I’m so excited to have been part of Dirty White Belt radio! It was my first time being in a radio station. We had a chance to talk about my time in Korea, rash guards, the BJJ blogging community, and more! Please check it out, but be aware – it’s one hour long! Jiu Jiu’s […]
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BJJ: Give us an update!
Hey folks! It’s so common to read and not comment, and it TOTALLY doesn’t help that I haven’t posted a lot of discussion friendly topics lately, so let’s chat! New Readers? Introduce yourself! Tell where/how often you train, how did you find us? What do you like about jiu jitsu? Let us welcome you with […]
BJJ: Happy Five-Year Anniversary, Fenom!
Admin note: Midterms are next week, and I’m swamped with grading. If your first comment gets caught in the moderation queue, never fear! I will get to it, but not with lightning fast speed! Triin wrote a great article on the Fenom: Lessons Learned in Five Years Part I . I had no idea that Fenom started […]
BJJ: One Up-manship
Sylvie from 8limbs.us, my favorite non-BJJ blogger, wrote a great article called Brain Science: Why Sparring Gets Out of Control – Neurology and Muay Thai. The article is about mis-perception of contact strength. The idea is that we underestimate how much force and strength we are actually using, and when we attempt to match the […]
March contest: Win a free BJJ app!
Holy cow! You guys made my blog a really wonderful space in February. Cue drumroll please! CONGRATULATIONS to SUMOCHRIS for winning February’s comment contest!! You guys are freaking amazing. In January, the top commenter only had 6 comments. Sumochris had 44 with etali as the first runner up with 35. Wow!! Thank you all SO MUCH! […]
BJJ Blog Roundup January Week 5
Great things from the he BJJ blogging community from January 27-February 2. Great Blog Posts Meerkatsu shared his drawing process for drawing a horse in celebration of the Lunar New Year! Happy Year of the Horse, everyone! I really love seeing an artist’s process. Chelsea wrote a good article called “Hey ladies, your training is […]
How Can You Win a FREE Pair of OK Kimonos BJJ Spats?
First off, CONGRATULATIONS to both New Girl AND Susan for winning January’s comment contest. It wasn’t terribly hard, either! Only 6 comments each! Georgette won the prize for top referrer, with 97 folks finding their way to me via her site. Thank you! New Girl, Susan, Georgette – please check your inbox. I will give […]
BJJ Blog Roundup January Week 4
Articles I’ve seen in the BJJ blogging community in the past week, January 20-26. Note: I’ll be on vacation this week – Thursday and Friday, so lots of blog articles will be posted! Great Blog Posts An article from coachskiller.com called Jiu Jitsu and Aspergers pt 1 – My Aspergers. I’m really excited to read part […]
BJJ Blog Roundup January Week 3
A collections of things I’ve seen in the blogging community in the past week, January 13-19. Great Blog Posts Katie from A Skirt on the Mat wrote Gender Issues in BJJ and Why We Need to Talk About Them. It’s an interesting article, admittedly about one of my favorite topics. One of the New Years Eve rapists […]
BJJ Blog Roundup January Week 2
Here are some cool things I’ve seen in the blogging community in the past week, January 6-12. Great Conversations Why Women Should Train Jiu Jitsu Messages. There are some really amazing thoughts on this in the comments section. Go check it out! Rectifying the “Gentle Art” with Competition Again, good conversation going on there regarding competition. […]