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Train when and where you can, and support gyms in ways you are able. It is super important to keep training, it will keep you sane in an upside down world.

“Fala galera? Tudo bem!?” If you have IG and follow any of the native Brazilian BJJ personalities, you have probably heard them start their stories and posts with these two phrases. The problem is what does it mean? What does any of what they are saying mean? I have dabbled in language learning for many years, which is odd as I detested any language learning at school, but as I grew older and experience more culture, I became fascinated and frustrated equally, and this is where my interest was first sparked. In jiu-jitsu as with languages, there are many approaches...

Life is full of choices, and in Jiu-Jitsu one quickly finds some choice are more vital than others--tap out or pass out. Often times we are faced with choices that impact us and our training; a great many have cleaned up their diets, quit smoking, avoided social events in the evening or weekends to train, and very often picked where to live soley based off access to training. Today I made a final life choice for Jiu-Jitsu, it is closing a chapter on my life, and opening a new one as I place the great art at a higher position--or...

Body feels light, my vision narrowing, and then there is a tremendous pain and crushing in my neck, I struggle, but he is so strong, if I do not do something soon, I am finished! *one explosive move* I can breathe, and I am free. Buzzer goes and I say, “damn that was super tight, very very close there”, we slap, tap and thank each other. This marks the end of another five-minute round of simulated murder and maiming—Jiu Jitsu. You may ask why anyone would repeatedly put themselves through this, not just in life, but multiple times in a...