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Conditioning for Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

July 1, 2008

Conditioning is very important in any sport, and Brazilian Jiu jitsu is one martial art that will test your conditioning.

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BJJ: Private Blue Belt Exam

June 27, 2008

Blue belt test can be very exhausting and really push you to your limits. If a blue belt test is hard, I can imagine what a BJJ black belt test would be like.

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Training with Higher Belts in BJJ

June 26, 2008

Training with higher belts in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu will be very helpful to improve your skills and knowledge of the sport.

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IBJJF Graduation System

June 24, 2008

IBJJF has set rules as to how long a person must be in a certain belt before they can be promoted to the next belt.

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My Experience At Army Combatives Level 1 – Part 2

June 11, 2008

One thing the instructors did everyday after lunch was have us watch and discuss passed UFC fights. This gave us some time for our lunch to digest and watch something interesting. After watching a few of Royce Gracie fight and a few others, we then discussed how Royce Gracie was able to dominate his opponents [...]

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My Experience At Army Combatives Level 1

May 19, 2008

I attended Army Combatives Level 1 training from May 5-9th, 2008, in Monmouth, Oregon. I thought this course was going to be a course to expose me to the Army Combatives training program, however, the course was actually to be certified as a Level 1 Army Combatives Instructor. There were 23 soldiers in this course [...]

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Army Combatives Level 1

May 1, 2008

Next week I will be attending the Army Combatives Level 1 course. I am in the Oregon Army National Guard, and this will be my first expose to the Army Combatives course. I did not have to go through Army’s bootcamp because I am a former Marine. So, I have never participated in any Army [...]

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Time for a little break…

April 19, 2008

That is what I did last month. I took a month off after training consistently for over a year. It was a much needed break. I did nothing for a whole month. No practice, drills, watch any videos, or any kind of physical workout. It was a whole month of doing nothing! I believe taking [...]

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First BJJ Competition

February 25, 2008

Yesterday I competed in the Bend Championship BJJ tournament (Gi) . There were only two people in my weight division 135-155 lbs. Myself and Denny who trains locally. I was really surprised that there were not more competitors in this weight class. I felt ready to compete. I knew, if anything, it was going to [...]

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“BJJ Competition”

February 10, 2008

This year I have a goal of competing in BJJ. I will be competing this month on the 23rd. It will be my first time ever competing in BJJ. In this tournament I will be competing with a gi in the 135-155 lbs. weight division. This will be fun since I have not competed one-on-one [...]

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