CJJ Training Weblog

Question: What do these world renowned martial artists all have in common?
-Rickson Gracie
-Royler Gracie
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Muay Thai is one of the most devastating striking art’s to have ever been developed. Indigenous to Thailand and South East Asia, Muay Thai incorporates every limb of the human body to serve as a weapon for both offense and defense. Training Muay Thai teaches a person to effectively use their hand’s, knee’s, feet, and [...]

When your workout exceeds your recovery capacity, you have overtrained. Planned overtraining for tournaments or events does boost your output for a short period of time, but you cannot sustain those output levels. The body is not a machine, it needs well planned rest.
Some symptoms of overtraining:
-increased incidence of injuries
-persistent muscle soreness
-persistent fatigue
-elevated resting heart [...]

Summertime is right around the corner and I can hardly wait.  I love the summer because my family goes to the beach in Corolla, North Carolina and rents a huge ocean front beach house. Other members of our family meet with us from VA beach and we catch up on all the crazy things going [...]

Find something you are consistently having problems with and work on it. This will round out your game and reduce or eliminate any gaps in your skills. You can find out what your weaknesses are in drilling, sparring, or in tournaments. You can work on your weaknesses on your own, during drilling/sparring, or with private [...]

Everyone who knows me well knows that I don’t believe in shortcuts, but I do believe in training - and learning - smart. Here are some tips to keep you on the right track!
First, understand the vision your school has adopted. The vision at Capital Jiu-Jitsu is simple:
Gracie Jiu-Jitsu is a complex martial [...]

I lost 20 pounds in three months on the zone diet. I went from 245 in January to 225 in March. My power, endurance, tone, and performance has gone through the roof while losing the weight. I use the Zone Diet as part of my tournament training.
You never go hungry on the Zone Diet. You [...]