Is The 50/50 Guard Ruining Jiu-Jitsu?

I guess the 50/50 guard is the biggest marmite move in Jiu Jitsu, you quite literally either love it or hate it. Personally, I love the 50/50 guard, I would say it's my second favourite guard behind closed guard, and a guard I feel very comfortable in.   However, it wasn't always this way. I actually started out with a deep hatred for the position due to a guy in my academy...

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Marcelo Garcia vs. Rafael Mendes - The Dream Match

If I could think of one grappling match I would love to see, it would probably be this one. In a way it’s kind of cliché, in the sense of old school vs new school, the previous generation vs the current generation. But if this match could take place, in my opinion, it could potentially one of the greatest of all time. Marcelo Garcia Marcelo Garcia is widely considered by many to be one of the...

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Update (26/03/14)

A week has passed already?!?   Yeah, so first off, I want to alpologise for not posting this yesterday, but something came up which was pretty important, and I will get to that in a little bit.   So, the last post I published was the first part of a meditation series I started, and I promised that I would continue the series each day. However, on Sunday, whilst writing up the second part of the article, I guess something came over me, and I didn't want to...

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Meditation: It's Simply A Journey... - Part 1 (The Beginning)

So why did I start to learn to meditate? Well, I wanted to start something completely new in my life, and it was the start of the New Year. So I really wanted to stick with something, not just start something and then give it up a few months down the line. I already knew the benefits of meditation and how it can pretty much change your life, so I wanted to give it a shot. The only thing...

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Meditation: It's Simply A Journey... - Introduction

So today I want to talk about something which is pretty different from my typical Jiu-Jitsu content, and if you couldn't guess it already, today I shall be talking about meditation. Now, this is probably going to consist of a series of different posts as I want to go into quite a lot of detail on this subject, so each day I'll try and cover a different topic or two. I really want to share with you guys about my experiences meditating and the effects it’s had on my...

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Update (18/03/14)

What happened last week?   Well, basically there was going to be an update post last week, but it pretty much turned into an appreciation post for all the support I have been getting over the previous week, so if you haven't seen that already you can click here.   But anyway, what has happened? And what is going to happen?   So the last thing I posted prior to my thank you post was an article I wrote on my experience using binaural beats. So this article was a little...

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Meet BJJ's Rising Star Mason Monsevais

Today I bring you an interview with Mason Monsevais. He is considered to be one of the best blue belts in the world today, so it has been a pleasure to get the chance to interview him. I hope you guys enjoy! For some people who may not be familiar with you, could you please introduce yourself? My name is Mason Monsevais. I'm a blue belt underneath the Mendes Brothers at the Art of Jiu Jitsu...

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Thank You!

Isn't today the day you usually do the update posts? Yeah, in fact that is correct, but I wanted to do a special appreciation post today for all the support I've had over the last 48 hours, so the update post will be moved to tomorrow.   Right anyway, so I can safely say quite a decent amount has happened in the last 48 hours. Now at this point your probably wondering what on earth I am talking about, as I haven't made any new published any new content since last Friday, but...

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Binaural Beats: Experimenting with eDrugs

So at the start of this year I wanted to start some completely new things, so I thought of the classic new year's resolutions that everybody attempts to do for a month and then gives up on, but to be perfectly honest most of them don't really apply to me, so I tried to think of things more outside the box. What I decided to do was firstly to start blogging, which I can safely...

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Update (06/03/14)

So he promises us one thing, and then gives us another...   Yeah, last week I think I was a bit optimistic with my schedule, but no matter, I still managed to get out a two part interview with Michael Liera Jr, which turned out to be very successful, so I would like to take this opportunity to thank everybody who viewed the interview, shared it, liked it etc.   Before we begin, I'd like to first give a couple of BIG shout outs to a few groups who really helped...

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An Interview with Atos Wonderkid - Michael Liera Jr - Part 2

(This is part 2 of my interview with Michael Liera Jr. If you haven't seen part 1 of this interview, please click HERE.) What would be your advice for somebody at their first Jiu-Jitsu tournament? Relax, and just try to focus on one match at a time. Fighting in a competition and sparring in the gym is the same exact thing, so try not to over-think it. Would you say it’s essential now...

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