One thing I’ve liked about having our BJJ lesson plans mapped out is that everyone gets enough repetition to actually build reactions. In Jiu-Jitsu, you don’t always have time to think your way through every position. Eventually, you need to recognize what’s happening and react. That came up in class today when we spent some […]

If you’re comparing Judo and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) as a beginner, here’s the most important thing to understand before anything else: they are not rival martial arts — they are siblings. Judo and BJJ are two of the most effective grappling martial arts ever developed, and they share a family tree with roots in Japan. Both descend