Hey guys, This morning I was suddenly inspired to post a workout I like to call "Strong Medicine." This is my favorite way to structure a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu practice. If you've been at Training Grounds Jiu-Jitsu & MMA for a while, you've probably done at least one variation of this workout. Try to perform this once every other week to begin, ...
Why I Keep Failing My Resolutions.. and How to Make Real Progress With Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
For many people in Bergen County and all over, the New Year represents a new beginning -- a fresh start with a clean slate. What better time to make a change for the better? In past years I, like many others, spent time reflecting on the year gone by and resolving to improve the year ahead. And like most others, the majority of my resolutions ...
How to Change Your Mindset to Accelerate Your Progress in Jiu Jitsu & MMA
If you want to get better at jiu jitsu faster, change the way that you look at "problems" in your game. STOP looking at them negatively, as obstacles and hindrances in the way of your gradual, linear progress in Martial Arts. START thinking of them as valuable opportunities to make large strides in your game. Think of Jiu Jitsu or Martial Arts as ...
5 Simple Details On How To Perform an Unstoppable Americana
This week we are taking a look at how to use finish the americana from the mount. One one of the main problems with doing a keylock or americana from the knees is that any movement by your opponent makes you base out with your hands. Additionally it doesn't incorporate proper leverage using your bodyweight. A few slight adjustments ...
Jiu-Jitsu from home. Tips for the busy BJJ student.
Your martial arts life is good; you are able to make it to your Jiu-Jitsu academy four times a week and get out for your morning jogs 3 times a week; you can now land gogoplatas and arm-bars at will; and it’s been weeks since anyone of your belt rank has tapped you out. Then suddenly, life happens. The kids are on different little league teams, ...
R-E-S-P-E-C-T – I’ll tell you what it means to me.
Respect is a word that gets thrown around Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and MMA gyms all the time. You show respect by bowing in to class, by the ever famous slap-pound before a roll and by shaking hands when class is over. One place it tends to be overlooked is during live training. The culprit is usually a junior ranking student. It's not intentional, ...