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4) Higher level practitioners do them and not lower level because most BJJ practitioners are not good at leg locks. If they are a brown belt, their leg locks are normally at blue belt level. Beginners may be told that they will learn them when they are higher rank, but in most [...]
Are Leg Locks Part of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu?
There is a bit of controversy on this topic. When I started training and I was originally under the Gracies, I was told that leg locks are:
1) dangerous
2) on kneebars you turn your back, and turning your back is really bad
3) if you train them your guard passes will suffer
4) that only higher level guys [...]
Why I Interviewed Shawn King
I asked Shawn King to talk with us about how your health can affect your training. I think you can easily take your training and your life to the next level with the information Shawn has to share with you.
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History of Jiu-Jitsu (Part 2), Maeda and the Gracies
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Information in this article was taken mostly from a book that I recommend, mostly for it’s history section, “Mastering JuJitsu” by Renzo Gracie and John Danaher.
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu has it’s roots in the Gracie family, but the Gracies learned from Mitsuyo Meada (1878-1941), “Count Coma.” He was doing mixed martial arts matches around [...]
History of Jiu-Jitsu Part 1 (Before the Gracies)
For years I had only heard about the history of Jiu-Jitsu from the Gracies. Rorion Gracie said that his father Helio was the driving force behind most of the evolution of Jiu-Jitsu from what they learned from Count Koma. In the Machado’s schools and in other circles, there is talk about the older brother Carlos’s [...]
How A Black Belt Can Hurt You
Having a belt system in any martial art has several purposes. One is that students know who to trust as far as who to learn from. Belt color will let you know to trust the darker colored belts and to take advice from white belts with a grain of salt. There are white belts in [...]
Criteria for Rank in BJJ
This is a really touchy subject. I have seen adults act like children when it comes to getting promoted in BJJ!
What creates some of this frustration is that most schools do not have a clear set of requirements for advancement. I understand why students can get frustrated.
It took my 11 years to achieve my [...]
Abundance and Scarcity in BJJ
My early years in Jiu-Jitsu were rough in many ways! One of my negative experiences was learning a different way to do a guard pass. One day I was doing the pass where you slide one arm in between their legs and you leave one arm in between their legs. I had learned this pass [...]
What's Wrong With BJJ
I have to say that the Gracies have made a huge contribution to my life. I love Jiu-Jitsu. It is one of the most amazing martial arts I have ever encountered, that I am still challenged and mystified by. I am very thankful to them. They have helped make me a more complete martial artist and [...]
The 5 Factors In Who Wins A Match
A few black belt friends of mine talk very highly of conditioning. When they talk about getting better, they often talk about getting in better shape. In this post I am respectfully disagreeing with them!
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