Personal development is broken into four different categories. Physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health are huge components of who we are as individuals. We beleieve that jiu-jitsu is the gateway to hitting all four of these categories at once. Training jiu-jitsu does not just have profound impacts on one’s physical health but their mental, emotional, …
Tapping Out is something that is very common in the sport of jiu-jitsu and MMA. The tap-out is indicated with a simple gesture of patting a body part on your opponent or verbalizing the word “tap”. The meaning of the ‘tap out’ is simple, it means that whoever verbalized the tap is putting an end …
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Thousands of people have discovered the life-changing benefits of jiu-jitsu and have gone on to lead incredible lives. At the same time, for all the known benefits of jiu-jitsu and the life transformational effects, the reality is, people will still quit no different than they would quit their diet, quit their workout routine, quit school, …
Table of Contents Newsletter Signup for news and special offers! Subscribe Loading… Thank you! You have successfully joined our subscriber list. Are you ready player one? Your life is passing you by each day. Everyone and everything around is you fighting for your attention but are you really paying attention to what’s going on in …
Table of Contents We are currently living through some of the wildest times in human history. The world around us seems to be going into complete chaos. Now, we are on the verge of a deep recession, we are more divided than ever, and people around us are hurting. One thing we all have in …
Table of Contents Creating an extraordinary life is something every one of us craves. We all have dreams and aspirations but what are those dreams without a real plan of attack? Just hopeful thinking. We need sturdy principles in this life to navigate the waters and truly become a “life master”. We learned these 22 …
Honor, respect, discipline, and consistency. Do you hold any of these traits? While training jiu-jitsu you will gain at least one if not all of these traits by default if you allow the sport to work its magic on you. Jiu-jitsu, like many other martial arts, has a hierarchy system in place that is represented …
You all may know master splinter as the rate that took care of the teenage mutant ninja turtles, we look at jiu-jitsu black belts in the same light. All the students in the academy are pupils of a small number of black belts that take the time to pass on their knowledge and expertise to …
Jiu-Jitsu is a sport that teaches you lessons that go way beyond the bounds of the four walls you train in. Just like other martial arts, BJJ has a belt system in place to create an internal hierarchy. This forms a meritocracy that rewards people based on their competence, talent, and effort. Achieving your Black …
Jiu-Jitsu is a martial art that truly allows an individual to completely reshape their life. There are so many transferable lessons to life that you will learn while training BJJ. Getting to the highest level of this sport is represented by receiving a black belt. The BJJ black belt is not something that is just …
We want to start this off by saying congratulations for getting to this point in jiu-jitsu. It is not every day that you run into someone who can accomplish what you have. The dedication it takes to make it to this point in the sport is serious, having this belt around your waist should feel …
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The purple belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu is the point in your jiu-jitsu career where you know that the dream of becoming a black belt is just right around the corner. You probably started this journey with crazy dreams of making it to that point and now it is right at your doorstep. Jiu-Jitsu has shaped …
Making it out of the blue belt stage and going into the era of a purple belt is a massive accomplishment. You have dedicated some serious time to the mats and have showcased to others that you are truly committed to the sport. In this article, we discuss what a purple belt is, how long …
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Table of Contents Jiu-Jitsu cultivates mental and physical toughness and welcomes anyone willing to work. Being a white belt in BJJ is the first step to a long journey. You took a big step by deciding to take responsibility for your improvement and you should be proud but the work is just starting. This article discusses …
Here we go again, another time being a beginner at something. You probably heard about this jiu-jitsu thing from some podcast or a friend that wouldn’t shut up about it, which makes sense because we are pretty much a cult at this point. The BJJ white belt represents several things but mainly symbolizes that you …
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Table of Contents Some people that train Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu have this negative outlook on the BJJ white belt but we are here to say f*** what they think. We applaud those that take the leap into the unknown and decide to push themselves and that is what you have decided to do. In this article …
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Brazilian jiu-jitsu is the fastest-growing martial art in the world due to the extreme growth of the UFC during the 2020 pandemic. Jiu-jitsu is something all MMA fighters have to be proficient to even be considered on the circuit. In this article, we break down the Brazilian jiu-jitsu belt order! White Belt (1 – 2 …
Some people that train Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu have this negative outlook on the BJJ white belt but we are here to say f*** what they think. We applaud those that take the leap into the unknown and decide to push themselves and that is what you have decided to do. In this article we talk about …
Do you know the difference between someone that makes it to the black belt and someone who does not? Your BJJ Belt Rank says a lot about who you are to the people around you within a gym, when you understand what stage you are in and dedicate yourself to being the best at that …
Jiu Jitsu is the greatest thing that anyone can discover. It is a sport that changes who you are to the very core of your being. A big part of jiu-jitsu is the natural progression you get to see in yourself and your game over time. BJJ belt ranking are a way for gyms to …
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Table of Contents Newsletter Signup for news and special offers! Subscribe Loading… Thank you! You have successfully joined our subscriber list. The Gracie family are considered the pioneers of modern jiu-jitsu; so much so that there’s an entire system named after them – Gracie Jiu-Jitsu. The primary difference between this and standard Brazilian Jiu Jitsu …
Table of Contents Newsletter Signup for news and special offers! Subscribe Loading… Thank you! You have successfully joined our subscriber list. The BJJ belts ranking system helps show progression, making it easy to identify who’s at a higher skill level. It differentiates the amateurs and pros from each other, and each belt comes with a …
Just like in your favorite video game the sport of jiu-jitsu allows you to level up. Your real-life avatar that has a job, responsibilities, and needs also has the opportunity to showcase that you are defeating bosses and getting one step closer to level 99. And who said we don’t live in a simulation? In …
Just like jiu-jitsu, society has hierarchal levels that can be identified and defined. There is such thing as being good, being great, and then becoming world-class. Being world-class is something that only a small percentage of human beings can attain. Getting to the pinnacle or even the 1% in jiu-jitsu is only accomplished by becoming …
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Table of Contents Life is a video game. The way you level up your avatar is by staying curious and exploring new ways to express yourself. Staying curious and being a student of the game turns shitty activities into more enjoyable things. Everything you do has a purpose and is meant to teach you something. In …
