Five Reasons Why Competing is Good For Your Jiu Jitsu
Posted by Danny O'Donnell onCompeting in any athletic endeavor is challenging, especially when it’s a one on one sport like jiu jitsu. Not only will you be facing someone who’s hungry to win, you’ll likely be doing so in...
How To Stay Motivated in Jiu Jitsu
Posted by Danny O'Donnell onThe jiu-jitsu journey is a never ending one, as no matter how much you practice it is impossible to master every area of the game. While there are life-long practitioners of the art, there are...
Training in Brazil – Progress Mark spends 2 months in Sao Paulo, what tips does he have?
Posted by James Tighe onDuring the first 2 months of 2022 I travelled to Sao Paulo, Brazil to train at the legendary Barbosa Jiu Jitsu Academy under the tutelage of Marco Barbosa, a blackbelt for over 20 years. If...
Why You Should Train Both Gi and No Gi
Posted by Danny O'Donnell onAs jiu jitsu has grown in popularity, so too has the divide between gi and no gi practitioners. While many people used to believe that if you were good in the gi then you were...
Biggest ADCC Trials in History Delivers Submissions and Electrifying Performances
Posted by Danny O'Donnell onThe ADCC West Coast Trials were the biggest trials in the promotion’s history. Over 1,000 of the best submission grapplers and jiu jitsu fighters from across North America converged on Las Vegas to see who...