Since the coming of Khabib Nurmagomedov to the UFC in 2012, a huge debate sparked about which discipline is better, Brazilian jiu jitsu or sambo. Khabib even dared to challenge the Brazilian jiu jitsu community by wearing a t-shirt saying “If Sambo was easy, it would be called Jiu-jitsu”. Khabib’s T-shirt enraged the jiu jitsu … Read more
Visualization Can Help You Win Fights We all have in our gyms that fighter who trains very hard and beats everybody in sparring, but when it comes to the fight they are like a deer in headlights, they freeze, can’t perform, and then lose. This is a well-known phenomenon that I see my fighters go … Read more
Why you should never cut weight alone for a fight? Why do fighters need teammates to cut weight for a fight? Cutting weight for a fight or a match is no easy task. As Khabib said once: “As a fighter, you have to fight twice, the first time against yourself when you cut weight, and … Read more
I’ve seen fighters go through highs and lows in their careers, periods when they feel invincible and other periods when their self-confidence takes a hard hit. When self-confidence gets to its lowest, the fighter doesn’t perform to their best and starts losing their sharpness in fights. If you are going through such a period, then … Read more
Running Vs. HIIT Vs. Biking Vs. Swimming, what is the best form of cardio for Brazilian jiu jitsu? Let’s start by stating that not all cardio forms are the same, each sport has its own specific cardio depending on its own specific demands. The cardio that you would need for a football match is not … Read more
Yes, International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (IBJJF) does test for PEDs including steroids. IBJJF has an agreement with the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) and conducts all its tests according to the World Anti-Doping Code and World Anti-Doping Agency Prohibited List. The only problem with the IBJJF doping tests is that they are all conducted on the … Read more