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The holiday season is upon us. And with it comes paid vacation days, way too much delicious food, and fewer available days for training… because, hey, your coaches need to enjoy their own holidays, too.

If you’ve been training long enough, you’ve likely already experienced some serious FOMO (“fear of missing out” for you old fogies) any time you have to take a day or two off training. Excessive calories, combined with forced days off because the academy is closed, tends to sprinkle a little guilt into the mix. Silly, I know. It happens.

But it doesn’t have to. This holiday season you can choose to think differently – and act differently – in regards to your tumultuous schedule. Here are some tips to help you stay guilt-free during the holidays, and keep your body and mind tuned up and productive.

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November again already? Where did the year go? Whether you spent it packing your schedule with jiu-jitsu tournament after jiu-jitsu tournament, or simply improving your game little-by-little at your academy, odds are you’ve put in some miles on your BJJ gear.

Which is why November should be an exciting time for you… time to refresh that BJJ wardrobe without breaking the bank!

Here are our top picks for Black Friday...

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Halloween is little more than two weeks away. And like any self-respecting procrastinator, you’ve left your Halloween costume idea for the last minute.

You have a few options now (as you well know). One, you can rush over to your nearest pop-up Halloween store and rifle through the last remaining dregs of costumes, from an leftover assortment that nobody wanted in the first place. Odds are high that you’ll end up with a very unsatisfactory costume. Two, you can scour the internet – probably Amazon – for a ready-made idea and hope that it 1) arrives on time, 2) fits, and 3) if it doesn’t fit, that you can return it with enough time to order one that does. Ugh. What a hassle.

Well, lucky for you, you have a third option… we’ve curated a list of easy jiu-jitsu themed Halloween ideas...

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It’s finally upon us: the spookiest month of the year. With October comes ghost and goblins, witches and werewolves, zombies, vampires and pumpkin spice everything. Absolutely terrifying.

But we must also remember that there are some pretty scary things that happen in our everyday settings, too. The jiu-jitsu academy is no exception.

Let’s take a look at some of the most horrifying things in the BJJ academy:

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You don’t use your Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu gi like you do normal clothing. So you shouldn’t be washing it like you would your average, everyday attire.

Your jiu-jitsu gi gets used and abused. Eventually, no matter how clean you try to get it, it’ll start getting that “funk” smell after the first roll.

Ew. Yeah, I know. The bad news is that you’ll never be able to completely avoid it. Unless you just don’t wear your gi, but we both know that’s not going to happen. The good news, however, is that there are ways you can delay that process, and thereby prolong the life of your jiu-jitsu gi.

Here are a few BJJ gi washing tips to help you out...

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