Monthly Archives: December 2011

New Years Resolutions

Posted on December 30, 2011 by

What are your New Years resolutions? I read a list of 13 Popular New Year’s resolutions and realized that Jiu Jitsu is a perfect way to achieve several of these goals. If any of these are on your list of … Continue reading →

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Winter break

Posted on December 18, 2011 by

I am packing up my bags for the next 5 weeks. I’m leaving Miau-Miau with some friends, and I am on the road. For 4 weeks I will be in Jinju teaching English to little munchkins in a Korean staple … Continue reading →

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Interview questions

Posted on December 15, 2011 by

So I assume at least a FEW of you have come across BJJ interviews. There are so many things one could ask about – and I wonder what your favorite types of questions are. My plan is to visit more … Continue reading →

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Old School BJJ

Posted on December 14, 2011 by

This made me laugh. It’s probably old to you, but it was new to me: Are you remotely pretentious about BJJ? I’m definitely not. However, I do think that there can be some down sides to watching too many BJJ … Continue reading →

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White Belts Behaving Badly Online

Posted on December 6, 2011 by

There are so many posts for white belts about what not to do in class, advice on how to approach class,  and even pages with several links about classroom do’s and don’ts; however, there’s not quite so much advice about … Continue reading →

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