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5 Principles for Growth in BJJ
By: Emily Kwok
Before we breakdown some of the growth principles that have been helpful in my BJJ, let’s just clear the air here and demystify what the word ‘principle’ means in this context. All too often people will nod their heads when you mention, ‘Do you understand this principle?’ when they really have no flipping […]
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Surfing for BJJ’s ‘Soft Zone’
By: Joe Hannan
Jiu Jitsu attracts an inordinate amount of surfers and surf culture, right down to grappling in board shorts and rash guards. Anyone who has done both is likely quick to identify the parallels. I stumbled across this one while talking to one of Princeton BJJ’s founders and master instructors, Art Keintz.
Prior to class, […]
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Showing Up
Showing Up
By: Joe Hannan2018 began with goals for my martial arts life, one of which was to compete three times. With the second behind me and the third at some undetermined point in the future, I’m a bit unmoored and dejected. The physical and metaphorical hunger lit a fire in me that I hadn’t felt […]
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Dear White Belt, I Promise You, We All Suck…
Dear white belt, I promise you, we all suck…
By: Emily KwokIt’s not uncommon after I finish teaching a class to see a short queue of students waiting to ask a question or express their frustration.
Last week a student stopped me to tell me that they didn’t think they were cut out for BJJ. They felt […]