Collar and Sleeve: A Foundational Open Guard for Beginners and Novices
“Any other guard you play will be better because you learn the concept of controlling
Gable Gripes
Your BJJ Coach is not a Guru or a Sage
Most of us understand that the human ego can be ungainly and fragile. It often
10 Things I Wish I Knew Before Starting Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
So much of training BJJ is trial and error. Still, there are some things I
The Art of Suffering Well in BJJ
“One must imagine Sisyphus happy.” – Albert Camus Plateaus and seemingly insurmountable walls are legion
Consistency is The Best Cure for Anxiety on the BJJ Mats
My very first six months on the BJJ mats involved a lot of nervous pooping.
Battle-Scarred Sciatica: How I’m Dealing With Sciatic Pain on The BJJ Mats
In a grand fit of irony the universe seems to readily dish out to all
Untangling The Regret Over My Very First Fight Some Twenty Years Later
“What we know is so little and what we presume is so much.” – Pablo
Cities of Men, Cities of God: The Complex Worlds of UFC Champion Khabib Nurmagomedov
Recently, Bloody Elbow published an article detailing the many crooks, warlords and alleged terrorists connected
My Neck, My Back: Dealing with Lower Back Pain on the BJJ Mats
Unfortunately, I don’t have time to address the prescriptive demands Khia discusses in her eloquent song.
Slow Your Roll
“Beware the fury of a patient man.” – John Dryden “Slow is smooth, smooth is