The way of all progress

The way of all progress: There is an odd element to making progress in Jiu jitsu and…

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Jiu jitsu always asks us to seek advantage before attacking

Jiu jitsu always asks us to seek advantage before attacking. There are many different…

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Use your head!

Use your head! Being told to use your head usually implies using our ability to think -…

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In this game you’ve got two choices as to how you can beat an opponent…

In this game you’ve got two choices as to how you can beat an opponent - you can either…

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Victory in Austin!

Victory in Austin! The New Wave Team had a fine outing here in Austin tonight at the…

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Be impatient with seeking and starting your projects, but patient with the results

Be impatient with seeking and starting your projects, but patient with the results. It…

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Once you develop a strong primary move that opponents fear…

Once you develop a strong primary move that opponents fear - it’s much easier to develop…

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Routine

Routine: When most people say that a person lives a life of routine they mean it in a…

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Finding balance

Finding balance: When you look at world championships competitions it’s often quite a…

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Daniel Manasoiu wins ADCC Open in Vancouver

Daniel Manasoiu wins ADCC Open in Vancouver: Big Dan continued his impressive run at the…

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Symmetry

Symmetry: do you need to be able to perform your major moves on both sides of your body…

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Back in Austin

Back in Austin: Just got out from a twenty nine hour flight from Thailand back to Texas.…

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It all stars with one move you have trust in

It all stars with one move you have trust in: For every given scenario in Jiu jitsu,…

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Continuity

Continuity: We judge our Jiu jitsu mostly by the quality of our performance of moves -…

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The power of strangles

The power of strangles: There is no more certain method ending a match or indeed, a…

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One move – many applications

One move - many applications: I would rather a student was familiar with ten variations…

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Calculated risk

Calculated risk: Probably the single toughest thing for a professional athlete to do is…

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