Jiu Jitsu for the win: what makes Jiu Jitsu so effective as a martial art, some BJJ history, how Jiu Jitsu cures all, eliminates douchbaggery, our inclusive community, and more.

In this episode, we dive into belt promotions: criteria, assessment, and why it feels so damn good.

The Jiu Jitsu Lifestyle is more than acai bowls and shakas.  

Join us as we discuss what living the Jiu Jitsu Lifestyle means to us: setting high personal standards, pulling the line, leading by example, and of course training hard.

Do you have to compete to be "legit?"

Join us as we discuss the value in Jiu Jitsu competition, pitfalls, preparation, different rule sets, and more.

For most of us, injuries are a part of Jiu Jitsu.  The goal is to learn to listen to your body, avoid unnecessary injuries, minimize down time due to injury, and recover as quickly as possible.  Listen in as we discuss personal experiences and lessons learned with overcoming serious injuries, staying positive, and getting back on the mats.

Every academy has them.  Some are silly, some are serious, and there seems to be a LOT of them.  The unspoken rules of Jiu Jitsu!  In this episode we address some of the more common ones (in our academy), like asking senior students to train, when it's ok to tap, how to properly train with women, uniform policies, and more.

Jiu Jitsu checks so many of the "biological boxes" that we've lost in modern society.  Community, purpose, belonging, strife, adaptation, growth, adversity... and so much more.  Tune in and hear us discuss why people are drawn to Jiu Jitsu, what it does for them, and what keeps them coming back, even against seemingly insurmountable odds.