What are the big differences between rolling no-gi, versus rolling with the gi on? Well, the main difference is the grips. There are going to be a lot more grips available to you when you are rolling with a Gi. On top of that, you can have 2 or 3 different grip options for the […]
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Well, it’s almost here… The long awaited Kings Jiu Jitsu Cup! It’s being held by the brazilian tournament organizer, SouCompetidor… If you live in, near, or just want a really awesome jiu jitsu tournament in Brazil… You should definitely go to it… Here are all the details you need: Name Of Event: 1st Kings Cup Jiu Jitsu, Day October
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It isn’t a bad thing to want to train efficiently. Drilling at home could help, but the main thing is to get in as much mat time as you can while still staying healthy and maintaining balance (i.e., you don’t want to be spending all your time at the academy while your partner is waiting
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Want to improve your BJJ fast? Here are the 5 top tips for you! Stretch. There are some great tutorials on YouTube on the most effective methods of stretching. My personal favorite way of stretching in in GingerNinjaTrickster’s Video’s on “Methods of stretching. You can also do yoga at home witch will have separate benefits
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Is it NORMAL, to get choked unconscious in a class/in a tournament? No, getting choked out “once every couple of months or so” is not and should not be normal. If true, then that school needs to correct how it’s “teaching” its students. At any school where students are getting choked out regularly (as in more than
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Here are the top 6 tips & tricks to make your first tournament experience a success! Don’t wait for the tap: When you train, you don’t want to hurt anyone, but here, if you have to break their arm because the ref isn’t paying attention or they’re being stubborn, you might have to be mentally
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A question I often see asked from beginners of jiu jitsu is the one of: Are there any techniques I should learn first/over others? And while I will usually say that jiu jitsu is more about concepts, leverage, efficiency, etc… I still say that there are techniques that are more important for beginners to learn at first…
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Does jiu jitsu teach less takedowns than other martial arts? If so, why is that? The amazing thing about BJJ is how open it is to – err – “stealing” techniques from wrestling, judo, sambo, etc… (?), whatever it takes to get a point or take the action to the ground. Many academies even institute fully
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Judo is derived from Japanese Jiu-Jitsu. It whittled away the dangerous and useless techniques, turning it into an effective sport. Notice how I said both dangerous and useless techniques were whittled away, which is a very concise and complete summary about the benefit and con of sport vs. street art: The latter is not confined
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