Blog - Gameness, 2020/4

When to Start Teaching BJJ And Why It Helps Your Game

Posted by Admin on 4/28/2020 to BJJ Training

There have been a lot of mixed feelings towards this topic and there are several different valid views on how beneficial it can be to teach jiu-jitsu early in one’s career. For example, many small gyms have blue belts teaching curriculum in cities where there are not many alternate options. These blue belts are often the only guys that put effort into collecting techniques from books, videos or the internet so that they can pass them to others. So the real question is; how beneficial is teaching and when should one really start doing it?

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7 Reasons Why We Love BJJ

Posted by Admin on 4/21/2020 to BJJ Culture & History

1. It keeps us fit.

Let’s face it – BJJ is the best workout because we exercise our entire body in one session and we burn copious amounts of calories. Think about all the times you’ve heard beginners tell you how sore they have been after their first few training sessions even though they have played so many other sports. Grappling based sports are easily the most challenging for the body...

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Why 8 to 10 Years to Get a Black Belt Isn't Long at All

Posted by Admin on 4/14/2020 to BJJ Culture & History

If you've been training BJJ for any length of time, you undoubtedly have heard that it can take upwards of 8 to 10 years to get your black belt. I, myself, am still on this journey.

Many men and women are shocked to hear that it can take 8 to 10 years because, compared to karate or other mainstream martial arts, where you can achieve black belt status in 3 to 4 years, a black belt in BJJ is a grind...

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Acai: Healthy and Fun

Posted by Admin on 4/7/2020 to BJJ Culture & History

Most people who train BJJ have already heard about acai berries and we think it’s pretty popular. The jiu-jitsu community knows about it because of the Brazilian roots of our martial art. It also began to be known as a ‘super food’- which is a controversial term since there is probably no actual evidence that shows it’s better than other fruits. But we are not here to list you the boring nutritional facts about acai that you can easily find on thousands upon thousands of pages on Google. We are here to tell you about how much fun it can be incorporating acai into your daily diet.

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