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BJJ Academy Dreams: Student Growth and Retention

Welcome to the fifth installment of BJJ Academy Dreams, where I give you valuable insight into what it takes to start and run a successful academy of your own. For... Read more...

Make 2025 Your Best Jiu-Jitsu Year Yet

New year, new you… time to get cranking on those jiu-jitsu goals that will make you the best and most epic version of yourself! What? It’s already February, you say?... Read more...

5 Must-Read Books about BJJ

Who reads books anymore these days? Well, there are still a few of us stalwarts of the written word still kicking. At the very least, we still like to collect... Read more...

Jiu-Jitsu 101: The Knee Slice

When you start learning Brazilian jiu-jitsu, it easy to become overwhelmed by the sheer number of techniques that make up the arsenal of a BJJ practitioner. There are so many.... Read more...

Preparing for No-Gi Worlds? Here’s How.

The IBJJF No-Gi World Championships is one of the biggest and most prestigious competitions in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, particularly for those who of us who eschew the pajama variety of grappling.... Read more...

BJJ Academy Dreams: Money Management

Welcome back to yet another installment of BJJ Academy Dreams, where I give you valuable insight into what it takes to start and run a successful academy of your own.... Read more...

Women’s BJJ Gi & No-Gi Gear Guide

Brazilian jiu-jitsu is arguably one of the fastest growing sports in the world. Every year, more and more people are finding themselves drawn to the mat… This is especially the... Read more...

Jiu-Jitsu 101: The D’Arce Choke

When you start learning Brazilian jiu-jitsu, it easy to become overwhelmed by the sheer number of techniques that make up the arsenal of a BJJ practitioner. There are so many.... Read more...

Guide to the Different Grappling Martial Arts

There is a wide range of martial arts that fall under the term “grappling”, all of which share deep and primal origins in the natural human propensity for hand-to-hand combat.... Read more...

Cauliflower Ear: A BJJ Ailment or a Badge of Honor?

We’ve all seen it. That crumpled, malformed mass of various shapes and sizes hanging off the sides of the heads of fighters of all types. The dreaded – or beloved,... Read more...

Eight Movies that Feature BJJ or MMA

Looking to waste some time? Maybe you’ve exhausted all your recent BJJ Fanatics acquisitions, and your go-to YouTube stars haven’t put out some good content recently. Maybe you’re injured, and... Read more...

BJJ Academy Dreams – Marketing

Welcome back to another installment of BJJ Academy Dreams, where I give you valuable insight into what it takes to start and run a successful academy of your own. If... Read more...

How to Create a Great Kid’s BJJ Program - Part 3

Welcome to part three on how to create a great kid’s BJJ program. As I mentioned in part one and two, a good kid’s program is one of the most... Read more...

How to Create a Great Kid’s BJJ Program - Part 2

Welcome to part two on how to create a great kid’s BJJ program. As I mentioned in part one, a good kid’s program is one of the most essential parts... Read more...

How to Create a Great Kid’s BJJ Program - Part 1

Nowhere is it growing faster than among the youth. Kid’s jiu-jitsu classes around the world are jam-packed with students. For many academies, the children’s memberships alone cover their rent and... Read more...

New IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Gi Rules

As some of you might have already heard, the IBJJF has updated their jiu-jitsu gi regulations for competitors. Don’t freak. Many of you won’t be affected. While the rules do increase the restrictions... Read more...

How to Land a BJJ Sponsorship

Every competitor’s biggest dream is to win a world championship. Their second biggest dream is to land a nice, fat sponsorship so that they can compete full-time and dedicate their... Read more...

Five BJJ Resolutions for 2024

Welcome to the new year! Those first few weeks are always so alive with fresh hopes and zealous ambitions for what the next 12 months will bring. You might have... Read more...

Guide: Reviewing Your BJJ Progress

As 2023 winds to a close, it’s the perfect time to look back upon the year and assess your progress in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. A lot can happen in a year... Read more...

BJJ Academy Dreams: Start Up Considerations

So you’ve been training jiu-jitsu long enough that thoughts of starting your own academy – making your passion into your profession – have begun to infiltrate your waking dreams. Welcome... Read more...

Holiday Gift Guide for Your Jiu-Jitsu Kid

The holidays are upon us, and we’re now in the final countdown toward the one day all young BJJ mat monsters look forward to: Christmas. Whether you’re the type to... Read more...

Your BJJ Turkey Day Workout

Thanksgiving is coming up quickly… too quickly. While catching up with the fam and eating allll the glorious food is something to look forward to, for some of us, it’s... Read more...

Tales from the Mat: The Vampire Staph

Welcome to the third and final installment of Tales from the Mat, the Fighters Market Halloween blog series. For all of those who believed the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu academy to be... Read more...

Tales from the Mat: The Sweat Blob

Welcome to the second installment of Tales from the Mat, our spooktastic Hallowen series! If you’ve thought the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu academy is a warm, safe place to be… guess again.... Read more...

Tales from the Mat: The Zombie Toenails

As we dive into the spookiest month of the year, it’s only right that we tell some scary stories of our own. In general, the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu academy is a... Read more...

