A couple of people that are doing some judo

Training your worst skill in BJJ

Training your worst skill in BJJ Training your worst skill in BJJ is something that must be done more often. What is your worst skill? Every BJJ practitioner, you, me, everybody, has a worst skill. Some part of the game that falls far behind their other skills. We all carry it around as a burden […]

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Winner vs Losers

WINNERS vs LOSERS The Winner: Is always a part of the answer The loser: Is always a part of the problem The Winner: Always has a program The Loser: Always has an Excuse The Winner: Says “Let me do it for you” The Loser: Says “Thats not my job” The Winner: Sees an answer for […]

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Learning is difficult in beginning of BJJ

Learning is difficult in beginning of BJJ Learning is difficult in beginning of BJJ. If it wasn’t, you’d already know everything you needed to know. When it comes to new things, Jiu-Jitsu asks you to walk the line between tension and fear. Any time you try to learn something new, whether it’s a total paradigm […]

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Time always catches up in BJJ

Time always catches up in BJJ Time always catches up in BJJ! Brazilian jiu-jitsu happens in real time, so there are always new decisions to be made. We prefer to make proactive choices wherever we can, but with resistance in the mix, you also have to become comfortable with reactive choices (where you don’t initiate […]

Two men in a judo match, one of them trying to kick another man.

Changes in BJJ harder than they first appear

Changes in BJJ harder than they first appear Changes in BJJ harder than they first appear. The definitely can be harder than you thought. Changes, in the form of new technical additions to your arsenal, or more farther-reaching adjustments to perspective or strategy, are often more difficult than they first appear. This usually equates to […]