A few of months ago an instructor at Boulder Grappling said this to me: “Go for the top. Everyone can fight from the bottom.” These words helped my game grow to a new level relatively quickly. I think there is a point in many people’s training (well, mine at least) where the novelty of playing [...]
A video about the “core” of Jiu Jitsu. Thanks to Brad for showing me the video.
About a week ago the toenail of my 4th toe – the one next to my pinky toe – was consideraly derailed during a sparring session. About a third of the toenail was missing but it didn’t really bother me at the time. When I stopped moving around I soon noticed something didn’t feel right. [...]
I would guess that headgears for martial arts have been around a long time; Wikipedia only had so much to say about the topic. Wikipedia did not have an extensive history of the martial-arts headgear. Yet. I am often surprised by how many people don’t wear headgear when training Jiu Jitsu. I would think that [...]
I am a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) enthusiast and blogger. A blue belt under Relson Gracie, this is where I share insights, stories and reviews related to BJJ. I train in Colorado at Boulder Grappling Academy. Contact me at ryanpeterson DOT me **AT** gmail DOT com. Legal info.