Category Archives: Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

Things I wish weren’t true #55

It’s probably better that I get a great warmup and little to no workout rather than a great workout with little to no warmup. This idea was inspired by every joint in my body from 100% of the mornings after … Continue reading

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BJJ training improving skills and body with $10/day of limited resources

Keith Code of the California Superbike school is famous for using his $10 analogy.    “You have $10, you can spend it on cornering or braking, or some combination of both, but you only have $10”   This very much … Continue reading

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Yoga is a four letter word

Yoga is a four lettered word I hate yoga, I really do.    Picking up and throwing around heavy things is much more my thing. After years of Muscle and Fitness inspired lifting(Hey, it was the 90s), and years of … Continue reading

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The Problem Night

  It’s a warm night, or maybe I’m just warm. Sprints across the mats on one side, wrestling shots across the other. It’s Oct 2008, I feel good. I’m 37 years old, a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, and … Continue reading

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F as in Fat Loss, a belt notch too far

TL;DR There is no secret when it comes to fat loss.  The big three of fat loss.  Fix your diet Fix your sleep Intense workouts  A notch too far   I wear the same belt I wore when I was in … Continue reading

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Crossfit, a review 6 months in.

I started crossfit in earnest to enhance my brazilian jiu jitsu training, and six months in or so, I’m posting my take on the good and bad of crossfit. If you haven’t heard of it, crossfit is a new rage … Continue reading

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Fix what’s broken, stop living with it

I have had a bad habit over time of ignoring injuries and continuing with what I’m doing. I went 4 years with a right elbow that couldn’t bend more than 90 degrees, learning to work around it. Trying to flex … Continue reading

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Slow Rolling in BJJ

One of the tougher concepts in BJJ to teach is flow rolling. The idea being to work transitions without power to improve and find the time between moves. It is impossible for one student to flow roll if the other … Continue reading

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