The holiday season is supposed to be filled with good times, family get togethers and gifts, but the reality is that it is a stressful time filled with crowded malls, last minute shopping and other stresses.  It is easy to let yourself get...

From the very first BJJ class we take, we are taught that the mount is one of the most powerful positions is the top mount position.  As good as that looks and sounds on paper, think about the first time you ever found...

Are you familiar with the name Frederico Silva?  Are you familiar with the name Lucas Lepri?  Well, Frederico Silva is the cousin of 4x Black Belt World Champion and 2x ADCC silver medalist Lucas Lepri.  He is a relatively new competitor on the...

Connecting the dots in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is no easy task;it is one of the most difficult parts.  You have to be able to see certain things, recognize patterns, and develop a game where you have a fast paced thought process.   This...

Often times in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu we can get hyper focused on one goal at hand and it can detour us from the main goal of a roll, the submission.  What we mean by this is that we may just be thinking of...

The arm bar and the triangle are some of the most versatile submissions.  They have long been considered traditional submissions and they have long been taught as fundamentals of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.  There is a reason for this, they are extremely versatile submissions. ...

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...

It turns out that patience is a virtue on the mats, as well as off.  In a martial art like Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, how can patience be an effective skill to develop and how can it impact our BJJ performance? Patience and the...

Jiu Jitsu is often referred to as the gentle art but is bjj really a gentle art?  We have all gone against that guy that treats every roll like it is the final match of the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu World Championships.  Every match...

We have all heard the saying that Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is “lazy wrestling.”  This is because if you have ever met or trained with a high level wrestler you know how hard they train.  In bjj, many people have a tendency to neglect...

The BJJ journey is filled with amazing and life changing experiences that can enrich every other area of your life.  One of the most rewarding of those experiences is to lead your first class and instruct.  There is an old saying that to...

Side control is one of the most powerful controlling positions in the entire jiu jitsu lexicon of techniques.  The ability of the top player to inflict the full force of his or her bodyweight on the torso and limbs of the bottom player...

Understanding Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is so much more than being able to perform an almost endless array of techniques, it is being able to take this practical knowledge and develop a gameplan or pathway that allows you to progress your position and ultimately...

One of the most important aspects of your BJJ game is your ability to get yourself out of bad situations.  Escapes and reversals are crucial to begin adding to your arsenal as soon as possible.  It's easy to focus the majority of one's...

We have all heard that saying before but have we ever thought about applying that to our Brazilian Jiu Jitsu?  Patience can carry a bjj practitioner farther than they ever thought possible;patience is what differentiates the best from the regular ones.  But...