September 2019 - alldaybjj

How to Roll with a Female (Continued)

Back in December 2017, we posted a blog about how to roll with a female. Given the circumstances that I recently experienced, I feel this subject needs to be revisited again, as I think more females experience these issues more than they care to complain about or bring to the attention of their professor. However, […]

Things Every White Belt Should Know Before Competing

Starting Jiu-Jitsu completely independent of any friends who train can be a scary thing, especially since you have no idea what to expect nor do you have anyone to give you advice (with the exception of social media and blogs like yours truly). Despite having a lot of friends who were already training before I […]

BJJ Parents: Know When You’re Going Too Far

It happens in every sport – overbearing, pushy, and even bullying parents. There’s almost no way to escape the parent aggressively coaching from the sidelines in class and in competition, the parent who always have concerns that a coach isn’t paying enough attention to their child, or the parent who doesn’t train but seems to […]

The Evolution at Brown Belt

As I quickly approach my second year at brown belt, I’ve had some epiphanies in the last few months which I believe have contributed to my overall growth on the mat. I think that it’s important to understand that like at every belt, there are stages in which we all go through that serve a […]

How to Roll With a White Belt

If you ask most higher belts, they will tell you that rolling with white belts are obviously not their first choice of partners. Some may even avoid them like the plague because it’s a waste of a roll for them. Maybe blue belts might jump at the chance to roll with white belts to exert […]

Belt System in BJJ: Does it Do More Harm than Good?

A few weeks ago, Garry Tonon posted a provocative (and controversial) statement: Having a belt system in BJJ Leads to more harm than good – CHANGE MY MIND. Not only did this statement generate a plethora of comments and likes on Instagram – approximately 545 comments and 4,936 likes to be exact – it really does […]

Why the Current Class Structure Fails Higher Belts

With the commercialization of Jiu-Jitsu, the current class structure that is now tailored to beginners and their retention somewhat fails advanced students, especially black belts who have plateaued in their training. In a previous blog, we discuss how the common class structure (i.e. old school style) fail beginners, as there is not a lot of […]

Stages Every Blue Belt Goes Through

In a previous blog awhile back, we talk about the stages that every white belt goes through. But what happens when those white belts finally make their transition to the coveted blue belt? The blue belt is significant for a few reasons: it is the first colored belt on the journey to black; it feels […]

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