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As I sit here typing this I have to think back to my first 6 months training BJJ and what I thought the BJJ Lifestyle was and laugh, sitting on the beach, training 3 times a day, surfing eating acai and ossing/shakaring anyone within eyesight, wearing nothing but BJJ shirts and fight shorts and while […]

As soon as I muttered the words in a drunken ramble I knew that I would have to back it up when the response came and come it did. . . actually not a good sentence to open this story. “What happens if we do” To paint this story in the right light I need […]

The following is Part 2 of my article, “What Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Can Teach You About Growing Your Business.”  Details Make All The Difference Have you ever had someone who’s great at something show you how to do it? You think you understand them perfectly… until you try to do it on your own. That’s exactly […]

I still remember some of the comments we got after I signed up for Brazilian jiu-jitsu: “Is that like karate?” “You guys are crazy.” “People shouldn’t sweat that much on each other” Little did I know, when we first signed up four years ago, how much my life would change. Where I used to kick […]

I have a confession. I like to watch people beat the shit out of each other on TV, preferably males, but with the recent rise in popularity of female MMA I get quite a bit of pleasure watching Amanda Nunes and many of the other ladies tear their opponents apart in a clinical fashion. I wasnt always […]

Go Easy Its My First Time Now I have been training for just over 4 years, not that long considering I intend on training until I cannot, however I’m not quite a newbie any more! I do get a lot of questions online and from friends about what they could expect on their first night […]

Guest Post – Evolve MMA You may not have realized it, but habits make up approximately 40% of our daily actions. At first, that might sound bizarre, because it means that many of our daily activities and actions are completed without any conscious decision-making process. Habits influence your time at work and home and can […]

Seoi nage set up, execute, give up my back: this sequence was continual for a very long time no matter who showed me how to do it. I would always give my back up and immediately be in a bad position. The good thing with this was that my back escapes became good. I remember […]

In the scheme of things I haven’t been training long at all. I’m almost four years into my journey; however, the experiences I have had and the opportunities I have had to train and learn from so many people have helped me develop a solid base for my game. At my first and current club, […]

I’ve been meaning to write this post for a while since it’s one of the most common questions I read about jiu-jitsu. Are you thinking about trying BJJ? If so, here are five tips that will help you get started! Don’t be scared. Seriously, don’t be scared. Brazilian jiu-jitsu is not a scary thing. Let […]