85 – Luis Heredia

Show Summary Tim starts off the show talking about the Jiu-Jitsu by The Sea Summer 2013 tournament and his son Noah’s success as a competitor. He also breaks the good news that Inside BJJ will be doing the play by play commentary for the 2013 US Open BJJ tournament. The guys talk about the recent subject of IBJJF corruption, school registration, and black belt registration requirements. Later the guys recap Metamoris and talk about the Brenda Schuab running man incident. Afterwards, the guys talk...

Most of Jiu-Jitsu athletes are overtraining…this is why.

Jiu-Jitsu is slowly becoming a trendy sport; it has cool gear and it creates a great camaraderie between people. It is a sport where a hobby can easily turn into a lifestyle. Jiu-Jitsu is an excellent way to spend your free time; however, it can become a problem and a burden if it generates pain instead of pleasure. In order to reach your highest potential in this sport you must ask yourself a very important question, why am I doing it? It is very important to determine the real reason why you are...

Tanquinho vs. Rafael Mendes

Augusto “Tanquinho” Mendes and Rafael Mendes: A Battle of Heart On the World’s Biggest Screen Certain BJJ matches are just plain boring, there’s no way around it. The average MMA fan tends to shy away from watching events such as the Pan Ams and the world because to them watching Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is like watching paint dry. We see it all the time in the UFC, when fighters hit the mat and start working their grappling skills, they start to boo and show they are unpleased. But the match...