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Eat for Your Sport: Cutting Calories Is Not the Answer
Different sports require different fueling strategies. Understand how food affects your body to maximise your performance.
Sophia McDermott Drysdale
The Rear Naked Choke In BJJ With Darren and Helen Currie
The rear naked choke can be used from a standing position or on the ground and serves as an effective submission technique.
Stuart Tomlinson
Developing a Strong Wrist Lock in BJJ With Nathan Leverton
An opponent’s unfamiliarity with wrist locks and how to defend them adds an element of surprise to your submission game.
Stuart Tomlinson
5 Ways to Defend the Triangle in BJJ With Tom Barlow
This video demostrates a progression of five escapes you can perofrm as the triangle gets tighter and tighter.
Stuart Tomlinson
10 Ways to Inject Positivity Into Your BJJ Community
Be a force for good in your jiu jitsu world and crush negativity into the mat.
Valerie Worthington
Serious Fitness for Fighters in 3 Sessions a Week
Avoid injury by finding balance between your combat sport and your conditioning. This three training day plan will send you in the right direction.
Andrew Read
The Journey to a BJJ Black Belt: Look Back to Move Forward
If you're just starting in BJJ and want to get a black belt someday, you're in for a long journey. Seasoned BJJ practioners share how to make the most of it.
Samuel Spiegelman
3 Training Mistakes That Leave Fighters Too Smoked for Skill Work
These are the most common mistakes I see in fighters' strength training plans, and my suggestions for fixing them.
Andrew Read
Set Goals to Amplify Your BJJ Class and Give Your Training Direction
Discover how training goals will allow you to progress and leave class better than when you walked in.
Samuel Spiegelman
Strength for BJJ: 3 Guard-Opening Exercises
Improve your strength and balance by adding some guard-opening specific exercises to your training program.
Samuel Spiegelman
5 Underrated Reasons You Should Pick Up a Martial Art
From finding the calm in chaos to learning how to roll with the punches, martial arts will make you a stronger person.
Eric C. Stevens
Persistence and Passion: BJJ Coach Val Worthington
Coach Valerie Worthington opens up about about making the scary leap to follow her BJJ dreams, coaching others, and the beauty of emotion.
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How to Adjust Your Training Variables to Reach Your BJJ Goals
Having a healthy relationship between your training on and off the mat will keep you strong.
Samuel Spiegelman
The 5 Rules of Peaking Before a Tournament (Plus a 6-Week Plan)
Tapering before a tournament is the most important and difficult phase of training. But it doesn’t have to be a mystery.
Samuel Spiegelman
Is Your Sport Killing Your Athletic Potential?
Specialization is for insects - true athletes should be able to run, jump, lift, climb, and swim.
Andrew Read
The BJJ Blue Belt: A Belt of Frustration and Opportunity
The blue belt is often the longest, most challenging, yet most rewarding rank in your BJJ career.
Samuel Spiegelman
Submission Series Pro: American Idol, Jiu Jistu Style
This upcoming Brazilian jiu jitsu event matches hometown heroes against some of the brightest up-and-coming stars in the sport.
Sally Arsenault
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