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The Best Strength Drill for BJJ
The Turkish Get-Up is a total-body exercise that creates a link of strength from your shoulders to your hips. When done properly, you will roll, kneel, stand, and reach in one smooth drill. It is one of the best exercises to promote stability and mobility while increasing general strength.
Bodyweight Turkish Get-UpsNail the body weight get-up […]
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Home-Based Training for the Week of March 16, 2020
Greetings all. We know that time away from the mats can be a bit of a bummer, so the PBJJ staff and community put together this training program to get you through while our doors are closed. We’ve included options for kids, adults at all skill levels, and kickboxers. Everything contained in this post can […]
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Total Body BJJ Workout
Strength is a skill that is built on a solid foundation. As a strength and conditioning coach and StrongFirst kettlebell instructor, I prioritize how you move rather than how much you lift. Through one-on-one training and online programming, I work with active adults that are ready to commit to their specific needs. While remotely working […]
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10 Ways to Accelerate Your BJJ Growth
I can’t think of a more edifying moment in my Jiu Jitsu life than this one. I was talking to Emily on the phone in the aftermath of the Atlanta Open, where, for the first time, I managed to get onto the podium at an IBJJF event. My performance produced some mixed feelings: relief that […]
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6 Ways to Break Out of Your BJJ Slump
It’s a common problem. It emerges as a gray, drab shadow that zaps the joy out of your most delightful hours of the week. Whereas you once couldn’t wait to hit the mats daily — sometimes multiple times — you now drag your feet heading into class.
At my worst, I even shed some tears of […]
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Going All In On Jiu Jitsu
I can’t say when camp for this competition began. In many ways, it feels like I’ve lived in a permanent training camp, and that, I suppose, is the point. Believe it or not, the intensity of my Jiu Jitsu training is work-related. My employer gave me a goal, and that goal was to be all […]
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The Mind of a BJJ Black Belt: Jeff Humphrey
White belt Jeff Humphrey, 46, 145 pounds, was perplexed. He had obtained a copy of Saulo Ribiero’s Jiu-Jistsu University hoping to elucidate some of the game’s mysteries, but nothing about the book made sense.
“I couldn’t understand the text, couldn’t understand the pictures, and it really ticked me off,” he says. “I mean I was really […]
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The Struggle of Being a BJJ Student
Learning Brazilian Jiu Jitsu can feel like stepping into quicksand. Every move you make only pulls you in deeper. Perhaps that’s why it’s continued to hold my interest after all these years. It wasn’t a planned affair and I had no expectations for it when I began as a BJJ student, but here I am […]
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The Mind of a BJJ Black Belt: Cindy Fink
The first thing you notice is the unrelenting attack. Constant pressure. Ceaseless adjustments to the position. You’re out of options. Your limbs have been straightjacketed, your torso locked or twisted into an angle that renders it useless.
Only now do you realize that the end is near, though the endgame started much earlier. Often, there’s one […]
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The Mind of a BJJ Black Belt: Mike Pandolfini
Spend any amount of time training with Mike Pandolfini, and you’re sure to hear this phrase: The martial arts journey. For Mike, and those he coaches, these aren’t buzz words. They’re a way of life. In the cage, on the mats, wearing boxing or MMA gloves, a gi, or a rash guard, Mike personifies this […]
