The Jiu-Jitsu Foundry

Feeling out of your depth on a technique? You’re not alone. In our latest post we explore the Circle of Competence — why admitting what you don’t know makes you a smarter, more resilient grappler. Read practical tips to identify limits, focus your training, and accelerate progress. Read more: https://wix.to/8XvMup1

Mental Model - The Circle of Competence: How Knowing Your Limits Makes You a Better Grappler There's a moment that comes to every Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner, usually around blue or purple belt, where they realize something uncomfortable: they've been pretending to understand positions they don't actually understand.Maybe it's that fancy berimbolo entry everyone's hitting in the gym. M...

New on The Jiu-Jitsu Foundry: “The Invisible Tax of Being a Big Person in BJJ” — a look at how narratives, expectations, and gym culture shape the experience of larger practitioners. Read now: https://wix.to/BEn1tAC

The Invisible Tax of Being a Big Person in BJJ There's a story that gets told a lot in BJJ circles. It goes like this: a small, technically sharp practitioner ties up a much bigger opponent and taps them out repeatedly. The crowd nods approvingly. The instructor points to this as proof that leverage beats strength, that technique is the great eq...