Disclosure: Jiuoss is reader-supported. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. I only recommend gear I’d train with myself. I’ve taken three real breaks from jiu-jitsu in my training life. A blown MCL that cost me four months. A work stretch that […]
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Disclosure: Jiuoss is reader-supported. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. I only recommend gear I’d train with myself. For about two years I thought my hips were just “tight” and that was that. I’d warm up, roll, get stuck flat under
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Disclosure: Jiuoss is reader-supported. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. I only recommend gear I’d train with myself. For about a year I trained five days a week because that’s what the 24-year-old phenoms at my gym did, and I figured
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Disclosure: Jiuoss is reader-supported. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. I only recommend gear I’d train with myself. I ignored my ears for about four years of training. Then one humid August my left ear ballooned up after a scramble where
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Disclosure: Jiuoss is reader-supported. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. I only recommend gear I’d train with myself. A guy named Rich walked into my gym last spring. Fifty-three, knees that had already had one scope, a desk job, and a
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Disclosure: Jiuoss is reader-supported. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. I only recommend gear I’d train with myself. For about three years I treated the warm-up as the part of class I could skip if I showed up late. Roll in,
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Disclosure: Jiuoss is reader-supported. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. I only recommend gear I’d train with myself. The first time a 23-year-old blue belt called my game “old man jiu jitsu” he meant it as an insult. He’d just spent
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Disclosure: Jiuoss is reader-supported. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. I only recommend gear I’d train with myself. I tweaked my right knee in a scramble about four years ago, and for a while I figured that was it for my
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Disclosure: Jiuoss is reader-supported. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. I only recommend gear I’d train with myself. For about two years I trained Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, and by Saturday I felt like I’d been hit by a truck that
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Disclosure: Jiuoss is reader-supported. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. I only recommend gear I’d train with myself. My knees started talking to me around the time I hit 36. Not screaming, just a low grumble after a hard round of
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Disclosure: Jiuoss is reader-supported. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. I only recommend gear I’d train with myself. The first time I walked into a jiu-jitsu gym, I was in my early thirties and I still felt ancient next to the
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Disclosure: Jiuoss is reader-supported. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. I only recommend things I’d take myself, and supplements are no substitute for medical advice — talk to your doctor before starting anything new. Let’s be honest about what supplements can
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Disclosure: Jiuoss is reader-supported. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. I only recommend gear I’d train with myself. This is the injury-prevention deep dive for grapplers over 40. If you want the bigger picture first — how to train, recover, and
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Disclosure: Jiuoss is reader-supported. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. I only recommend gear I’d train with myself. There’s a moment every grappler past 40 knows well. You’re across from a 23-year-old blue belt who warmed up by doing cartwheels, and
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Most schools start rounds on the knees, which means standing work is the biggest gap in the average hobbyist’s game. It is also where the majority of serious training injuries happen, and that risk rises sharply with age. This guide covers the takedowns worth knowing, how to defend them, and an honest answer to whether
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BJJ was designed for self-defense, not just sport competition. While tournament rules limit techniques, street situations require a different approach. This guide covers practical BJJ for real-world self-defense scenarios. Why BJJ Works for Self-Defense Most real fights end up on the ground. BJJ specializes in ground fighting: Control larger opponents Neutralize strikes Subdue without excessive
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Positional control is the part of jiu-jitsu that ages best. Speed fades, flexibility fades, explosive scrambles get more expensive every year — but pressure, framing and knowing where your weight belongs keep working into your fifties and beyond. This guide covers the three positions you will spend most of your mat time in: mount, side
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Guard is where most of jiu-jitsu actually happens, and it is where age shows up first. Passing takes pressure and patience. Playing guard takes flexibility and hip speed. Both are trainable past 40, but the specific techniques you invest in should change. This guide covers the passes and sweeps worth building a game on, plus
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Submission hunting is exciting, but beginners often waste energy on low-percentage attempts. Focus on these five fundamental submissions first. They work at every level from white belt to black belt. The Rear Naked Choke The highest-percentage submission in BJJ. If you get the back, you should finish the choke. Key Details One arm under their
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How you train matters more than how often, and it matters more every year. Two things move the needle most for grapplers who cannot recover the way they did at twenty-five: solo work that builds movement quality without mat damage, and flow rolling that builds volume without intensity. Solo drills that actually transfer Even competitors
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