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The BJJ Contrarian
I disagree! I am no contrarian!A contrarian - is a person who takes up a contrary position, especially a position that is opposed to that of the majority, regardless of how unpopular it may be. A BJJ...
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Time For A New Gi
When is it time?So I've been noticing none of my kimonos (gi) are fitting me right anymore.I actually have quite a few that I've collected over the years. All A2. And it's literally like I am a puppet...
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Good And Bad Vs Optimal
When thinking of martial arts schools, especially deciding where to train, thinking of things as good or bad becomes problematic.This school seems "good," it will be "good" for me, I'm "good" here so...
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Range Of Motion In Joint Locks
Intuitively most BJJ practitioners can sense this but the most often attacked joints; the elbows and knees are the most vulnerable because they have a very limited range of motion. Being hinge joints,...
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UFC 167 Robots Vs Beasts
Big Risks Pay OffThis is a scene from an obscure movie called Gattaca. A movie about perfectly engineered humans and the normally conceived humans who work as laborers.This past UFC reminded me of that...
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All The Stuff I Take
How to prepare your body to compete with the big boys.I often get asked about what I eat and what I take and what I use.So here they are with explanations and links to where you can get them:...
View ArticleThe Problem With Training For MMA
In all other sports, conditioning is about injury prevention. As a strength coach, the amount of players you keep off the injured list is how you get paid.In MMA more fighters are hurt during training...
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Breaking Down Roger Gracie's Guard
Thinking About Roger's GuardThere's actually nothing magical about it. Roger does several things really well, one of his biggest strengths and sometimes weakness is his patience.There's a movie called...
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Crucial Moments: UFC 168 Breaking Down Ronda Rousey Vs Miesha Tate
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Is Magic!When Royce Gracie submitted Dan Severn with the triangle choke (choking an opponent with your legs), that's what everyone said. That it was magic. Weird mystical chi...
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The Attacks Of Kron Gracie: The Three Prong Approach
Win Or Lose, Kron Gracie Will Try To Finish YouKron Gracie is the most famous and most popular black belt competitor to have never won a World Title at black belt.It has been said that he has no style...
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Sleep: The Undervalued Tool
How To Sleep As Well As Kron Gracie20 Different hacks, strategies, and methods you can use to improve recovery or get the rest you need before competing.And sometimes even be able to sleep at the...
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Hacking Jiu Jitsu: 10 Questions To Improve Learning Curve
Get good at Jiu Jitsu quickly. No secret techniques, just lots of shortcuts and hacks.With learning Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, there are so many variables to consider, but they aren't all evenly scaled and...
View ArticleEvery Life Lesson I've Learned From Martial Arts
My Jiu Jitsu master Rubens Charles "Cobrinha" explained to me, to be a good martial artist, figure out what's bothering you, then figure out a good way to prevent it or stop it. Me: I can't submit this...
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Conditioning For BJJ
Technique matters, but so does strength and conditioning.By Sam Yang - Get similar updates hereI was recently asked on Quora:What's the best resources and information for strength training and...
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Deconstructing The Idea Of "Flowing"
Water flows not because anything allows it to. That's just what water does.By Sam Yang - Get similar updates hereNo matter what kind of BJJ you train, whether it's self defense, MMA, competition, or...
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Thoughts About Live Rolling
Photo Courtesy Of Magyar BalázsBy Sam Yang - Get similar updates hereThe difference between BJJ and many other martial arts is aliveness during sparringLet's define aliveness: Aliveness describes...
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Learning Business From Jiu Jitsu
Rafael Mendes and Rubens Charles "Cobrinha" Maciel locked in a complex guard positionBy Sam Yang - Get similar updates hereMartial arts was created to help us understand the tough situations we find...
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Are All Martial Arts From Asia
Martial Art And TraditionBy Sam Yang - Get similar updates hereSomeone recently asked me this and I had to think about it for a moment. No it's not all from Asia but to many it may seem like it because...
View ArticleThe True Spirit Of Martial Arts
By Sam Yang - Get similar updates hereI've always had a love for martial arts history. A pattern I've seen so often in so many traditions is loss of information. Whenever there have been times of...
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Was Bruce Lee The Best Fighter?
By Sam Yang - Get similar updates hereI was recently asked, "Does Bruce Lee have any weaknesses in combat?"Martial arts has become too much about who's the toughest or who's the best fighter. As a...
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Harnessing The Loser's Mindset
Photo courtesy of Five GrapplingI lose by 22 points and get submitted?By Sam Yang - Get similar updates hereTo boil down everything I talk about into one word, the word would be mindset. Mindset...
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Curious About The Mind Of Inner BJJ?
Via LetzTrainTHERE'S A LOT MORE TO CONSIDER THAN DIET AND EXERCISEBy Sam Yang - Get similar updates hereIf you're into productivity, life hacks, mindset, business, martial arts, BJJ, health, fitness,...
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BJJ Is About Community
BJJ Is About Community And ResilienceBy Sam Yang - Get similar updates hereI recently was promoted to a BJJ brown belt. The lesson I've learned was, BJJ is not just about techniques, it's also about...
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Why Are Leg Locks And Neck Cranks So Vicious?
Some submissions are naturally brutalBy Sam Yang - Get similar updates hereI've grappled against 300lb wrestlers in the past. I've tried to armbar them from top, I couldn't. Imagine if you weigh 140...
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