completely overlooked or ignored. First off, there should never be such thing...

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If you train at a Brazilian JiuJitsu Academy, you have undoubtedly heard one of your fellow teammates say, or post on social media about their upcoming "fight," when referring to their pending Brazilian JiuJitsu competition. Why do some JiuJitsu practitioners refer to their...

Ideas on cutting weight for the Jiu Jitsu athlete... I know.  It is a bold choice to discuss cutting weight the day before Thanksgiving. But here we go… Weight cutting is a common practice in combat sports. There are times when the battle...