Walking into a martial arts gym for the first time at 42, 48, or 55 can feel intimidating. Everyone remembers the movies: young athletes flying through the air, fighters sparring full contact, and a drill sergeant of a coach barking orders. The good news is that starting martial arts over 40 looks nothing like that […]
If you live in Texas and want to learn to grapple, you will eventually run into the wrestling vs BJJ question. Texas is one of the best places in the country to answer it. High school and club wrestling runs deep in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, while Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu has exploded across Houston, Austin, and […]
If you have ever rolled with a stronger partner, ended up stuck on your back, and wondered what you are actually supposed to do from there — the answer is one of the fundamental BJJ sweeps. Sweeps are the great equalizers of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu: they let a smaller, lighter person use leverage, angles, and timing […]