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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 a warm, safe place… we’re here with a word of caution. Be vigilant dear reader, because while your academy might be fine… now… there are dangers that lurk all around. Join us as we show you exactly what can happen when you play leglocks with strangers.

Read on, if you dare…. Muahahahahhahahah.

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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. Join us as we take a step inside an academy whose less-than-optimal standards of cleanliness proved to be its downfall.

Read on, if you dare…. Muahahahahhahahah.

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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 warm, safe place to be… most times. But there are those rare few times that transform the BJJ mat into a veritable house of horrors. Many have tried to forget, have tried to pick up the pieces of their lives, but their experiences lend themselves as cautionary tales for the rest of us.

This month, we’ll be sharing a few of these stories. Read on, if you dare….

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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. Why not make what we love our profession?

However, starting a jiu-jitsu academy is not easy. In this multi-part series of BJJ Academy Dreams, I will give you some tips and ideas that will help your academy become a success.

First and foremost… Location is everything.

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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 that connect every single one of them. They’re one of the most underrated submissions in the Brazilian jiu-jitsu arsenal. Not the sexiest by any means, but one of the most accessible. In fact, most shoulder lock submissions come via another attack – an armbar or triangle – in which the opponent, busy defending the first submission, leaves him or herself open for the shoulder lock.

Understanding how a shoulder lock works – the underlying principles – will help you both recognize their opportunities, as well as make any required adjustments to effectively and efficiently execute them.

So, let’s examine this most underrated submission...

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