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Wrestling for BJJ and Why You Should Do It
Let's face it, if you're going to compete in jiu jitsu, you're going to have to start on your feet. If you attend a gym or academy in which every sparring session... Read more...
Guide: Nutrition Basics for the BJJ Athlete
You've probably heard it before... something along the lines of "I train so that I can eat whatever I want," or "The only reason I'm not [insert hypothetical weight here] pounds... Read more...
Guide: Getting Your Kid Started in BJJ
I'm of the firm opinion that every child should be involved in some sort of physical activity. It teaches them coordination, resilience, how to listen and learn, and how to... Read more...
The Difference Between Gi and No-Gi BJJ
The short answer to this is: one is practiced in the gi (jiu jitsu kimono), and the other is not. Duh. But that's a gross oversimplification. While gi and no-gi... Read more...
Fresh New Choke Republic Tees!
Summer is officially here! What's better than breaking out the short shorts and flip flops? Stocking up on the latest new designs from your favorite jiu jitsu apparel brand, Choke... Read more...
Why Is A BJJ Uniform Called A Gi?
If you've had some knowledge of martial arts before training Brazilian jiu jitsu - even if it's just watching The Karate Kid on repeat in your parents' basement - you're... Read more...
GUIDE: Back Injuries in BJJ
Oh jiu jitsu... we love it so much, even when we wake up and get out of bed like a 90-year-old grandpa. Let's face it, Brazilian jiu jitsu does a... Read more...
Top 5 Taboo Topics in BJJ
Jiu jitsu is most definitely its own culture... and as with any culture, it has its own set of taboos. Taboos are those things or actions that are looked down upon... Read more...
Product Release: New Kingz Gis!
What's better than a new, fresh, crisp gi in the mail? When it's a new gi model from your favorite jiu jitsu brand!! Whether it's the new colorways, more streamlined or flashier... Read more...
What's With All These New Guards?
One of the most beautiful aspects of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is that it is always evolving. It seems like every month - every week even - someone has posted something... Read more...
How Often Should You Train BJJ?
Sorry guys and gals... there is no standard answer nor any magic algorithm that can tell you how often you should train Brazilian jiu jitsu. Everyone's life is different, and everyone's jiu... Read more...
Guide to Getting a BJJ Sponsorship
If you're a jiu jitsu competitor, you've probably dreamed of landing a fat sponsorship from some big-time company, so that you can train full-time without a care in the world.... Read more...
How to Manage Your Confidence in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
Brazilian jiu jitsu is not one of these activities with a nice, shallow slope of a learning curve. On the contrary, you're going to get smashed for a good two... Read more...
How Long Does it Take to Get an Understanding of BJJ?
If you're the type of person who likes to master a hobby within months - or even weeks - of picking it up, Brazilian jiu jitsu might not be for you.... Read more...
How Long Does It Take to Get a Black Belt in Jiu Jitsu?
Now THAT'S the million-dollar question. There is no straight answer to how long it takes to get a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. It really all depends on your... Read more...
Is Jiu Jitsu Safe?
"Safe" is such a relative term. Playing paddy-cake in a padded room could be unsafe to certain individuals, I'm sure. Really, it all depends on your definition of "safe". Are... Read more...
How to be Return-Savvy
At no other time do we - and every other e-commerce business - receive more returns than after Black Friday. We get it. Online shopping can be tricky, and things... Read more...
How to Score the Best Deals on Jiu Jitsu Gis and Gear
Let's face it: jiu jitsu is an expensive hobby. First there are monthly membership fees, which can get pretty steep depending on where you live and which academy you're going... Read more...
Gi Review: Fuji Sekai 2.0
What's better than finding a new gi model that you really like? When a gi model that you've already loved launches their new and improved version! That's why we're super... Read more...
GUIDE: Head and Neck Injuries in BJJ
In jiu jitsu, we use our heads a lot. And I don't just mean figuratively, but also literally. We use our heads to base, to help pin, to drive into our... Read more...
BJJ Beginner's Guide: How to Spar (When You Know Nothing)
When you get to a certain point in your career, you tend to forget a lot about those first few, extremely awkward and uncoordinated months of your jiu jitsu journey.... Read more...
GUIDE: Elbow Injuries in BJJ
Knees aren't the only things that take a real beating in jiu jitsu. Considering how much you use and rely on your arms in jiu jitsu - and how many... Read more...
Congrats Bruno Munduruca!
Here at Fighters Market, we pride ourselves on being the best source for gis, gear and apparel in the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu market. A large part of what makes us successful in... Read more...
