Everyone who has trained Jiu Jitsu for at least a week has learned an arm bar. There are all kinds of arm bars from all kinds of places. Basic arm bar education starts with a simple arm bar from [...]
We regularly get messages from people saying they are MMA fighters who want to fight and are looking for a gym. We get this message so frequently that a blog post might be a more efficient way to [...]
Tuesday nights for adults get kicked off at 6PM at NTMMA with a kickboxing class. For years, we have offered a wrestling class afterward at 7PM. Wrestlers are always welcome to come train. And [...]
“Repent” is a religious word. But this is not a religious post. Repent just means to recognize your failures and shortcomings and to make a decision to do something different next time. Learning [...]
We all know the guy(s) in the gym who’s gi cleaning skills can use a power up. If you haven’t run into this guy yet, I have news for you… it’s probably you. Gis [...]
Trying out Jiujitsu can be intimidating for anyone. Knowing that everyone there will be better than you. Wondering if you will embarrass yourself. Maybe even feeling scared that you will get [...]
There is an age old debate in martial arts and many sports about strength versus technique. Which is better? Which will win? The debate is a false dichotomy. Its not strength or technique, but [...]
As a new practitioner, I was eager to learn all I could when I started with Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) and later began to train Muay Thai (MT). While I found a great deal of content to help ready [...]
Do you keep a journal? Journaling is a great way to process our ideas. We often have insightful ideas but struggle expressing them to others. When we can put words to those ideas, we often [...]
Have you ever gotten stuck in bottom side control and started to panic? You’re not the only one to feel under pressure. The first step in getting out of bottom side control is to BE CALM. [...]