How BJJ Works

If you stick with BJJ long enough, you’ll realize that you spend nearly as much time doing laundry and organizing your workout gear as you do actually training. It is not necessary for you to purchase every item on the following list when you first start BJJ, but you will likely find that each component becomes necessary as time goes on.

Read the blog post at: https://www.howbjjworks.com/bjj-blog/2018/8/27/the-gear-you-need-to-get-started-in-bjj

If you are new to BJJ or looking for a BJJ gym, this is the guide for you. There are a number of important topics to cover, but we are now on the fourth step: The 15 questions to ask before signing up for a BJJ gym. This is part 4 in a 7-step beginner's guide to BJJ.

If you stick with BJJ long enough, you’ll realize that you spend nearly as much time doing laundry and organizing your workout gear as you do actually training. It is not necessary for you to purchase every item on the following list when you first start BJJ, but you will likely find that each component becomes necessary as time goes on.

You asked questions, did your research, and picked a gym to sign up at. Congratulations! This is a great first step, and you should be feeling excited to go to your first class. Before you can jump on the mats, though, there are a number of things you will need to do.

Read the blog post at: https://www.howbjjworks.com/bjj-blog/2018/8/24/how-signing-a-contract-at-your-bjj-gym-works

If you are new to BJJ or looking for a BJJ gym, this is the guide for you. There are a number of important topics to cover, but we are now on the third step: The 15 questions to ask before signing up for a BJJ gym. This is part 3 in a 7-step beginner's guide to BJJ.

You asked questions, did your research, and picked a gym to sign up at. Congratulations! This is a great first step, and you should be feeling excited to go to your first class. Before you can jump on the mats, though, there are a number of things you will need to do.

There are a number of important factors that go into picking a good gym, though not all of them will apply to your specific search. If you find yourself overwhelmed by this list, keep in mind that you don’t need to know the answer to every question. The purpose of this list is to get you thinking before you jump into a situation that is not right for you. Read through the questions, make note of what seems important to you, and take the time to think about questions you may not have considered.

The following list is categorized by a mixture of priority and difficulty; you may not know the answer to some questions until you've spent time training at the gym. If you aren’t interested in getting granular when picking a gym, then just take a look at the first few items in the priority list. If you are the kind of person that wants to be as prepared as possible, then read each question, and try to think of additional questions that may have been missing from this list.

Read the blog post at:https://www.howbjjworks.com/bjj-blog/2018/8/19/ask-15-questions-before-signing-bjj-gym-contract

If you are new to BJJ or looking for a BJJ gym, this is the guide for you. There are a number of important topics to cover, but we are now on the second step: The 15 questions to ask before signing up for a BJJ gym. This is part 2c in a 7-step beginner's guide to BJJ.

There are a number of important factors that go into picking a good gym, though not all of them will apply to your specific search. If you find yourself overwhelmed by this list, keep in mind that you don’t need to know the answer to every question. The purpose of this list is to get you thinking before you jump into a situation that is not right for you. Listen to the proposed questions, make note of what seems important to you, and take the time to think about questions you may not have considered.