War Tribe is getting more and more difficult not to notice. If you watch high-level jiu-jitsu you can see War Tribe Gear products on high-level competitors like Caio Terra, Mackenzie Dern, Milton Bastos and Rafael Lovato Jr. In 2016 War Tribe launched the Spartan Gi. They took the best parts of their previous gis and set forth with a new artistic direction. This time around, War Tribe made a choice to celebrate the Spartan. If you are a history buff or you loved the 300 movie franchise then this is your gi. Although not one of the older Gi companies War Tribe has remained focused on solid construction with beautiful unique branding.

Josh Waitzkin is an extremely decorated competitor in Chess, Chinese Push hands (Like Chinese Judo) and BJJ. He is also the author of The Art of Learning. I read this book earlier this year and I believe that it has changed my viewpoint on learning bjj which in turn has helped my performance on the mat. In this vid Josh teaches Tim Ferriss how to execute the Marcelo-tine using his special brand of teaching.

Back in May I did a podcast with the Clint Cronin Show. I had a great time on the show. We covered a lot of topics from Parenting and Jiu Jitsu, nootropics, to robotic genitalia.

At some point you will encounter fear. If you get involved in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Fear in BJJ will be a frequent visitor. Maybe it sets in when you are going into a BJJ tournament; Maybe fear locks you up when it’s time for live rolling. In any case, you are not alone. We all feel this emotion at some point. Let’s take a moment to establish the basics on overcoming fear.

This week we talk about proper breathing technique for BJJ (Brazilian Jiu Jitsu). It’s definitely an issue that does not usually get its own lesson… but it should.

Several months ago, I had the honor of tearing my Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL). It is an essential tendon that is in the center of all of our knees. The ACL helps with all daily movement. I was training Brazilian Jiu Jitsu one night. He caught me in a rough straight ankle lock. My knee made a popping noise. I felt intense pain in my knee. I yelped and I tapped immediately. It wasn’t immediately clear to me the severity of the injury. But over the next several practices it became clear that my knee had suffered an intense injury and match by match I was losing confidence in the joint.

A friend in class asked me to touch on this subject so here it is. Technique vs Strength and when to use each.

At the heart of a promotion is a person who is acting above their recognized level. This is true in most things and very true for a purple belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. Promotions do not usually come if you have one foot in blue belt and the other in purple.

In this article, we tackle the Shoyoroll Gi Review. Shoyoroll is a really well-known gi maker. Many notable high-level competitors prefer this brand. It’s commonplace to see this gi at Mundials or other national level tournaments. It is hard to have a conversation about gis and not talk about Shoyoroll. I would love to give a wonderful heartfelt story about their mission statement or their grand vision or how this gi will change the sport and the world, But finding information on this company is difficult. Based off of their website and my experience; I know two things for sure: They sponsor many high-level Jiu Jitsu players and they are roughly 20% more expensive than the other gi makes. This gi review will be more about the company and their entire product line as they rarely reproduce the exact same gi. Their product line changes often as they see fit.

This week we dive into ‘How to Balance Parenting and Jiu Jitsu’. The name of the article could also be something like ‘Zeroing out all the other tasks in your life so you can focus on Family and Jiu Jitsu’.

Once you hit a certain age there will always be something competing for your Jiu Jitsu time. For some of us, instead of parenting, you may have obstacles like competing hobbies, work or socializing. There can often be distractions that take us away from important tasks.