That’s right – we have a BJJ holiday coming up. Wear your gi to work, make sure your patches are showing – all on September 27th. Okay, so that’s not really a thing. I was thinking about holidays and what would be a good BJJ holiday. On Facebook there’s a group called Jiu Jitsu Instructor […]
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Your Inner Voice and BJJ
My downfall has been thinking too much about BJJ and the gym. No, not walking through moves or strategizing, but the self talk that comes before class. It’s especially bad in the mornings: Well, it’s 7:30 and I’m up. I could go to the gym in 30 minutes and then be in time for the […]
Top Martial Arts Songs
Not a list of songs from martial arts movies, rather they are songs ABOUT martial arts. They are not a list of the BEST martial arts songs – instead, they’re the ones I wanted to share. Some good, some bad, some strange. You’ve been warned. 1. Funniest: Ralek Gracie – G in a Gi The […]
Same blog, new name
Gentle reader, welcome to Jiu Jiu BJJ dot com. When I went to the Ray Elbe seminar, I realized that my blog url was impossible to remember. In fact, I’ve found it easier to tell people to google my blog. >_< http://juliajohansen.wordpress.com is Hard! Clunky! Forgettable! So, I broke down and bought the url https://jiujiubjj.com […]
Malaysian Vacation
Oh man I just returned from paradise. I spent 9 days in Malaysia visiting SL – aka Cupcake Armbar. It was absolutely the best vacation I’ve been on. Here’s the fabulous SL herself, in front of the fantastic Chinese New Year feast she cooked: Here’s the view from her family’s house, where I stayed: I […]
Women and BJJ: Femininity
[Jiu Jiu’s note: Part 2 can be found here. I also regularly respond to most all the comments, so it’s never too late to add your 2 cents to this article! ^_^] I love feeling feminine. One of the drawbacks to doing BJJ is that, afterward, I often feel like I was tagging along with […]