What weight class should I compete in? This is the hardest question to answer for many Brazilian jiu jitsu competitors. If you walk around a

Big news! I received my purple belt from Phil and Ricky Migliarese on October 11th! A few weeks ago, I found out that I was

For the last seven months or so, I’ve been relatively injury-free. This is one of the biggest, if not the biggest, factor that has contributed

A few months ago, I wrote an article stating my case for academies to offer women-only beginner classes. I argued that it’s much better for

It’s Tuesday morning. You wake up and don’t feel right. It could be brain fog or you’re just moving a little slow. Your joints are

I competed in the IBJJF No-Gi Pan Am tournament on Saturday, and I ended up falling short. I was disappointed, but I bounced back quickly

I’m fortunate in that my menstrual cycle doesn’t affect my life in a significant way. It certainly doesn’t affect my BJJ training, but some women

I made a New Year’s resolution at the beginning of 2014 to be more positive about situations. The second half of 2013 was definitely a

Two students start training Brazilian jiu jitsu at the same time. One student attends class because that is what he or she thinks needs to