• You Will Find a Community

    January 18, 2018

    You will find a community

    By: Joe Hannan

    Like our ancient ancestors, the Jiu Jitsu player has a community behind them, united by a common fear, a common struggle. Psychology supports this notion that a sense of community is the cure to many of the mental disorders we encounter in our lives. As mentioned earlier in this […]

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  • Remembering David Jacobs

    January 10, 2018

    “Words fail, and the mind reels.” That’s what my mother said the last time my family lost a member. That sentence says it all, and it says not nearly enough. That’s what I’m thinking and feeling now, about David Jacobs.

    The world lost David Jacobs last week. He was a professor, friend, colleague, brother, confidante, attorney, […]

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  • The Best of Us – For Casey Van Brookhoven

    January 3, 2018

    The Best of Us – For Casey Van Brookhoven

    ‘How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard’ – A. A. Milne (Winnie the Pooh)

    The shocking and untimely passing of a friend over the holidays has caused me to reflect very deeply on what presence this individual had in my life. It […]

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  • Countering BJJ Frustration with Stoicism

    December 27, 2017

    Countering BJJ Frustration with Stoicism.
    Bye: Joe Hannan

    I let my sweaty head fall with a thud against the ocean blue mats that lined the walls of Performance Jiu Jitsu. I don’t remember the roll, but I’m sure it had been savage and swift, with multiple tapouts and lots of flailing around. I might have even let […]

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  • The Art of Learning the Cross Collar Choke

    December 20, 2017

    The Art of Learning the Cross Collar Choke
    One of the most significant things I’ve learned about BJJ was the cross collar or lapel choke from closed guard. It’s the first submission I learned and on the rare occasion that I’m working with a newly minted white belt, the only submission I teach. The choke itself […]

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  • Women as Instructors

    December 14, 2017

    Women as Instructors 
    By: Val Worthington

    In recent years, I have started to think about what I call Women’s Jiu-Jitsu 2.0. The 1.0 version was just getting women on the mat. Just getting them to believe they deserved to take up space and learn and avail themselves of all that jiu-jitsu has to offer. The community still […]

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  • You Will Fail

    December 7, 2017

    You will fail.
    “Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.” — Samuel Beckett

     

    Modern life does not condone failure. To the contrary, society reinforces that it is something to be avoided. If you’re like me, a begrudging member of the Millennial generation, you’ll remember scoreless T-ball games, seasons that ended with trophies […]

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  • Grapplers Are People Too

    November 8, 2017

    Grapplers Are People Too

    Grapplers are people too. In the past, I have thought and said this many times, with the emphasis on the last word. For a long time, I felt the need to defend this passion of mine to people who found it violent or distasteful or otherwise something they did not want themselves […]

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  • Don’t Be the Smelly Kid: Your Complete Guide to BJJ Hygiene

    November 2, 2017

    Don’t be the smelly kid: Your complete guide to BJJ hygiene
    Posted By: Joe Hannan

    The mats are hot, damp, sweaty places, making them fertile petri dishes for a host of nasty bacteria and fungi. One of the more common mat bugs you’ll encounter is staphylococcus aureus. Staph is everywhere — even on healthy, clean people. However, […]

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