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Common Ground

With the 2016 presidential election out of the way. I think now more than ever the Jiu Jitsu community needs to come together. This past...

Death of the Gauntlet

Walking the gauntlet and many of its derivatives have been long standing traditions in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. In my academy, every belt...

Can you make it in Jiu Jitsu?

I know many athletes pursuing Jiu Jitsu as their career all over the world and the general consensus is that making it in Jiu Jitsu...

Training in Japan

I’m going to start off saying that my trip to Japan started as a joke to a friend. He’s lived in Tokyo for a few years along with his...

Losing

This is a topic that’s hard for many athletes to talk about it. We put so much hard work into achieving our goals but sometimes we end up...

Detailed Back Escape

http://baulding.wistia.com/medias/197hrvhzc5?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 #Backdefense #Backescape

Basic X Guard Sweeps

http://baulding.wistia.com/medias/ch08862xs2?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 #xguard

Back escape #2

http://baulding.wistia.com/medias/3agccxoey3?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 #Backdefense #Backescape #technique

Training for worlds 2016

Now that the 2016 World Jiu Jitsu Championship is over. I finally have time to reflect on my training and other experiences while staying...

Basic Back Escape Part 1

http://baulding.wistia.com/medias/lonm4i3dwt?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 #Backescape #Video

White Belt Mindset

My friend Sam has written a lot about the beginner mindset. If you have the time I definitely recommend reading up on this topic. I bring...

Confidence on your feet

This post was originally about the similarities between Jiu Jitsu and wrestling. Not just the surface level similarities like the...

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