EDITOR'S NOTE: Welcome to the Athlete Journal of world-class grappler Valerie Worthington. Follow Valerie as she trains and competes in various events over the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu competition season. ... Continue Reading
Athlete Journal: Valerie Worthington, Entry 3 – Competus Interruptus and Second Chances
EDITOR'S NOTE: Welcome to the Athlete Journal of world-class grappler Valerie Worthington. Follow Valerie as she trains and competes in various events over the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu competition season. ... Continue Reading
Athlete Journal: Valerie Worthington, Entry 2 – My Inner Voice Has a Big Mouth
EDITOR'S NOTE: Welcome to the Athlete Journal of world-class grappler Valerie Worthington. Follow Valerie as she trains and competes in various events over the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu competition season. ... Continue Reading
The PanAms: One of the Big Ones (BJJ Tournaments, That Is)
Competition season in Brazilian jiu-jitsu has started. Truthfully, if you want to compete, you can find a tournament most any time of year, but there are some marquee events that draw lots of big names, ... Continue Reading
Preparing for Competition: Psyching up in the Eleventh Hour
Tournament season is under way in the Brazilian jiu-jitsu world. This means many competitors are cleaning up their diets, stepping up their training and conditioning, and re-establishing their ... Continue Reading
A Guide for the Novice: Competing in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Competition can be a big part of the grappling experience for practitioners who are so inclined. The conventional wisdom is that competition helps expedite progress and enables practitioners to test what ... Continue Reading
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Competition-Style: What Happens at a Grappling Tournament
On Saturday, October 22, competitors of every age, size, and skill/experience level participated in the Copa Nova Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Championships, a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and submission grappling ... Continue Reading
Keeping Competition Healthy
Competition pervades our daily lives. We vie for employment, cheer on our kids in the spelling bee, even try to beat out others for the best concert tickets by setting up camp outside the box office, ... Continue Reading
