(me on the far left. 2007) “A black belt is a white belt who never quit.” – Unknown “A black belt only covers two inches of your ass. You have to cover the rest.” – Royce Gracie I don’t chase belts, I chase techniques – Tony Spencer (when asked about when he would […]
I feel like it was yesterday that I took my first BJJ class. Sadly, that was over 10 years ago. That’s right; I’ve been training Brazilian Jiu-jitsu for over 10 years! Just being able to say this makes me feel proud and super old. In honor of my landmark I came up with 10 solid […]
Today was a bruiser. I didn’t have any interviews for the podcast or private lessons and I am waiting for the hosting issues to get resolved before I can finish the work on the actual website. This freed up my day so I decided to take advantage of it and work hard! When I weighed […]
(That’s me on the right at my first tournament in 2003!) It’s Monday and that means it’s a post about leading up to the competitions. I figured I would share what a typical Monday looks like for me and then talk about planning your days to get the most out of them. Since […]
Hows the men to women ratio at your gym? I’m sure it’s similar to most gyms and significantly more men train. However I can say that right now, there are more women training Brazilian Jiu-jitsu at my gym than ever before and I think its fantastic! With all the new women in the gym I […]
Competition is one of the most exciting experiences I think a person can have in BJJ. You test yourself against another human in a “full out” setting. You truly find out what you’re made of and sometimes push yourself to new limits that you didn’t realize you could reach. Getting ready for a big […]
Hey everyone, This will be a short post. Myself, my students / team / association are gearing up for a few tournaments that are coming up in the next couple of months. We will be competing at some of the bigger events like the Atlanta Open, Miami Open, No Gi Pans and we also […]
Here is a video of me showing a few pieces of equipment I use to help fight off my sore body after hard training sessions. Recovering in BJJ is important to keep training hard and making progress.
BJJ is such a complex and technical grappling art, overflowing with techniques. Every move seems to have a variation . . . and every variation seems to have a variation. This complexity can be a double edge sword though. The technical prowess of BJJ allows it to work for anyone. Big, small, short, tall, it […]
Just finished another interview for the podcast project I have coming up. I’m having so much fun and learning so much about these awesome people. I hope everyone has as much fun listening to these podcast episodes as I’m having making them. The launch date for the podcast is September 1st, 2013 in case you’re […]