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...
Words: Emilia Tuukkanen || Illustration: Dominique Bell1. You will learn a lot of new things your body can do, such as being able to breathe even if a 100kg guy is...
Words: Callum Medcraft @callummedcraftPictures: GoLive @golivecoI’ve been training for quite a while now, and much like I imagine you’d deal with a mid life crisis, I’m starting to worry I...
Words: Emilia Tuukkanen @emiliatuukkanen1. Going through all that trouble of braiding your hair beautifully and super tight - I'm talking about proper Lagertha style - using a whole bottle of...
Words: Emilia Tuukanen @emiliatuukkanen1. Seeing bjj/MMA/grappling techniques in movies DONE RIGHT! Then, getting to explain it to your non-bjj friends and sounding super cool for once instead of a crazy...
Words: Oliver GeddesThere are plenty of martial arts out there that emphasise the concept of ‘lineage’. My first martial art, Wing Chun Kung Fu, was hugely focused on the concept...
"Shawn (Williams) taught me how truly loving something can be a pathway to mastering it!" About the author: Sam Joseph is a 3rd degree black belt, head instructor and owner of Buckhead...
By Justin DixonRespect can be a difficult thing to actually describe – if you take a literal interpretation it means to offer an individual, a place, or even a thing,...
By Scott DavidsonFor many practitioners, it is difficult to narrow jiu jitsu down to one definitive characteristic. When asked “Why do you do it?” many would be hard pressed to...
Words: Budo Jake || Picture: Budo DaveIn my ten plus years of training BJJ, I’ve travelled to probably over 100 different gyms both in the US and internationally. If you...
About the author: Sam Joseph is a 3rd degree black belt, head instructor and owner of Buckhead Jiu Jitsu in Atlanta.When we start training jiu jitsu we are often overcome...