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  • BJJ Basics – Wrestling for the Non-Wrestler

    BJJ Basics – Wrestling for the Non-Wrestler

    Posted by Heather Raftery BJJ Basics – Wrestling for the Non-Wrestler Whether you grew up on the mats or not, wrestling can seem completely foreign – and more than a little intimidating – to the average jiu-jitsu practitioner. But with the...

  • Kingz: The Making of a Global Brand

    Kingz: The Making of a Global Brand

    Posted by Heather Raftery Kingz: The Making of a Global Brand Brazilian jiu-jitsu is one of the fastest growing, most exciting sports in the world today. Not only are there millions of practitioners from every corner of the globe, but there’s...

  • 100 Years of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu History

    100 Years of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu History

    Posted by Heather Raftery 100 Years of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu History Certainly, the roots of this sport we all love – Brazilian jiu-jitsu – are far deeper than 100 years, as many others have already written extensively about. However, it was a hundred...

  • Returning to the BJJ Mat Post-Injury

    Returning to the BJJ Mat Post-Injury

    Posted by Heather Raftery Returning to the BJJ Mat Post-Injury As you may or may not already know, experiencing an injury on the mat during your Brazilian jiu-jitsu journey is not an “if”… it’s a “when.” Accidents happen all the time....

  • Congratulations to the Kingz World Champions

    Congratulations to the Kingz World Champions

    Posted by Heather Raftery Congratulations to the Kingz World Champions Last weekend completed one of the most exciting events in the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu calendar: The IBJJF World Championships. We say this every year, but it’s always true… this was one of...