Over the weekend, I went with some friends to a karaoke bar. Not the kind where you get your own private room. The kind where

I had so much fun writing my last piece about things I wish I had known when I started BJJ, and I got a positive

They say hindsight is 20/20. I frequently observe, in my own training journey, and in the training journeys of others, actions that reveal how we

Martial arts can attract people who feel helpless in their lives. They may have been abused mentally or physically as children and learning martial arts

Several times recently, I’ve been asked by teammates and visitors to my academy for suggestions on how to take notes on grappling technique. The people

Aside from all of the technical knowledge we work to acquire as we begin training Brazilian jiu jitsu, most of the required (or desired) gear

A few weeks ago, my editor Becca told me that fellow Breaking Muscle contributor Sally Arsenault wondered if I’d be willing to write a story

Dear Brazilian Jiu Jitsu: We’ve been together for many years, and while my love for you has transformed over time, it has remained a constant

Photos provided by David Brown Photography. Several years ago, I was training with a man who had significantly less jiu jitsu experience than I. Indeed,

Photos provided by David Brown Photography. Brazilian jiu jitsu/submission grappling is an increasingly popular sport that is one of the component sports of the mixed

I don’t typically look to dictionaries when I want to define a term. But I had to follow up on one of the definitions I