The Last Karate Chop By Alexander Darwin @CombatCodes We’ve all been there: a family gathering, work event or barbecue. That conversation begins. Perhaps the catalyst was a discussion of hobbies or weight loss advice or a passing question about a black eye. “How’d that happen?” A white belt or new devotee of Brazilian jiu jitsu may launch into an impassioned lecture on the merits of grappling and how it’s changed their life drastically, before frantically attempting to convert anyone within earshot to come along for their next class. Very often, their enthusiasm will be ..read more

Ryan Hall shows how to reclaim the knee from backside 50/50 – one for the leglock fans!   View this post on Instagram   Here’s a promo clip from the new instructional series we just released. If you’re interested in learning more, please visit the link in my bio. www.ryanhallonline.com A post shared by Ryan Hall (@ryanhall5050) on Jan 27, 2020 at 4:40pm PST The post BACKSIDE 50/50 DETAILS WITH RYAN HALL appeared first on Jiu Jitsu Style ..read more

I consider myself to have been very fortunate in my training: over the past ten years I have only had to take one full month off the mat due to sickness or injury. Part of that is due to luck – I’m not going to deny that. Sometimes bad things happen even though you have done all you can to protect yourself from them. But that doesn’t mean you can’t take steps to avoid the little things that can interfere with your training and leave you either frustrated at home or sitting matside taking notes. In this article I aim to outline a few of the things that I credit with my success in staying activ ..read more

At 22 minutes running time, you’d hope that it’s perfect… The post THE PERFECT REAR NAKED CHOKE WITH JOHN DANAHER appeared first on Jiu Jitsu Style ..read more

By Brendan Hufford In short, no. Being a top competitor does not make you a top instructor. I realize this is going to step on a lot of people’s toes. There are plenty of examples of top competitors who are also great instructors whom people will defend.  But, there are also a lot of top-tier grapplers who are absolutely horrible as instructors.  People just don’t want to admit it. The latter ground of instructors will ask, “What do you mean I’m not a good instructor?  I’ve been training for nine years and I’ve won thirty different championships. Just look at all of my medals!” This is exact ..read more

By starting to train jiu jitsu, you’ve already taken a huge step towards self progression and enrolled on a journey that is full of rewards and benefits. First and foremost, your training MUST be fun; whenever you step on the mat, remember why you took up BJJ in the first place. Here are a few pointers that will help you develop as a grappler and enjoy your training as much as possible. Train With Everyone Now we’re not saying 50kg practitioners should be regularly rolling with 130kg equivalents, but diversifying your training is very important to help keep you progressing. By only rolling wi ..read more

With Sally Arsenault It’s time for New Year’s resolutions, but as people who regularly train BJJ, we don’t need a special day to get off the couch and hit the mats. Sometimes, though, we find ourselves just going through the motions and putting in time. I see a big difference between those times when I’m dragging myself to class, and those times when I am really motivated to get the best out of my training. So what can we do to stay motivated and be the best BJJ athletes we can be? I have ten suggestions. 1. Figure out what’s important to you. Sometimes people work hard towards goals that oth ..read more

About the author: Sam Joseph is a 3rd degree black belt, head instructor and owner of Buckhead Jiu Jitsu in Atlanta. Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is a labour of love for most practitioners. We sacrifice free time, minimise the severity of injuries, ignore pain, spend lots of money to train, compete and live the BJJ lifestyle. When our friends and family ask us why we spend so much time on the mat, we often dismiss the question with the belief that unless they do BJJ, there is no way for them to understand. Sometimes, if we train long enough, the euphoria wears off and BJJ can start to feel like a chor ..read more

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