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  Post Sponsored by our Friends @ We Thrift   Since starting Brazilian Jiu Jitsu 6 years ago I always said I wanted to give Yoga a go, I had read about its benefits on and off the mats, but you know how the story goes, shit you may even have a similar story? Talk […]

Cannabis culture is infiltrating the world, one Jiu Jitsu mat at a time. CBD: its popular as shit in the USA and it’s popping up all over Australia, being added to everything from salads to sundaes, sweet treats, smoothies and petcare products. Most noticeably though, is CBD’s (the nickname for Cannabidiol) rapid insertion into worldwide […]

  As many of you would be aware, and if you are here reading this I enjoy writing. I have published a couple of books in the past and recently I began writing another. This one is different I`m not sure how long it will take to publish, I don`t know if I ever will […]

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 […]