Welcome to the official Hidden Jiu-Jitsu Blog.
My purpose with this blog and this website is to be of service to you, my friends who make up this amazing Jiu-Jitsu community. So this is where I will focus on sharing my most valuable wisdom, strategies, principles and knowledge I have gained over the past 26 years studying and teaching Jiu-Jitsu, as it was handed down to me by the one and only Rickson Gracie.
Holiday Von Flue Choke
Happy Holidays everyone! I had a member of my special Mind Blown Club ask me what some of my biggest learning for the year have been. One of the amazing things about life and Jiu-Jitsu is you never...
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Why “the back” position is not as good as most people think.
Why “the back” position is not as good as most people think in MMA or for fighting. [Update Dec. 9, 2020] I posted this article a couple of years ago on Hidden Jiu-Jitsu and...
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The biggest lessons I learned from Rickson on how to train to get better at Jiu-Jitsu
"The training is all in your mind!" For a long time in my training like most people I always thought I had to train with the best and the toughest guys to improve and get better. Then one day...
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Why You Should ALWAYS Go To Jiu Jitsu Class, Especially When You CAN'T Train.
The details are in the deep understanding of Jiu Jitsu. People ask me a lot of times for advice on how to improve quicker at jiu-jitsu. I was one of fastest black belt under Rickson...
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Street Defense: Grabbed from Behind Underneath Arms Around the Waist Pt. 1
Ever since attending Rickson's Black Belt only JJGF Self Defense certification seminar. I have been flooded with people asking what he covered. It was about 100 different Self Defense techniques...
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What was your biggest breakthrough in your Jiu Jitsu training?
I got asked this question the other day and I really had to put quite a bit of thought into it. I've had zillions of breakthroughs in training just like everyone else. Sometimes it relates to...
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