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WHEN BJJ BECOMES WORK
About the author: Sam Joseph is a 3rd degree black belt, head instructor and owner of Buckhead Jiu Jitsu in Atlanta.B...
HIDDEN INDICATORS OF IMPROVEMENT IN BJJ
About the author: Sam Joseph is a 3rd degree black belt, head instructor and owner of Buckhead Jiu Jitsu in Atlanta.A...
WHY BJJ MAKES US BETTER PEOPLE
"One of my friends is a very successful executive at a Fortune 500 company and he said that his time training with me...
Lifestyle posts
DOES BEING A TOP COMPETITOR MAKE YOU A TOP INSTRUCTOR?
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...
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU START JIU JITSU?
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...
Being A Jiu Jitsu Average Joe
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...
WATCH ROGER GRACIE DOCUMENTARY FOR FREE
Great insight into Roger Grace's epic showdown with Marcus Buchecha in Rio.
BJJ GIRL PROBLEMS…
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...
LITTLE THINGS THAT WILL MAKE ANY GRAPPLER SMILE
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...
THE CONCEPT OF LINEAGE IN BJJ
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...
THE BEST THINGS I’VE LEARNED FROM MY COACHES
"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...
RESPECT ON THE MAT
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,...
FROM GIS TO GRIPTAPE
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...
TIPS TO CONSIDER WHEN VISITING ANOTHER GYM
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...
MAKING AN ACADEMY A HOME
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...