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How to regulate your training intensity for optimal jiu jitsu growth
By Shane McCarthy
Do you find yourself always injured after training? Or worse, do you find your training partners are always injured post roll with you? Are you able to roll for an entire training session, or do you find yourself needing multiple rounds off just to recover? Maybe you’re one of those practitioners who thinks […]
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How to become a liberated learner: Desire, data and drive
By Emily Kwok
Sometimes feedback can be a painful thing. As a teacher, I can be disappointed or dismayed by a student’s reaction when I try to offer some helpful advice, but then I am reminded by how I’ve felt when people have tried to help me. When I think about some of my most embarrassing […]
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Skin Health in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu: A Dermatologist/Grappler’s Insights
By Princeton BJJ Staff
The close contact of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) places a premium on maintaining excellent skin health, not only for individual practitioners but for the entire training community. In a recent episode of the BJJ Meditations podcast, Dr. Clayton Green, a board-certified dermatologist and BJJ blue belt, shared some of the best practices […]
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How to prepare for Jiu Jitsu competition
By Shane McCarthy
Jiu Jitsu competition is an excellent opportunity to test your skills against live, resisting opponents who share the same passion for the sport. Whether you’re a first-time competitor or a seasoned veteran, success hinges on your preparation. In this guide, we’ll delve into the specifics of each crucial step to ensure you’re well-equipped […]
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BJJ School culture: Essential qualities for any Jiu jitsu academy
By Emily Kwok
For most of us who decide to take an art on, we tend to prioritize things like location, price, aesthetics and instructor qualifications in our pursuit of learning. While these things are important, their influence wanes over time and can have less impact on our long term satisfaction and growth trajectory. What isn’t […]
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Your Complete Guide to Princeton Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Kids Classes
By Matthew Neiditch
While we all come to BJJ for a variety of reasons, be it for self-defense, exercise, or confidence-building, jiu jitsu can have a marked effect on our holistic self-development long term. As parents, we undoubtedly want to expose and equip our children with tools that will help them successfully navigate the peaks and […]
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Jiu Jitsu after 30: How to stay in the game
By Joe Hannan
The body keeps the score. In my case, the score is one torn MCL, one irreparably dislocated floating rib, torn rotator cuffs, several QL strains, four or five corneal abrasions, countless staph infections, and a litany of other damage my brain can’t recall but my ligaments, tendons, muscle, bones, and fascia won’t forget.
The […]
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How to prepare for your first Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) class
By PBJJ Staff
The hardest step on any journey is often the first step, and the journey of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) is no different. Think of how many people never take the first step of signing up to train. Making the commitment to train BJJ is the start of the journey toward personal growth and […]
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To Win or Learn? Competing Commitments
By Emily Kwok
All students oscillate between being the hammer and the nail. Idealistically, we aim to be the hammer any time we choose against anyone we choose, but few ever arrive in that place without strain.
When we are the nail, it often feels like we are desperately fighting to survive, which makes it difficult to […]
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How fatherhood is transforming my Jiu Jitsu
By Joe Hannan
Everything changed, and nothing changed. When people ask me what it’s like being a new father, the best answer I can offer is a paradox. In some ways, it feels like I’ve always been a father. That’s not to say that I was born to be a father, and every moment leading up […]
