When Our True Hero is Not on the Mat

Growing up in sports, I was always told to give 100% of my effort. If I heard this once, I heard it a thousand times....

With our Christian witness on display, we must work at improving our game without jeopardizing our relationships with our teammates...

Very recently Jiu Jitsu taught me an amazing lesson about my faith. I am relatively new to BJJ...

Over the last two years I have learned a lot about life and myself in general. To the surprise of most, those lessons were not learned...

When my sons, Tony and David roughhouse one of them usually comes running saying “Dad, he smacked me...

The sense of power to subdue a bigger opponent than myself without hurting him awakens something within me...

In Jiu-Jitsu, if you are careful to keep your guard impassable then the fight is complete...

As an Instructor, I find myself often repeating things I have heard my former coaches or others say, while offering advice...

Do you sometimes find yourself hoping that your life would suddenly change for the better? 

The issue we must face in discussing the Christian life is not whether it is a marathon or a sprint but that it is a race that is...

Community is an essential element of life. God created us to do life with others. However, community is often “messy”...

One of the worst positions in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is being on the receiving end of someone’s full mount....

I must confess, I love the internet, especially Google. I am an information junkie. Any subject I want to learn about, I just type...

I had the wonderful opportunity to attend a belt promotion ceremony with a gathering of various affiliated schools...

We would be wise to pay attention to the links between martial arts and spiritualism or religions that can sway people away from Christ...

As we progress in our BJJ journey and climb up the ranks, we will discover that there are fewer peers...

Jiu Jitsu is one of the only martial arts/sports where live rolling or sparring is a requirement to learn the art...

The Jiu Jitsu black belt: an average ten-plus year road of continually being crushed on the mat...

Almost a year ago I sat down with my dad’s doctor that had diagnosed him with cancer...

We learn best by observing what to do right, rather than just simply being told what not to do....

The BJJ black belt is accomplished through a rare dedication to one’s trade; achieved through...

Our professor and head instructor at our academy was gone for a missionary trip to Haiti...

One of the best pieces of advice that one of my coaches gave me was that if I were to watch...

One of the first questions I receive from students who have not been training for a long time or...

I recently competed at the IBJJF Atlanta Spring Open. I lost my match by two points.

It’s on. You put on your gi, tie your belt, step on the mat, line up, and wait in expectancy as...

We may be tempted to seek other things apart from God to fulfill us. In our day-to-day routine...

Mat culture. It shapes our training experience, how we perform on the mat, and....

When we train Jiu Jitsu or set a goal of learning, we look for markers of accomplishment...

The more you train BJJ, the more you learn. The more you learn, the more you improve,..

As an academy owner, I hear many people express their desire to begin training Jiu Jitsu...

I just returned from a vacation on North Carolina’s outer banks. This has become a special...

Recently, one of my closest childhood friends decided to train jiu-jitsu at my academy...

When you enter a new academy for the first time, you will make a decision about training...