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Tom DeBlass Shares Advice For Rolling With Women In Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

It goes without saying that you need to be careful when training with your training partners. You have to be attentive enough to notice when you are putting them in dangerous positions, to respect...

Rafael Lovato Jr.: “There Is No Winning Or Losing In Training”

Do you want to improve to the best of your ability in Jiu-Jitsu? Then you will have to forego the notion of “winning” in training – because the only true win is expanding your...

How To Get Sponsored In BJJ? Revgear Brand Director Reveals

Alex Wright is a martial artist with 30 years of experience, as well as a BJJ black belt under Angel Lopez – and the brand director of Revgear. And, in a recent interview with the Jits Magazine, he...

Tom DeBlass Urges BJJ Practitioners To Be Realistic: “Life Will Get In The Way”

No matter if you have been training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu for a bit or for a long while, once you fall in love with it – it gets difficult to stay away from it. But it can get even tougher to sit out...

How To Compete With Younger Athletes In Jiu-Jitsu? John Danaher Explains

Do you find yourself as an older Jiu-Jitsu student? Perhaps you’ve just begun your journey and have some questions. Or possibly, you have a bit of experience already but aren’t certain...

Gordon Ryan Reminisces The Come-Up Days: “The Most Matches I Had In A Single Day Was 19”

It goes without saying that Gordon Ryan had to compete a lot in order to become as successful in Jiu-Jitsu as he is today… But not a lot of people actually understand the scope of competition...

John Danaher Explains The Key To Successful Application Of Single Techniques

Alright, so you are making progress in Jiu-Jitsu – you are learning techniques and details bit by bit… But you just can’t seem to apply them when it comes to sparring or competition....

New Wave’s Big Dan Talks Physical Confrontations “There Is A Reason…”

In a recent clip, Daniel “Big Dan” Manasoiu from New Wave Jiu-Jitsu shared a realistic perspective on using Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu skills outside the gym – in a potential street altercation....

John Danaher Reveals When It Is The Best Time To Attack Your Opponent

Your offense is not only as good as your submissions and their setups… But it’s also only as good as when you go for the attack. However, given the dynamic nature of BJJ, it’s not...

Nicholas Meregali Talks Fake World Of Instagram: “It Highlights The Glory…”

Nicholas Meregali is on his road to recovery from the shoulder injury he sustained at ADCC 2024. Surgery appears to have gone well and he’s been doing apparently successful rehab work for the...

Tom DeBlass Explains The Best Self Defence Method: “It’s Extremely Rare…”

What’s the best method for self defence? Is it Jiu-Jitsu? Is it wrestling? Boxing? A combination of the above mentioned martial arts and/or some other combat sports as well? There’s a lot...

Here’s When You Should Slow Down The Pace – And Relax In A Jiu-Jitsu Match

The pace of a BJJ match can be extremely exhausting. The scrambles, the constant pursuit of both submission and submission defence, can be extremely taxing on the body. Which is why it’s...

Mikey Musumeci On Fear Of Disappointing Others If You Lose A Match: “I’ve Experienced This”

Are you afraid of letting down your training partners and coach when you compete? Do you feel like you’ll be judged by others if you lose? That’s a common fear of BJJ competitors. And...

Roger Gracie Shares Simple (But Not Easy) Advice For Becoming Better At Jiu-Jitsu

There are many things you could do to improve in Jiu-Jitsu. But there are only several key things you could act upon to make an enormous difference in your game with. 10-time World Champion Roger...

John Danaher Explains The Importance Of Threats In Jiu-Jitsu

How dangerous are you when you roll with training partners and opponents? If you’re too defensive, if you’re not posing too much of a danger to your opponents, then you’re going to...

John Danaher Explains What To Do If You’re Lost In Jiu-Jitsu

Do you ever feel like you’re lost during your Jiu-Jitsu practice? More specifically, when you roll, do you feel as if you don’t know what to do next? What about competition? Feeling like...

How Much Positional Rolling Should You Do? Andrew Wiltse Shares A Unique Insight

One of the most useful tools in your BJJ training toolbox is positional rolling. But how much of it should you do per training session? Should you do it, for example, for 20 minutes after drilling?...

Craig Jones Reveals Key To Lifetime Jiu-Jitsu Training

What’s the key to being able to train Jiu-Jitsu for a long, long time… Not just for years – but for upcoming decades even? Well, from Craig Jones’ perspective, the answer is...

Marcelo Garcia Details The Mindset You’ve Got To Have When You Compete

Marcelo Garcia is widely regarded as one of the greatest competitors in BJJ history… Making his advice invaluable to anyone aspiring to follow in his footsteps. And, well, his footsteps have...

Extremely Successful BJJ Competitors All Have These 5 Habits

Do you want to compete regularly and bring medals home? If so, then you need to get your training and overall approach to BJJ in check – you need to start thinking about the broader picture, as...

Caio Terra Reveals What He Did To Be Able To Earn a BJJ Black Belt in 3 Years of Training

Caio Terra is one of the best roosterweight Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu athletes in the world. He is a 12x BJJ black belt world champion who has earned his black belt in… Wait for it… Three...

Jasmine Rocha: “You Don’t Have To Be Good At Jiu-Jitsu”

Do you ever feel stressed out because you don’t feel that you’re as good at Jiu-Jitsu as you wished you were? Well, Jasmine Rocha – daughter of the legendary Vagner Rocha –...

Josh Hinger’s Pre-Competition Warm-Up Formula: “You’re Worried About Getting Too Tired…”

Figuring out what to do for your warm-up before your (first) competition match at a tournament can be quite difficult. Should you warm up your joints? Do some yoga? Run? Do some flow rolls? Well,...

#1 Advice To Improve In Jiu-Jitsu: Let Good Positions Work For You

When you begin training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, you often get gassed out really quickly. And not just because you don’t have the cardio – but also because you don’t know how to move...