Help, I’m not Improving! “Josh, I’m not improving.”“Josh, I don’t feel like I’m making any progress at all.”“Josh, you don’t understand what it’s like to not be very good. You beat everyone, so what would you know about losing?”“Josh, I feel like I’m not catching up to the best practitioners …
Training Methods and the Optimal Route to Improvements It’s time for a new blog post! I know it’s been a while, but still, better late than never. Today I wanted to chat about the importance of optimizing your training method. Too often I see practitioners of BJJ throw themselves into …
Gym Etiquette and Training at Different Gyms It’s time for another blog post! Part of BJJ culture that many newer athletes and practitioners may not be aware of is the gym etiquette. Now, many gyms have a list of gym rules, and most are very similar, however that doesn’t mean …
How do I train BJJ? I just show up and take a class, no? That is entirely correct, but not what I meant by the question. Whilst it is true that you should “just train”, there are ways to go about maximising your training results, while minimising your injuries. The …
Brazilian Jiu jitsu, or BJJ for short, is a ground-based grappling style of martial art that revolves around use of leverage and body positioning to overcome larger, stronger opponents. There is no punching or kicking involved, but rather an emphasis on closing distance so that one can take the aggressor …
