by Julius Park | Jan 3, 2015 | Articles, Training Tips
No doubt starting in January a flood of people will be pushing themselves into gyms for a New Year’s resolution. Resolutions are great, except for the fact that they don’t seem to work. 90% of people new to the gym in January might well be gone by...
by Julius Park | Nov 6, 2014 | Articles, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Kickboxing, Mixed Martial Arts, MMA, Muay Thai Kickboxing, Training Tips
Is Crossfit good for MMA, Jiu-Jitsu, Muay Thai, Boxing, etc? The answer is…not really. Why do I say not really? Most people would argue that Crossfit is not good because of the high rate of injury, or the fact that the requirements to become Crossfit certified are...
by Julius Park | Oct 6, 2014 | Articles, BJJ, Blog, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Training Tips
Never Doing Conditioning The first virtue in a soldier is endurance of fatigue; courage is only the second virtue. – Napolean Not Drilling There are no blackbelts who never drilled. They just don’t exist. Repetition is your friend. Avoiding new positions...
by Julius Park | Aug 18, 2014 | Articles, BJJ, Blog, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Training Tips
I’ve always loved the concept that Jujitsu is human chess – probably because I played competitive chess back in high school. Practice usually revolved around drilling certain chess scenarios, working through concepts, and then open matches with teammates....
by Julius Park | Jul 17, 2014 | Articles, Blog, Training Tips
So I just came back from a 9 day trip to Italy with the family, and let me say, it was awesome! I got to see a lot of really cool things like the Colosseum, the Statue of David, and a lot of other cool stuff. Not to mention I got to eat more carbs in one week than I...
by Julius Park | Jun 13, 2014 | Articles, BJJ, Blog, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Training Tips
1. Good Jiu-Jitsu technique exists when you’re a hammer (offense) and when you’re a nail (defense). Therefore, it doesn’t matter whether you are “losing” or “winning”, in a “bad” position or a “good” one. You should be working on improving those positions. 2. Don’t...
