What are the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu belts?
There’s profound symbolism embedded in every aspect of mat traditions, including the attire. The original names of the training Gi, from the straightforward “keikogi” (meaning “training clothes”) to the more philosophically nuanced “dogi” (“the cloth of the path”), reflect the rich heritage of Jiu Jitsu belts. But there’s probably no item on the Jiu Jitsu […]
Sport for kids: How does Jiu Jitsu helps fight bullying
While Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, as a self-defense technique, can certainly teach you how to fight – in sports events or in real-life situations – it also teaches us that it’s essential to ask ourselves ‘what are we fighting for?’. We’ve been traveling through the road of Jiu Jitsu for a while now. And at this […]
Discover the origins of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
The brazilian jiu jitsu had an impressive rise in the martial arts, gaining millions of fans and sport practitioners all over the world in a matter of decades, while also becoming an indispensable technique in the curriculum of any professional fighter or military force. But before all this success, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) was born […]
