There’s something special brewing just outside of the Sydney CBD. It’s been almost 10 years of solid work to get us here. And we’re now firing on all cylinders. Higher Jiu Jitsu is not a stone throw from St Mary’s Cathedral. Legit, throw a rock from the top of the Cathedral and you’ll hit us […] The post BJJ in Sydney appeared first on Higher Jiu Jitsu ..read more

I stumbled across this saying recently and here I reflect on it’s meanings in jiu jitsu. Like in all areas of life, Shiny Object Syndrome is definitley a thing in jiu jitsu. The prevalence of the internet has afforded us the ability to access millions of hours of footage, from thousands of different instructors, on […] The post Better Comes from Boring appeared first on Higher Jiu Jitsu ..read more

Guest post by HJJ student AJ Bhardwaj. — 3 weeks ago, I hurt my ribs. Quite badly. A grade 2 cartilage tear. Yesterday, however, I was back to rolling albeit at sub maximal intensity in the advanced classes fairly pain free. Let me show you how.   What Happened:   We have been lucky to […] The post A Sensible Approach to Dealing with Injuries appeared first on Higher Jiu Jitsu ..read more

It’s with great sadness that I post today to let you know that we’re not continuing with HJJSydenham beyond 2022. How We Got Here It was Oscar that let me know in early 2022 that Barbanera Smash Repairs level 2 was vacant, and prime real estate for a Higher Jiu Jitsu in the Inner West. […] The post HJJSydenham – It Is What It Is appeared first on Higher Jiu Jitsu ..read more

You open your eyes from sleep in the morning. No one watches and your phone is there, so you jump on and have a look. Your thumb moves to Instagram, and then to Facebook, and then your emails. You mindlessly scroll for a few minutes, and you’re ready to jump out of bed. Not much […] The post Off the Scroll Holes and Onto the Mats appeared first on Higher Jiu Jitsu ..read more

Lots of debate abounds about the most effective way to learn - is it concepts or techniques? Our priority is learning, and we say it’s both! The post So Is It Concepts or Technique? appeared first on Higher Jiu Jitsu ..read more

I was born in Earlwood, Sydney. I went to Earlwood Public for my primary school years. Then after a couple years at a high school in unlucky St George Dragons territory :) I relocated and spent my best schooling years at Casimir Catholic College Marrickville. The first time I moved out of my parents’ house, […] The post A No Brainer. Welcome to the Inner West! appeared first on Higher Jiu Jitsu ..read more

There is something serious brewing on the Higher front, and I can’t help but get it out to you, so please read on! How it all Started It was February of 2014 when I walked into PCYC City of Sydney for the first time ever. A catch up was in order with my new mate […] The post Higher Jiu Jitsu Sydenham – Coming Soon!! appeared first on Higher Jiu Jitsu ..read more

This week, HBO aired a story on the Gracie Academy’s GST program for law enforcement in the US. The 17 minute video highlights one main problem of policing- not enough training to do their job effectively. Officers with limited training and resources are more likely to feel threatened or angry and use excessive force. Brazilian […] The post Why Aren’t Australia’s Police Training Brazilian Jiu Jitsu? appeared first on Higher Jiu Jitsu ..read more

Jiu jitsu is many things to many people. Considering the exploding popularity of competition BJJ, the strategy and techniques of jiu jitsu for self defence are becoming more elusive and almost forgotten. But not here at Higher! The fact that our lineage includes the likes of Master Pedro Sauer, GM Rickson Gracie, and GM Helio […] The post Jiu Jitsu is Self Defence appeared first on Higher Jiu Jitsu ..read more