Just got back home from the 2017 IBJJF NoGi World Championships in Anaheim, CA. The venue was right next to Disneyland, and it was a great place to host a tournament. I competed in the[…]
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Author: Eliot Kelly
Peak Performance: Establish Confidence through Self Reliance
I recently realized I was becoming overly reliant on my peripheral, and forgetting that I needed to rely on myself before looking elsewhere for help. This might seem, negatively independent or isolationist but it’s more[…]
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Mat Mind 092 Creating a win-win Situation
Please Subscribe! Mat Mind is a youtube series I have been doing for over the last few years. It’s a collection of ideas reflecting on tournaments, training advice, and in general a mental approach to[…]
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Cutting Weight and Wrestling: A simple solution
I’ve had a few parents privately contact me in the last few years about their son or daughter having to lose weight to fit in a certain weight class. Many times, it seems that there[…]
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Fight to win pro coming back to Sacramento
The Fight to Win pro submission only jiujitsu event is coming back to Sacramento in 2018! The show is an exciting display of submission only jiujitsu in the Gi and NoGi. It’s also the only[…]
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Black Belt Promotion: Sean Gonsolin
Sean Gonsolin began jiujitsu with curiosity to learn and perfect the art of self defense. His explorations to understand the art eventually spread to his life off the mat. With time, his jiujitsu came to[…]
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Peak Performance: Take careful consideration of your sleep
The other day, a student at jiujitsu said, “not sleeping is the new smoking.” Dan was somewhat joking but he was being genuine at the same time. Sleep is essential, and lack of sleep does[…]
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Peak Performance: Movement and Recovery is Essential
Training and growing is an essential part of peak performance. You need to get to a certain level and the only way to get there is to push yourself past limitations. While there is an[…]
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Mat Mind 089 Learning and teaching the art of jiujitsu with Van Do
On Monday and Tuesday we had a visitor from Auckland, New Zealand drop in for a class. Professor Van Do is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt who is one of the coaches at Auckland[…]
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Peak Performance: Starting the day with Meditation
I spend a few hours driving each day, and although I don’t want driving to be a part of my long term lifestyle, I have found ways to make the most of my time while[…]
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