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With the global spread of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, gone are the days in which you have to take what you get when it comes to the academy you train at.

Today, nearly every major city has at least a few options to choose from. Which is great, unless you’re the kind of person who really doesn’t like choices. Then feel free walk into any random gym you see. For the rest of us, choices provide us the opportunity to find that jiu-jitsu academy – and that community – in which we really feel a part of.

So what should you be looking for? Everyone is different, and every academy is different. But here are a few tips to help in choosing the right BJJ academy for you...

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We are officially in the era of jiu-jitsu family legacies. Each year, we’re seeing more and more sons and daughters of former world champions rising through the ranks and dominating their divisions. There is nobody more recognizable among this group of legacy phenoms than Sarah Galvão.

Sarah really needs no introduction, but for those who have been living under a rock, she is the only child of two legendary athletes in the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu community.

Sarah is wasting no time in following in their footsteps...

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It’s been nearly one year that the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu lost one of the greatest athletes in its history: Leandro Lo. 

To those who knew him, Leandro was more than just an athlete. He was a legend of the sport, having conquered all of the major titles that the sport has to offer. He was a friend to so many – regardless of affiliation. He was loyal, with a big heart, and was always willing to give back to the community. He brought joy, happiness, and inspired awe in everyone who met him.

The proceeds of every single sale of the Legends Never Die Gi go toward the Instituto Leandro Lo, a non-profit based in Brazil that is dedicated to changing the lives of adults and children through the power of jiu-jitsu… just as it changed Leandro’s life, and just as it changed yours.

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Brazilian jiu-jitsu is a beautiful sport… one of the few in which individuals from three years old all the way to someone in their 90s might share the same space.

But, as with nearly all sports, the young have a much easier time of it. They have endless reserves of energy, they don’t break as easy, and if they do, they heal quickly. Not so with anyone in the so-called “Masters” divisions; which is to say, anyone over the ripe old age of 30. Yes, my friends. After we hit 30, we are officially geezers in the jiu-jitsu world. 

For us long-in-the-toothers, we simply have to train differently than we did or would have when we were young. We have to train smarter. Here are five tips on how to train as a Masters level athlete...

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Since the IBJJF World Championships 2023 earlier this month, we’ve had some time to reflect on the results… and the incredible performance of our Kingz Athletes.

If you weren’t able to catch the Worlds as it was going on – either in person or on FloGrappling – you missed some incredible jiu-jitsu. 

Here is a recap of the nine Kingz Athletes who dominated their divisions and hit the top of the podium this year...

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