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! […]
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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: Comment or Refer to Win a Prize!
I’ve been thinking of ways of creating more community here on JiuJiuBJJ.com and what that means. Part of it is getting folks to engage more. We have amazing folks who comment here, and the goal is to foster even more of that. I’d also like to encourage some lurkers to come out and say hello. […]
Jiu Jitsu in 6 words
Ray Elbe told me he likes to update his blog 3x per day. o_O That said, he also told me that he mostly makes cupcakes, not cakes. For him, a cupcake is a small, not much thought into it, shoot it off quickly post. A cake is something that he has put time and energy […]
Your BJJ nickname
I’ve read a few websites that explain Brazilian nicknames, and a few forum threads talking about nicknames, and Gracie Barra Upland even puts those nicknames on their gis. You can even find fun advice about nicknames, such as: Stay away from any Jiu-Jitsu fighter with the nickname, Sasquatch, Hulk, Shrek, Goliath, or with the word […]
Please vote for my gi design!
I designed a gi that is a finalist in the Design-Your-Own-Crazy-Ass-BJJ gi contest. If my design gets enough votes, Tatami will make me a one-of-a-kind gi! There are only 13 days to vote. Please help me out! To vote for my gi design, please join Tatamiwear’s facebook group. (clicking on the links will NOT close […]
Feminism is not a dirty word
My logo to represent Women in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu I’m not a super political person. For the most part I’d rather watch an episode of Star Trek or play a board game than debate politics. I tend to avoid them, much to my father’s dismay, as I have yet to engage in a single conversation […]
The design-your-own crazy-ass BJJ gi contest
Once I started Meerkatsu’s design a crazy-ass BJJ gi challenge, I couldn’t stop. I made a total of 10. Eep. Some turned out much better than others, but I’m still proud of my work 🙂 BRAINSTORMING! The ceramics teacher announced on opening day that he was dividing the class into two groups. All those on […]