As a practitioner, Camen has been doing Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu for over three years and has become the “BJJ girl” of the community. “ To fellow women, happy International Women's Day. I hope you are strong in the face of all the curveballs you may encounter through the different stages...
Most of what makes elite BJJ competitors so good is that they make minute adjustments to their body positioning on the fly, often without conscious thought. Usually these grapplers have achieved this understanding through years of training and competing with the elite of the sport. BJJ Core Concep...
BJJ as something to use only while on the ground. (This approach is not limited to MMA competitors. I’ve had at least one high-level BJJ black belt tell me that he would never choose to go to the ground in a real fight – but that if someone takes him down they have a surprise...
When you’re looking to perfect heel hook BJJ escapes, your focus should be on remaining calm enough to know when to move and when to stay put. Timing is everything in leg lock defense and you can really mess up epically if you miss your window. And by mess up, I mean end up inj...
The front headlock in wrestling is a way of getting the fight to the ground or getting an opponent on their back for a pin. In BJJ, apart from guillotines, people usually use them to get the back. In both instances, this position is massively underused. Just like with leg locks, Danah...
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Knowledge doesn’t even have to flow from senior to junior practitioners. I’ve had higher belts attend the classes I teach and tell me that they learned good stuff. Likewise, I’ve learned a lot from students who are junior to me. The bottom line for BJJ practitioners is “when it com...
Dieting is a big part ofBJJ and MMA, where you have to lose weight and then cut weight to make sure you fight in the right weight category. BCAA’s can help spare your muscle, so that it’s the useless fat that is lost rather than vital muscle tissue. If you practice Intermittent ...
When it comes to major BJJ tournaments, preparation is 90 percent of the battle in winning the event. Everyone who goes there is willing to put their best out on the table in hopes of bringing home a medal, but it’s not all about wanting it. What you are willing to sacrifice and do...
Too often in BJJ people look at this journey as their’s and their’s alone. They even push the idea of the Ronin. The lone samurai. They float from gym to gym. Never putting a solid root or really allowing themselves to become part of the larger collective. They bounce. Others are ...