Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu +

Saturday night I went out to help Zade, one of my teammates (here on the far right,) celebrate his birthday. We had lots of lovely champagne which encouraged us all to dance. Fortunately, no photos of the dancing.Jackie, another one of my teammates..And Marc, one of my favorite training partners.Then Sunday after class, we had a pool party/BBQ. Of course, th […]

Often more knowledge can be gained from our losses than our wins. This is a lesson I learned recently in Brazil. It doesn't matter what sport, game or martial arts you practice. I was given some great advice last week after the Rio Open from one of my coaches. He said, “We don't compete to win. We compete to see if, and how our opponents might beat […]

So I went home...sort of.My Coach in the states is Daniel Thomas. His professor is Claudio França. Claudio's professor is Grand Master Francisco Mansor.Grand Master Mansor's school in Rio is Soul Fighters.Which is where I went tonight.I have been wanting to go there ever since last year, when Coach, John T, and Dane came down here to Rio and traine […]

I just read two blog posts back to back and they inspired me, in two separate ways, to write this one. First, I read Rob’s article about BJJ and The Butterfly Effect and then I read John’s Making the Connection (I recommend you read those two articles first. Click on them and they will open in new windows so you won’t lose this page) For those of you who don […]

I remember as a white belt I heard that getting a blue belt meant that you knew the basics. I wanted that belt with such a passion, I wanted to prove that I had put the work in and was “good.” Thinking about that now, I can’t help but laugh at how relative “good” is. … […]

Are you a woman who has never tried Brazilian Jiu Jitsu? Here's 10 reasons you should give it a chance. Weight lossRigorous, regular training helped me shed 5kgs/11lbs. Continued training keeps me trim, strong and flexible; BJJ has helped me develop the most positive body-image of my life. ToningWhen it comes to building a lean, lithe bod, Pilates has n […]

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 […]

One woman's journey into creating a women's jiu jitsu programArticle #15, by Chrissy Linzy [FAQ Entry]This is the first part of two, which will be popping up next week.The SetupAbout 3 months ago, using what must have been some sort of black belt trickery, Klint Radwani (my instructor) convinced me to teach a women’s class at our academy. I hesitan […]