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  • Getting Belt Stripes in Jiu Jitsu

    Getting Belt Stripes in Jiu Jitsu

    Have you ever received stripes in a martial art? And have you ever felt like you didn’t deserve them?

    D

    June 22, 2022
    bjj, Skills
    bjj, BJJ Competition, Brazilian jiu jitsu, jiu jitsu
  • How to Prepare for Your First Jiu Jitsu Competition

    How to Prepare for Your First Jiu Jitsu Competition

    First of all, good on you! Definitely a great BJJ goal. I’ve learned competing in BJJ isn’t for everyone and most people who practice Jiu Jitsu don’t compete. So you should be proud that you want to put your body through the competition submission gauntlet. Being a no stripe white belt when I competed was…

    D

    June 12, 2022
    bjj, Life, Skills
    bjj, BJJ Competition, Brazilian jiu jitsu, jiu jitsu
  • 195 Random Thoughts on Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

    195 Random Thoughts on Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

    I think about jiu jitsu a lot. Here are a bunch of random thoughts about mindset, fitness, health, and having fun with jiu jitsu… 25 Random Thoughts on Brazilian Jiu Jitsu 25 More Random Thoughts on Brazilian Jiu Jitsu 30 Random Thoughts on Brazilian Jiu Jitsu 30 More Random Thoughts on Brazilian Jiu Jitsu 85…

    D

    April 20, 2022
    bjj, Life, Skills
    bjj, Brazilian jiu jitsu, jiu jitsu
  • 85 Random Thoughts on Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

    85 Random Thoughts on Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

    I’ve been thinking more and more about jiu jitsu lately. It’s probably because I decided to register for a competition at the beginning of May. Did I mention I’ve only been doing BJJ for four months? I’m so new to the sport that my white belt has a white belt. I’m excited and nervous. Anyways…

    D

    April 20, 2022
    bjj, Life, Skills
    bjj, Brazilian jiu jitsu, jiu jitsu
  • Why Did I Register for a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Tournament?

    Why Did I Register for a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Tournament?

    I’m a four month white belt and I registered for the 2022 Ontario Open International Jiu Jitsu Competition. What was I thinking? Hopefully writing a blog post about it today will help me get to the bottom of why I would do such a thing while being at such a low belt rank. After chatting…

    D

    April 5, 2022
    bjj, Life, Skills
    bjj, Brazilian jiu jitsu
  • White Belt Mindset

    White Belt Mindset

    Since c*vid sucks and we were kept from our loved ones, friends, and hobbies we enjoy doing (like jiu jitsu), Gracie Barra Online offered their members free access to their online courses. If you couldn’t go to your gym mats, or if you didn’t own your own set of mats at home, then online videos…

    D

    March 4, 2022
    bjj, Brain, Skills
    Braulio Estima, Brazilian jiu jitsu, Gracie Barra, jiu jitsu
  • 30 More Random Thoughts on Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

    30 More Random Thoughts on Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

    Yesterday the Ontario government dropped all vaccine mandates and capacity limits. Hallelujah. Although many people are still effected by the pandemic (is it still a pandemic now?), I’m glad we’re going back to somewhat normal. We have to move on the best we can. And one way to do that is to get back to…

    D

    March 2, 2022
    bjj, Life, Skills
    bjj, Brazilian jiu jitsu, jiu jitsu
  • Book Review of The Great Hunt (Wheel of Time Book 2)

    Book Review of The Great Hunt (Wheel of Time Book 2)

    There will be spoilers below. Enjoy. The second book in the Wheel of Time series, The Great Hunt, was fantastic and fun. Much better than the first. The first one showed me a fantasy novel universe that was believable yet soaked in imagination. The second book kept up the image but the flow of information…

    D

    February 27, 2022
    Books, Fantasy
    The Great Hunt, Wheel of Time
  • Why I Do Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

    Why I Do Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

    Have you ever heard of benign masochism and contrast theory? Benign BJJ Masochism I’m still hooked on a fantasy book, but I’m easing my way back into a non-fiction book. Instead of trying to read several non-related non-fiction works, I will try and read one at a time and allow myself to digest one topic…

    D

    January 26, 2022
    bjj, Life, Skills
    bjj, Brazilian jiu jitsu, jiu jitsu
  • Getting Discouraged in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

    Getting Discouraged in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

    I got chocked out by my partner right in front of the instructor, apparently the instructor was telling me “don’t give him the choke, you’re giving him the choke!” I couldn’t hear. My ears were plugged, face was smushed, and I could barely breath. I panicked. I should have tapped sooner, but my ego almost…

    D

    January 25, 2022
    bjj, Life, Skills
    bjj, Brazilian jiu jitsu
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