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Dealing With Competition Stress: How To Turn It Into A Fearsome Weapon
Written by Johan De Wannemaeker A sunny, Sunday morning… A car pulls up into a parking lot of a sports complex. You are finding yourself behind the drivers’ seat. Slowly you turn off the engine while...
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Common Mistakes to Avoid When Passing Someone’s Guard
Written by Masafumi Matsumoto, a BJJ brown belt from Japan who has been travelling the world, training, competing and working as a translator. ‘Masa’ is known for having a very good guard, especially...
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5 Essential Vegetarian Diet Facts For Grapplers To Consider
When it comes to making a diet plan, especially if you’re an athlete, it’s important to take a creative and dynamic approach. This involves weighing your diet plans in terms of both short term...
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BJJ Brown Belt Carlos Condit On Starting Over Again at White Belt
Photo credit: Will Fox UFC welterweight and BJJ brown belt Carlos Condit has taken his first Gi Jiu-Jitsu ever last week, at Gracie Barra New Mexico under professor Roberto Tussa. He joins other...
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Training Report: Bjj Globetrotters Camp in Greenland
Guest post by Chad Wright AKA ‘Fat Jesus‘, a larger than life character in BJJ. This Australian BJJ black belt is the CEO of Infinity Martial Arts, a large Franchise of BJJ/MMA academies that is...
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The Lowdown On Protein In A Grappler’s Diet
Written by Reid Reale BHlthSc(Hons), MDiet – Sports Dietitian and BJJ black belt combatsportsnutrition.com. Reid works with many of the best judo, boxing, taekwondo and wrestling athletes in...
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Top 10 Funniest BJJ/MMA Instructional Videos
BJJ and MMA instructionals are a great way to improve your technique. The problem is that nowadays almost anybody can make a video and upload it on Youtube. Back in the days, many of us were...
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Ultimate Guide To Naps, Sleep & Sports Performance
What are the benefits of taking naps? There are many benefits of napping such as recovery, relaxation, reduced fatigue, increased alertness, improved mood and performance as well as quicker reaction...
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Training Report: Frota Academy in Zurich, Switzerland
Written By Guillaume Huni, BJJ black belt and head instructor of Kimura Academy in Serbia. I took a quick plane ride from Belgrade, Serbia to Zurich, Switzerland to compete at the 2016 IBJJF Zurich...
View ArticleJohn Danaher on Learning Principles vs Techniques in Jiu-Jitsu
John Danaher is a BJJ black belt under Renzo Gracie, and is known as one of the best BJJ instructors in the world. The New Zealand born black belt has been praised by the BJJ community as being a...
View ArticleJohn Danaher On What Makes Some People Progress Faster Than Others
John Danaher is a BJJ black belt under Renzo Gracie, and is known as one of the best BJJ instructors in the world. The New Zealand born black belt has been praised by the BJJ community as being a...
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How To Develop Your Jiu-Jitsu Being More Relaxed & Using Less Strength
Guest post by Henry Akins, the third American to receive a Brazilian Jiu-jitsu black belt from legendary fighter Rickson Gracie. Akins trained under Rickson Gracie for 15 years. Akins became the head...
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Buchecha Out Of Metamoris 7: They Prematurely Advertised Without My Agreement’
The headliner of Metamoris 7 is no more. Marcus Buchecha was planned to face Roger Gracie in the rematch of their Metamoris 1 superfight, but now official news has emerged that he will not be...
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John Danaher On How He Started Training & Early Days in Jiu-Jitsu
John Danaher is a BJJ black belt under Renzo Gracie, and is known as one of the best BJJ instructors in the world. The New Zealand born black belt has been praised by the BJJ community as being a...
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60% Of Gracie University Affiliates Are Lead By Blue Belts
We crunched the Gracie university affiliate numbers in order to gain some sort of insight into the big picture when it comes to gracie jiu-jitsu practitioners. After researching all the affiliates...
View ArticleWrestling: What Elite Wrestlers Know and You Don’t
Many wrestlers are focused on learning new moves. We are very move focused in the United States when it comes to wrestling. Wrestling is more than just knowing moves though. Some wrestlers know the...
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John Danaher’s Brilliant Analysis of Gi vs No Gi Jiu-Jitsu
Photo: Submissioncontrol.com John Danaher is a BJJ black belt under Renzo Gracie, and is known as one of the best BJJ instructors in the world. The New Zealand born black belt has been praised by the...
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The Secret Underworld Of The Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Porn Industry
We haven’t shied away from writing about porn stars involved in jiu-jitsu. But as it turns out, one aspect of it evaded us. There are several individuals involved in Fetish Wrestling and BJJ. What...
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(Video) Fake BJJ Black Belt Confronted and Exposed
JitzHappens, a martial arts school in Endicott, NY advertises Jiu-Jitsu classes and claims to have a black belt instructor. He wears a black belt (without the traditional BJJ red bar) while wearing...
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John Danaher On How To Counter Big Slams in Grappling
Photo: Submissioncontrol.com & Polaris John Danaher is a BJJ black belt under Renzo Gracie, and is known as one of the best BJJ instructors in the world. The New Zealand born black belt has been...
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