The most widely spread kids belt system is from the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (IBJJF). Unfortunately this belt system only came out in 2012 so many schools had variations on this belt system and had to decide whether to switch their kids over to the new system or stay with their old one. There are …
Is Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Safe? For a contact sport, yes. When looking at injuries per 1000 competitors BJJ is about 4x safer than football and 2x safer than soccer. It is about 3x safer than other martial arts like Tae Kwon Do and Judo. Plus practice in the academy is going to be safer than going at …
If you are looking for Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in Westminster, Colorado you might not realize how conveniently we are located here at Jubera Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. We are easy to get to from Westminster exits off highway 36 by heading north off Sheridan exit or the Church Ranch. Since Westminster has a population about double that of …
On Saturday February 5th, we sent a small crew over over 7 athletes over Grappling Industries Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu tournament at the Foothills Fieldhouse in Denver, Colorado. With over 75 teams competing our crew brought home a 5th place finish in the adults gi and no-gi including 5 gold medals, 3 silvers and a bronze. So …
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu students spend most of their time on the mats so what they train on is important for their health and longevity. I have trained on a ton of different surfaces from wrestling and gymnastics mats, home setups and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu academy setups. The main suppliers of mats are Fuji, Zebra, Swain/Dollamur. Home Gym …
As a caveat, I am an intermediate lifter, but I think it is important to think about how weight lifting should be incorporated into your overall plan of being a better Jiu-Jitsu athlete. Often times we see an athlete lose a match or even some in class training to a stronger athlete and think that …
The answer to this question really depends on your situation and goals so we have broken this down by whether you are doing BJJ as a hobby or to compete. Generally sessions in BJJ last an hour for class and sparring sessions can go longer than that. Finding an amount of training that fits your …
I have competed in a lot of different weight classes over the years. When I started Jiu-Jitsu I had just finished my senior season of high school wrestling at 145lbs. I stayed around that 150 lbs for the first 3 years of my Jiu-Jitsu and then bulked up a little bit to get to 175 …
I think journaling is an underrated tool in the quest for mastery and especially Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Most people have the wrong idea about journaling where you are going to be writing down every step of every technique in a class. And with each class having several techniques and 3-10 steps then that is going to …
Matt Jubera is a beast. If there is something that can mess up my diamond and my frames is his head pressure so I hope you all enjoy his instructional” Xande Ribeiro 7x World Champion, ADCC Champion I am really excited to release my first DVD Head Pressure Passing System through BJJ Fanatics. It is …
