Choosing The Right BJJ Academy That Will Make You Improve & Make You Happy
Oct 04, 2020grappler z
Picking the right BJJ school is like finding your significant other (yes, seriously). You have to try it, love it and then remain faithful. Your BJJ school can either make or break your experience in...
You Are Not a Jiu-Jitsu Belt. Separating Your Skill Level From Your Belt
Oct 04, 2020grappler z
Has the race for belts ruined martial arts? In explaining some of the fundamentals of Jiu-Jitsu and mixed martial arts to people who know little about the subject, I invariably get responses that go...
Keenan Cornelius: ‘How Your Instructor Taught You To Open Closed Guard is WRONG’
Oct 04, 2020grappler z
BJJ black belt Keenan Cornelius released a video where he discredits the classic way of opening closed guard: knee in the middle, isolate a leg and push back. Keenan stated: “The way that your...
3 Most Important Tips for Struggling BJJ White Belts
Oct 03, 2020grappler z
As a white belt, you often feel tons of mixed emotions about your journey in BJJ. I often find myself wondering when I’m going to get my next stripe, or even belt. But that’s not really the point...
Two Grapplers Take On a 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt
Sep 26, 2020grappler z
Jiu Jitsu has definitely proven itself against every layman and especially so for the members of the law enforcement. However bjj is often begrudged lack of efficacy for more opponents than one. Are...
Ways for BJJ Practitioners to Capitalize on Pure Wrestlers
Sep 26, 2020grappler z
Guest post by James Duscio, a BJJ black belt under Walter Cascao Vital. He runs Cascao Evolution BJJ out of Las Vegas nv. Lets start by saying that wrestlers are the hardest opponents to deal with....
Should Women in BJJ Train More Often with Other Women Than with Men?
Sep 22, 2020grappler z
Guest post by James Duscio, a BJJ black belt under Walter cascao vital and runs Cascao Evolution BJJ out of Las Vegas nv. Lets be honest, BJJ historically has been a man dominated art. Times are...
How Often Should You Roll to Win & Roll to Learn in BJJ Training?
Sep 22, 2020grappler z
Guest post by James Duscio, a BJJ black belt under Walter Cascao Vital. He runs Cascao Evolution BJJ out of Las Vegas nv. Out of all the training aspects that come along with practicing BJJ, not...
How Often Should a BJJ Competitor Train? Andre Galvao’s Pro Tip
Sep 22, 2020grappler z
In a typical BJJ academy, competitors will often make up fro 10 to 30% of the student body. Then from that small group of competitors, you have to distinguish the pro and regular competitors. Pro...
3 Rules To Avoid The Mistake of Overtraining in BJJ
Sep 16, 2020grappler z
Say you just got into BJJ, and you’re loving every minute of it. You anticipate the next practice when one has just finished, and spend your Friday nights doing Stephan Kesting marathons until you...
Do You Really Have What It Takes To Open Up a BJJ Academy?
Sep 15, 2020grappler z
After many years of blood, sweat, and tears, you’ve finally climbed up to a brown or black belt, and find yourself wondering if quitting your desk job and opening up your own Jiu-Jitsu academy...
Do You Suck at Wrestling? Try This Guard Pull To Double Leg
Aug 11, 2020grappler z
When you train BJJ where most of the focus is on the ground, you won’t always have time to train Judo or Wrestling as much as you’d like. It’s about making a choice: do you want to...
How to Know if Your BJJ Academy is Right for You
Aug 09, 2020grappler z
Sometimes BJJ practitioners may feel unhappy, unmotivated, or that their game isn’t progressing. It’s quite normal to have these feelings wash over you for a short period of time, but if it...
Evolve Or Get Left Behind: Having a Constantly Evolving Game in Martial Arts
Jul 16, 2020grappler z
Guest post by James Duscio, a BJJ black belt under Walter Cascao Vital. He runs Cascao Evolution BJJ out of Las Vegas nv. It is hard to believe that not so long ago people found it easier to accept...
Improving Through Constant Failure in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Jul 16, 2020grappler z
Guest post by James Duscio, a BJJ black belt under Walter Cascao Vital. He runs Cascao Evolution BJJ out of Las Vegas nv. In BJJ we often feel like we are making two steps forward and one step...
The 3 Steps Needed for a Successful Takedown
Jul 16, 2020grappler z
At first, wrestling takedowns can be confusing. During my earlier years, wrestling attacks seemed like one large blur of arms and legs moving in different directions. The best wrestlers almost seemed...
How Many Techniques Should I Know in BJJ?
Jul 16, 2020grappler z
Guest post by James Duscio, a BJJ black belt under Walter Cascao Vital. He runs Cascao Evolution BJJ out of Las Vegas nv. The amount of techniques a BJJ practitioner should know has always been...
Using BJJ To Deal With Emotional Bullying At All Levels
Jul 16, 2020grappler z
Bullying has become more prevalent than ever in middle schools and high schools, making kids feel anxious, isolated, and depressed. In many of these cases, concerned parents turn to “babying”...
Underestimating Your Opponent in BJJ: Why Do You Keep Doing It Over & Over Again?
Jun 07, 2020grappler z
Guest post by James Duscio, a BJJ black belt under Walter cascao vital and runs Cascao Evolution BJJ out of Las Vegas nv. It is one thing to lose a fight or a match because the opponent is better...
Dean Lister’s Best Heel Hook Escape
Jun 04, 2020grappler z
Heel hooks, calf slicers, are all deemed dangerous submissions and prohibited from competition by the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (IBJJF), a non-profit that hosts some of the biggest...
These Are The Best Stretches for Jiu-Jitsu Flexibility
May 25, 2020grappler z
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a whole body sport, and for this reason the entire body deserves to be stretched. The most important areas to be stretched for optimal flexibility, smoother moves, and better...
Ninjutsu Master Develops System Using Kicks Against Grapplers
May 24, 2020grappler z
Yossi Sheriff, a Ninjutsu master from Israel explains how to use kicks in combination with grappling and throws to counter grapplers who clinch. Ninjutsu is system of guerilla warfare that was...
How Should Older Grapplers Pace Themselves in BJJ
May 20, 2020grappler z
Once you hit 40, you will need to make adjustments to the way you train. If you’re 40 and over and wondering how to stay on track in your BJJ class, then this article is for you. When you...
Ever Feel Like Quitting BJJ? This Will Put Everything Into Perspective
May 14, 2020grappler z
I would need many pairs of hands to count how many times I wanted to quit BJJ, or anything else for that matter for which I’d put in a great deal of effort and did not receive the results I was...
