10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu is a relatively new school in comparison to other BJJ brands that have been around since the late 80’s and early 90’s. The school was created by […]
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Is BJJ Better Than Catch Wrestling? Who Has The Best Submissions?
Both BJJ and wrestling are grappling based martial arts. They both offer practical self defense aspects and have fairly similar rulesets. Catch wrestling is now a fragmented martial art and […]
Turf Toe in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu – What is it & how to train with it?
What is turf toe? Turf toe is an injury commonly associated with grappling and is most common amongst wrestlers in particular. However, it can also be found amongst Judokas and […]
The 5 Best Womens Rashguards for BJJ Training Review
Things to consider when buying a new rash guard If you are a woman you will want a tapered fitting waist to stop the rashguard coming up whilst you are […]
The 8 Most Important BJJ Concepts & Fundamental Techniques For White Belts
When starting out in BJJ, it is important that you get a grasp of the basic concepts as soon as possible. Whilst this isn’t going to happen overnight, if you […]
How training Brazilian Jiu Jitsu creates powerful habits of discipline for other areas of life
If you’ve been training Brazilian Jiu Jitsu long enough, you will often hear people talk about discipline and the will to train. Not only this, but some people will mention […]
1998 World Cup winner Bixente Lizarazu is a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and has competition success to back it up
Depending on what part of the world you’re from you will either call it soccer or football. Regardless, Bixente Lizarazu is widely believed to be one of the left backs […]
Ego in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu – Is it good or bad? Everything you should know
In Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, there is a common saying “Leave your ego at the door”. This means, it’s good to train without an ego as otherwise it can hold you […]
Mat Burn in BJJ – how to prevent, treat and avoid it
Sadly, mat burn is a common feature in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Not only this, but mat burn is also associated with other grappling sports such as wrestling and judo. In […]
Sandbagging in BJJ – what does it mean? An interesting story of hiding your experience
When you first hear the term ‘sandbagging’ in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, you may think it’s some form of sandbag workout training regime like kettlebells. However, sandbagging is actually a term […]