What Should You Eat Before A Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Training Session?
Apr 02, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is almost always an enjoyable experience… Unless you ate too much beforehand. Or if you ate the wrong food. In these cases, you’re not going to have a great...
What’s The Right Mindset for Rolling with Bigger & Stronger Opponents?
Mar 31, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
It’s not easy to roll with training partners and opponents who are bigger and stronger than you are. And, truth be told, it will never become a stroll in the park. However, there are things...
How Can Parents Support Their Kids In Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu?
Mar 29, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
If you’re a parent and you’ve been training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (or if you’ve merely been exposed to how awesome it is), then you’ve probably been thinking about getting your...
John Danaher’s Advice to Coaches: “Students Need Both Direction & Details In Training”
Mar 28, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
It’s not easy being a BJJ instructor. And it’s especially not easy when you want to put in the extra work, which will make it possible for your students to become the best that they can...
How To Deal With Information Overload In Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu?
Mar 28, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Ugh… There’s just so much to learn in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu! So many techniques, setups, variations, transitions – so much information! In fact, there’s so much of it, that...
Carlos Machado’s Secret Way to Add Pressure Before You Pass Their Guard
Mar 28, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
It’s no wonder that Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is always compared to chess! It offers so many options and possibilities for going forward with your game… That the quantity of combinations cannot...
Can You Improve In BJJ With Just 2-3 Training Days Per Week?
Mar 27, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
We get it – you’re a busy person. You have your family, your friends, your work… But you still want to train more often than you’re training right now. As a matter of fact,...
Demian Maia: “Intermediate BJJ Students Need To Do These 4 Things”
Mar 27, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
It’s not easy to sustain progress on the mats once you become a more intermediate BJJ student. Rather, you now have to put in extra effort into your training, rather than just show up…...
Kit Dale: “The Most Important Lesson Is That Perseverance Pays Off”
Mar 25, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
If there’s one thing that training and sticking to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu will teach you… It’s that perseverance pays off. That, if you keep going – no matter how talented you...
This Simple 1 Minute Drill Will Significantly Improve Your Competition Success
Mar 24, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Don’t tell us, we know what it’s about… There’s been this competition. And you were doing really well in the first match – surprisingly well, actually. You were hitting...
“Cranium Control”: A Crucial Concept For Escaping Side Control & Mount
Mar 23, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Escaping Side Control & Mount will never get easy… Especially when you roll against someone who knows what they’re doing – someone who’s using that Crossface as if...
Tom DeBlass: “BJJ Academy Owners – Be Real With Yourself & Your Students”
Mar 23, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
There are a lot of words that get thrown around in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu; lots of talking about values and how one should behave in a BJJ setting. One of those words is “loyalty” –...
Draculino: “There’s No Magic Formula In Jiu-Jitsu”
Mar 22, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Vinicius “Draculino” Magalhães needs little introduction. A sixth-degree BJJ black belt under Carlos Gracie Jr., Magalhães has trained with legends such as Roberto Gordo, Tinguinha,...
John Danaher Explains The Importance Of Asking The Right Questions In BJJ
Mar 22, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
There are many roads to progress in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and all of them are paved with training. With giving it your all and being focused to the max while on the mats. However, there are many other...
Keenan Cornelius: “Size Matters – Also With Grappling Gyms”
Mar 22, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
If you’re someone who wants to open your very own Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu/grappling academy, one of the problems you’re probably facing is the facility you’d hold your classes in. For...
This Hidden Detail Will Skyrocket Your Rear Naked Choke Success Rate
Mar 21, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
You know what they say about Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu: it’s all in the details. In those small adjustments that can improve your technique by tenfold, but which you’d never come across if...
Felipe Costa: “To Roll With Someone For The First Time Is Always An Opportunity To Learn”
Mar 20, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
You know the feeling… It’s an open mat session and you’re looking forward to it. You change your clothes, put on your gear, and step on the mats. You warm up thoroughly and are now...
You’re Young & Want To Turn BJJ Into A Full-Time Career? Read This
Mar 20, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
When you’re young and just starting out in the world, it can be tempting to think about turning BJJ into a full-time career. And not just in regards to becoming a professional competitor; but,...
Felipe Costa On Becoming Good In BJJ: “Be The First To Arrive & Last To Leave”
Mar 19, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Felipe Costa is one of those BJJ competitors and coaches that almost everyone in the Jiu-Jitsu community has a good word to say about. And for good reason; his demeanor towards others is filled with...
Gordon Ryan: “You Don’t Become The Best At Something By Thinking Like Everyone Else”
Mar 18, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
There can be many reasons for someone’s success, in BJJ and other areas of their life alike. Talent, background, knowledge, persistence and drive… However, what makes those who are truly...
Nick “Chewy” Albin Explains How He Helps His Students Learn Techniques Faster
Mar 18, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
There’s not a single Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu student who wouldn’t like to learn techniques at a faster pace and, thus, make better progress. However, the quality and speed of learning moves...
John Danaher Explains How To Select Your Favorite BJJ Techniques
Mar 17, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
As you make progress in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, you’ll soon develop an inclination to select a set number of techniques… And make them your own. In other words, you’ll want to become...
How Should You Add New Positions & Techniques To Your BJJ Game?
Mar 13, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
It doesn’t matter whether which belt you are… From time to time, you’ll feel as if you’re stagnating on your Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu journey. As if you’re not doing...
Are You A BJJ Coach And… Kind Of Burned Out? These 2 Tips Will Help
Mar 12, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
As someone who’s been training for quite a while and accumulated tons of experience, you finally became a coach… And that was, actually, quite a while ago in and of itself; months and...
