Jiu Jiu’s Note: HAPPY SUMMER! It’s been a wild ride so far. Some key words: Road trip to Canada, Flight to Colorado, Crazy scavenger hunts, GISHWHES, 1st anniversary, 40th birthday, step-mom-ing, and family visiting! I’ll update in a non-BJJ post later. I visited a gym in Lafayette, CO while staying with a friend, and she […]
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Women’s Open Mats
Today was the first day I have put on a gi in around 4 months. I split with my gym back in October, and between the holidays, foot dragging, and general avoidance, I just haven’t done any jiu jitsu. My friend and old teammate invited me to a women’s open mat hosted in Leesburg, VA. […]
BJJ Academies: Jiu Jitsu Itaewon in Seoul
Itaewon Jiu Jitsu was opened by DK, a John Frankl brown belt, in May 2013. I moved to this area at the beginning of the year and changed over from my old academy to this one. I have found that folks are very welcoming. Most folks are white belts here, but I’ve found that overall […]
BJJ Academies: BJJ Lab in Busan
It’s always interesting to visit new-to-me gyms in Korea. I figure if anyone is likely to be treated as an outsider, it’s me – the female foreigner. Thankfully I can report I was treated exceedingly well, and made very welcome at BJJ Lab in Busan. I had a really great time training there, and I […]
BJJ: Positive Advertising in Korea
Sometimes I find really cool, empowering ads. I have noticed a very cool trend here in Korea amongst the jiu jitsu gyms that I wanted to share. When my gym moved locations, we got a new sign. Here is our old sign: You can see that a picture of Kyra Gracie choking out a man. […]
BJJ Academies: Jiu Jitsu World in Seoul – 서울에 위치한 주짓수월드
UPDATED! Earlier in 2013, Jiu Jitsu World moved locations. This is updated with new photos and new directions. – Current as of October 2013. 새로운 업데이트 사항!!! 2013년 초, 주짓수 월드의 위치가 변경되었습니다. 현재 이 포스트는 새로운 위치와 사진들로 재구성된 것임을 밝힙니다. 2013년 10월까지의 정보다. I’d like to introduce my Brazilian Jiu Jitsu home since […]
BJJ Academies: Korea BJJ Academy in Seongnam
Jiu Jiu’s note: This week I have a guest writer, Daniel C Frank, a fellow ex-pat training in Korea. He wrote the article and shot the photos. 글, 사진 : 대니얼 프랭크 (Daniel C. Frank) As of the writing of this review, Korea BJJ Academy Seongnam is the newest Jiu Jitsu academy to open in […]
Academy Review: Fabio Santos’ BJJ Academy
The second stop in my West Coast Tour was at Fabio Santos’ Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Academy. *NOTE: Quotes on this page are taken directly off Fabio’s website. First Impressions The people were terribly friendly! It could have been because I had a police escort and the cop told them to take care of me 🙂 […]
Academy Review: University of Jiu Jitsu
The first stop on my West Coast tour was to the University of Jiu Jitsu. This was the one school I was most excited to visit. I landed at 3:45pm on a Friday and immediately went to a 6pm class. Did I mention I was excited? *NOTE: Quotes on this page are taken directly off […]
What to do with baby white belts?
How does your school handle baby white belts? I was scouting out BJJ academies to visit during my vacation home and I came across Cassio Werneck’s gym. More specifically, I came across their school guidelines and read something interesting: The white belt stripe rules break down as follows: 0 & 1 stripe: Only permitted to […]