I had a really busy Saturday this weekend working as one of the referees at the BJJ TOUR All Star Tournament in Santa Cruz, CA. It was a great opportunity for me to listen for[…]
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Author: Eliot Kelly
Tatami Portuguese 002 WH Question words to ask and answer questions
Private lesson 002 with Professor Pedro. In this lesson we reviewed some conjugation patters of past, present, and future tense. The focus of the lesson was on asking and answering questions. WH Question words are[…]
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Tatami Portuguese 001 Days of the Week, Asking & Answering Questions
TATAMI PORTUGUESE 001. Officially getting started with some private lessons to better learn some Brazilian Portuguese. I’ve been around Jiu-Jitsu for about 8 years now and I know and recognize phrases or words here and[…]
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Gender and Japan: Tani Ryoko, Pulling Women’s Judo to Center Stage by Yamaguchi Kaori
This is a translation of a blog from Yamaguchi Kaori on October 15th, 2010. Yamaguchi Kaori was Japan’s first women’s world medalist in Judo. This blog talks about the sudden retirement of Ryoko Tani, her[…]
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Understanding the differences of Intensity and Consistency
Consistency and intensity are two things that are necessary to improve yourself. Not just in jiujitsu, but also in developing a habit or a skill you are interested in developing. This is my approach on the matter:[…]
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Training your mind with your actions
“Get comfortable with the uncomfortable” “Everyone will hit a wall, but not everyone will keep moving until they find a way to get over, under, around or through the wall.” If you’ve trained, you know[…]
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Gender and Japan: Introduction to Kaori Yamaguchi
Qualifying to compete in the tournament meant I needed to make weight. It wasn’t easy to weigh in under 52kg (114.5 lbs) and there was a time I had to weigh in completely naked in[…]
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10,000 Repetition to Mastery Misconception
There is an adage amongst martial artists where the belief in mastery is to repeat a task or technique 10,000 times. My experiences have led to a different conclusions. The 10,000 repetition to mastery is[…]
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IBJJF World Reflection
The world championships were very exciting this year. I drove down to coach Zack and Steve on Thursday. Zack lost the opening match, but we had a really good talk about how to structure our[…]
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IBJJF Pans Reflection
The 2016 IBJJF Pans were both exciting, encouraging, and a little disappointing. In all tournaments there is the feeling that I leave with more than what I came with. I learn something new about the game, myself, and the[…]
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