BJJ Beginner's Guide: Training with Women
Although Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is a male dominated sport - and will be for the foreseeable future - the female population is still quite significant, and growing rapidly. Odds are you... Read more...
GUIDE: Jiu Jitsu Event Promotions
Not everyone has aspirations of being a sport jiu jitsu superstar... that's not why we started jiu jitsu in the first place anyway, right? But it'd be a shame if you didn't... Read more...
The Benefits of Training Jiu Jitsu
Jiu jitsu isn't the only activity that offers innumerable benefits to the practitioner... but it does have a special combination that does more than just help people get fit and give them... Read more...
BJJ Beginner's Guide: Choosing Your Academy
Your jiu jitsu academy isn't just the place where you train... it's your refuge from the daily stresses of life, it's where your friends are, and it's where you learn... Read more...
GUIDE: Knee Injuries in BJJ
Especially in sport jiu jitsu - where the De La Riva and Single-Leg X guards abound - the knees tend to take a beating. Most practitioners will experience a tweak, or sprain... or worse (but hopefully... Read more...
BJJ Beginner's Guide: How to Drill (Properly)
So you've survived your first few weeks of jiu jitsu. You probably still don't know what to do with your hands, you may or may not have mastered how to tie your... Read more...
GUIDE: Taping Injuries in BJJ
Let's face it: jiu jitsu isn't like playing patty cake. Despite it's name, it's really hard not to get some kind of injury over the course of your journey in this sometimes... Read more...
The Best Motivational Videos to Watch For BJJ
There's nothing like some good ol' motivational videos to get you fired up to do something great with your life, whatever it may be. While jiu jitsu itself has no shortage of... Read more...
Featured Brand: Choke Republic
Back in the day, there weren't very many companies catering to the jiu jitsu community. Sizes and designs were limited, and if you didn't fit in it or didn't like it...... Read more...
BJJ Beginner's Guide: Mat Etiquette
So maybe you've watched enough UFC fights - or maybe you gave in to your cousin/friend/coworker/grandma's relentless pestering -  and you've finally signed up at your local jiu jitsu academy. Welcome... Read more...
Our Favorite IBJJF ILLEGAL Gis
All you competitors know that the IBJJF likes to keep it pretty boring when it comes to gi colors: just white, blue and black. That leaves little wiggle room when... Read more...
Tricks to Develop Your BJJ Competitor Mind
Regardless of the sport, competing is probably one of the most stressful activities a person can do. In a competition, you're putting your training to the test, you're pitting your... Read more...
Where to Get Your BJJ News
 Jiu jitsu is a lifestyle... and it comes with all the bells and whistles that come with it: a community of like-minded people, central meeting places (the academy), events, places to... Read more...
Five Reasons Strength Training Helps Your BJJ
You've probably heard it before: "The only way to improve your jiu jitsu is by training jiu jitsu." Well, yes, that's true. You can't expect to get better at jiu... Read more...
Five Reasons Yoga Helps Your BJJ
Especially if you've never done it before, the thought of "yoga" might conjure images of long-haired, new-age hippies contorting themselves into strange positions while incense trails billow about the room.... Read more...
BJJ Beginner's Guide: The Jiu Jitsu Lingo
So you've found yourself in this strange new world called the Brazilian jiu jitsu community, surrounded by sweaty people wearing pajamas, "oss"ing and bowing to each other, and speaking something that... Read more...
BJJ Beginner's Guide: Your First Competition
One of the most terrifying - and rewarding - experiences in jiu jitsu is your first competition. Even if you had been active in some other non-martial art sport sometime in your... Read more...
Top 10 BJJ YouTube Resources
One of the longest running jokes in the BJJ community is that of some newbie showing off a jiu jitsu technique that he/she "saw on YouTube"... something that looked really cool online, but once... Read more...
Five Habits for Successful Jiu Jitsu Players
Developing good habits isn't just for your business or love life. Whether you have ambitions to make jiu jitsu your livelihood, or it's just a weekend/evening hobby that keeps you from killing your co-workers, developing good... Read more...
Top 10 BJJ Quotes of All Time
If you're plugged into social media, you know the value of a great quote... something that really embodies that picture of you relishing a hard-fought victory, hanging your head in... Read more...
Need Jiu Jitsu Gift Ideas? We've got you covered...
There's really only one thing a jiu jitsu nut wants... and that's more jiu jitsu gear. But shopping for that special something can be intimidating. Especially if you don't already... Read more...
GUIDE: Caring for Your Jiu Jitsu Gi
So you bought yourself a brand spanking new gi. Congratulations. Now how do you care for this thing, so that you can get the most use out of it without... Read more...