Articles
Mastering the Art of Flow Rolling for Grapplers
Flow rolling is an essential training technique for grapplers that focuses on fluid transitions and technique chaining. It’s not about winning but improving movement, reactions, and awareness.
The Martial Artist’s Journey & Growth Through Adversity
The Martial Artist's Journey provides a path to self-improvement by challenging the mind and body. Their origins lie in philosophies of honour, self-mastery, and service to others. Though combat stands at the core, martial arts refine character,...
An Inside Look at Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Mental Health
After over 15 years of training, I have found that Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) can positively and negatively influence mental health. The positive side of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and mental health I will discuss is how training BJJ can help get you out...
Self-Determination Theory Of Motivation For Mixed Martial Arts
Motivated students are required in every martial arts academy as it will drive them to want to improve. While multiple theories of motivation exist, one that has been extensively studied in education settings is Self-Determination Theory....
Learning Musical Improvisation to Improve Your Martial Arts
Master jazz musician Clark Terry had a unique approach to musical improvisation, specifically jazz improvisation and many other topics. His style of learning musical improvisation is one we can explicitly apply to our martial arts...
Proper Etiquette To Being A Good BJJ Training Partner
Brazilian jiu-jitsu isn't a sport that you can practise effectively or entirely on your own. Being a good BJJ training partner by building and maintaining social connections with your fellow teammates will make your experience in the sport and...
Kano Jigoro As Educator & Founder Of Judo
Kano Jigoro lived his life as an excellent teacher and athlete and left a legacy as the founder of Judo. He would start university in 1877; wanting to learn a martial art, he looked for Jiu-Jitsu teachers who would take him on as a student. He...
Setting SMART Goals for Martial Arts Training
SMART goals are a commonly used framework when talking about goal setting and achieving your goals. Now it's important not to think of smart goals as the only way to set your goals because it's merely one framework that you can potentially use. But...
The Three-Stage Model of Skill Acquisition For Mixed Martial Arts
The skill acquisition process in martial arts is an incredibly complicated topic with multiple competing theories, each with its own body of research backing them. A simple way to look at this process describes three separate stages of skill...
