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I subscribe to a newsletter that discusses topics relevant to law enforcement, and this morning's issue had a really good article talking about how to most effectively train police recruits. As I read it, I realized it was equally applicable to jiu jitsu. Read it and see if you agree.Training police recruits to think (part two) By Sgt. Steve Papenfuhs ( […]

It is said that your Jiu Jitsu belt harnesses all of your "power". A belt is not just something you wear around your waist in Jiu Jitsu. A belt is a symbol of your knowledge and experience. Your belt naturally ages with you as you progress. A worn-out belt is a sign of how much and how long you've been training at that level. A few days ago I […]

So I’m now in Costa Rica. I’m honestly not planning on training here. I know I should. I’m sorry. My wife is coming down today, and we’re going to check out the area, go zip-lining, all the usual stuff.Plus, my body needs a serious break. My thumb is still all jacked up, I think I broke one of my toes in Rio (I’ve just been taping it), and I’m having trouble […]

Very exciting news! If you are a big fan of MMA and happen to live in Manchester: YOU ARE IN BIG LUCK! There is a good number of excellent MMA gyms that approach the sports intelligently and meticulously. The Part Time Grappler, who's lucky enough to train at FIGHTING FIT MARTIAL ARTS,  has conducted a series of interviews with the head coaches of a num […]

I’m hurt, I can’t train hard, and I’m enjoying a mildly-normal vacation for once. So, that night I spent with a friend from college who had since moved from Arkansas back home to Brazil. We ate more sushi than two humans should ever attempt to ingest and I introduced him to the greatest series ever, Jersey Shore. He wasn’t quite as moved as I was. I was exit […]

In 2009, in the course of working with Marc Walder to organise the Essex BJJ Open, I received an unexpected email from a would-be competitor. This competitor, a blue belt out of the Roger Gracie Academy Bucks who also trains at the McLeod Academy, was keen to enter his first competition. He did have one concern, however, his age. He was 69, was this going to […]

Hi all. We all learn some techniques from instructional videos. It s a good way to learn new sweeps and submissions. To be honest most of my sweeps and submissions that i successfully use in sparing these days came from instructional videos.The reason why i love learning from vids is because it keeps me ahead of my class.I get to sweep them and do crazy stuf […]

Last week, Romulo discussed his thoughts on teaching. In part two, he talks about competition.slideyfoot.com: You began competing quite early in your training: how would you advise a new student coming to you saying “I want to compete”?Romulo Barral: I have a lot of people who do that, and my advice is like this: the competition needs to be something natural […]