BJJ Academy Dreams: Location is Everything

If you’ve been practicing jiu-jitsu long enough, you’ve probably already started to dream about opening a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu academy of your own one day. It happens to all of us.... Read more...

The Complete Shoulder Lock Breakdown

Welcome to the third installment of the Fighters Market Breakdown series, brought to you by everyone’s favorite social scientist black belt. Shoulder locks are everywhere, especially once you know the underlying principles... Read more...

BJJ’s Biggest Pet Peeves

When you get a diverse group of people together, there are bound to be behaviors that you just don’t agree with. The jiu-jitsu academy – the Brazilian jiu-jitsu community in... Read more...

Five Kid’s BJJ Games

Kids and Brazilian jiu-jitsu go together like peanut butter and jelly, like macaroni and cheese, like spaghetti and meatballs… okay, so I might be hungry right now. Regardless, there’s no... Read more...

Tips for Staying Cool During Summer Training

It’s hot out there. Like, really hot. The kind of hot that saps any motivation you might have for doing anything, let alone training. If you’re like me, you’d love... Read more...

Top BJJ Competition Survival Tips

Competition is stressful, whether you’re a brand new competitor or a well-seasoned warrior. However, it does become easier with experience and preparedness. Knowing what to expect, having everything you might... Read more...

What’s Your BJJ Style?

When you’ve been in the jiu-jitsu community long enough, you come to recognize that there is no single “jiu-jitsu style”… Instead, there are several different BJJ styles. Both on and off... Read more...

The Complete Triangle Breakdown

Welcome to the second edition of the Fighters Market Breakdown series, brought to you by your favorite social scientist black belt. As I mentioned in the first edition – The... Read more...

Spring Cleaning Tips For Your BJJ Game

It’s that time of year again… Spring cleaning. Most people dread it, some look forward to it, but regardless, it’s a necessary part of offloading all that crap from the... Read more...

Best 20 BJJ Memes of All Time

The greatest creation of the internet was not the internet itself… it was the meme. These innocuous-looking combinations of random images and text are jam-packed with cultural nuance and cleverly... Read more...

Highest Percentage BJJ Submissions

The beauty about Brazilian jiu-jitsu is that anyone can do it. And everyone who does it finds their own style, their own game, and becomes proficient at their own set... Read more...

The Complete Armbar Breakdown

Did you see what I did there? Armbar… “break”down… Aside having puns for days, as both a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt and a social scientist, I’ve made it my mission... Read more...

Essential BJJ Takedowns

Although most of a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu match occurs on the ground, it doesn’t start there. You might be one of the best jiu-jitsu technicians in the world, once you’re on... Read more...

Four Must-Do BJJ Competitions for 2023

With a new year… comes a fresh start to hit those competition goals. If COVID taught us anything, it’s to not take life for granted. This should include with your... Read more...

Official BJJ Naughty or Nice Challenge

While the “naughty or nice” list is associated most often with Christmas, I’m sure everyone can agree that reflecting back on the year should entail whether we were very “nice” or... Read more...

Top Fighters Market Blogs of 2022

Top Fighters Market Blogs of 2022 Who doesn’t like a good “Top 5” list? Whether you agree with the ranking or not, it always provides you with some good fodder... Read more...

What Can I Do with Old BJJ Gis?

As the shopping season – where discounted deals trigger compulsive desires to acquire fresh, new gis for, well, yourself – winds down, there’s always one question that reigns. What can... Read more...

Fighters Market Black Friday Steals

It’s that time of the year again… the biggest shopping holiday worldwide: Black Friday. For Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioners, it’s the opportunity to stock up on all the latest and greatest... Read more...

The Benefits of BJJ

Those who have already started on their jiu-jitsu journey don’t need to read about the benefits of BJJ. You already know. You’ve likely felt them on your first day, week... Read more...

BJJ GUIDE: IBJJF Points Explained

For the vast majority of jiu-jitsu practitioners, the leading BJJ dichotomy is “gi jiu-jitsu” versus “no-gi jiu-jitsu.” But for competitors, it is may be less about gi versus no-gi, and... Read more...

ADCC World Championships - The Numbers Pt. 2

It has been a week now since the greatest event in jiu-jitsu history: the 2022 ADCC World Championships. As the excitement dies down, chatter surrounding the athletes' performances, their techniques and strategies, and... Read more...

ADCC World Championships - The Numbers

Last weekend the most anticipated event in jiu-jitsu history took place: the ADCC World Championships. Aside from a few incredible upsets and several history-making moments, this year's ADCC World Championships also stood... Read more...

What Do the BJJ Belt Colors Mean: Part 2

Welcome back. I felt it was necessary for that initial knowledge of what the BJJ belt colors mean to settle in. Because at this point in your jiu-jitsu journey, blue... Read more...

What Do the BJJ Belt Colors Mean: Part 1

Even if you’re brand new to the sport of jiu-jitsu – or martial arts in general – you know that the BJJ belt color means something. But what? And how... Read more...

BJJ Guide: How to Prevent Skin Infections

As jiu-jitsu practitioners, we share a lot on the mat. Laughs, growth, sweat, blood, tears… and skin infections. That last one we could do without, though. Here’s what you can do to... Read more...

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