Let me start with this confession – I’m not a millionaire. I’m not even a thousand-aire. My business makes money and no I haven’t seen any of it. Read on to see why. I eventually want to quit my day… Read More ›
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Beginner Tips To Help Your Kimura
The kimura (reverse ude-garame) is one of those techniques that everyone loves to learn. It’s just that the UFC has given the impression that you just jerk someone’s arm up-and-back until they tap…do that and you won’t be winning very… Read More ›
The 4 Manliest World Records
The Guiness Book of World Records has long been the foremost authority on world records. I remember I had a copy of the book in the late 1980’s and it was near 800 pages long and filled with the kinds of… Read More ›
Tap Semi-Early and Extremely Often
You’ve heard it thousands upon millions of times, “tap early, tap often”, but how much of that goes into one ear and right out the other? How many times do you start rolling and get exhausted because you were trying… Read More ›
“The Art of War” …In Terms of Jiu Jitsu
For those that don’t know, The Art of War is a book by Sun Tzu that has endured many translations and is used as a reference in many countries for senior managers of companies. The reason for this is that… Read More ›
4 Incredible Facts You Want To Know (and how to make Pac-man sounds)
They say that you learn something new every day. That’s probably true unless you’re hungover for 30 straight hours. But even then you’ll probably learn something new…like how you and tequila don’t mix, or how you can still wet your bed… Read More ›
Advice From The Best Samurai Ever
When asking yourself, “Who is the greatest Samurai ever?” there is only one answer – Miyamoto Musashi, he is widely regarded as the best Samurai that has ever lived. Not including any wars, he is believed to be undefeated in challenges… Read More ›
Some Random Jiu Jitsu Tips For Your Game
Jiu Jitsu borders steak and tits on my list of things that I think are awesome. I’ve come to the reality that black belts won’t give away secrets that they’ve spent years discovering from thousands of hours of rolling. They… Read More ›
5 Completely Insane and Ridiculous Self Defense Videos
Stupid and ridiculous self-defense techniques have been around…well, since ever. As long as there have been people who wanted credit for something they didn’t want to work at, we’ve had video demonstrations from “black belts” that are about as dangerous as a weathered box… Read More ›
Weak Point Training In Jiu Jitsu – It Isn’t That Bad
Last Friday was the 13th. It was also one of the best days of rolling I’ve had in a while…go figure. With school and work (and injuries) lately, my jitz time has really taken a back seat to that bastard… Read More ›
Top Hand Tricks That Everyone Learned As a Kid
The last time I heard of a trick with fingers, I was a very poor sport about what the other person was showing me. I was naive and I was a sucker, because I thought they were going to show… Read More ›
The Difference Between Blue Belt And Purple In Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
There is a difference between blue and purple belts…a big one. Being a fresh purple belt, I can’t tell you what it’s like to be a purple just yet, but I know what made me one…flow and confidence. As a… Read More ›
Top 5 Items/Skills Necessary For Surviving The Zombie Apocalypse
As each day goes by, the chance of a zombie apocalypse seems more imminent. Therefore, you need guidance, and movies don’t help because those aren’t real zombies. A real zombie will fuck you up – real quiet-like. I have made a… Read More ›
Five Of The Greatest Movies Found In The $5 Bin
There is no need for television programs with the amount of movies out there. But with blue-ray and new dvd prices, it’s borderline ridiculous to buy movies now that you can rent them for a buck through any box outside… Read More ›
The Finer Points And Tips For The Triangle Choke (Sankaku Jime)
The triangle is one of those chokes in Judo and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu that everyone loves…unless you’re caught in it and you try desperately to “answer the phone” before taking an ill-planned nap. There are many reasons to love the… Read More ›
Top 5 Tales of Survival Too Insane For You To Pull Off
There’s “surviving”, then there’s “SUURVIVINNNG”. I’ve survived many things in my life, but it tops out at the time I was 14 and had a cavity for a week. That shit sucked. However, I will gladly take a slap in… Read More ›
Uchi Mata Tips (Mistakes I Make)
Yesterday I took 2nd in the Utah State Judo Championships. I didn’t take first for one reason; I didn’t commit to my uchi-mata. Let me explain. I took up Judo/Jiu-Jitsu nearly 3 years ago and finally have a wall nearing… Read More ›
