Belt Levels in BJJ

by Prof. Martin Guggi   Promoting students to a higher belt is a tricky situation. As an instructor you always think about the development of your athlete and how you can help your student to evolve. Giving belts away means a lot not only for the student who is...

Importance of tournaments and competitions

by Prof. Renato Migliaccio We believe that competitions are just a small part in the martial arts we still encourage everyone to experience it. Experience the preparation for it the 12 weeks prior, the diet (in case of adults), It is a for sure thing: YOU GET...

How to improve in BJJ and in a BJJ-fight?

by Prof. Martin Guggi   We just had the privilege to have Prof. Yuri Simoes from CTA here in Austria for a BJJ NoGi Seminar. I really appreciate the opportunity to learn from him. Yuri just won his 2. ADCC title. On the seminar Yuri showed us nice ways to finish...

Stand up training & BJJ

  by Prof. Renato Migliaccio In this article, we are going to talk about stand-up training such as Karate and Muay Thai, kickboxing or any other forms of stand up fighting or striking and the importance of training Brazilian jiu-jitsu. In 1993, a Gracie family,...