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The Only Way to Do Jiu-Jitsu Professionally (and Profitably)
Understanding the business.
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Chris Wojcik
10 Ideas That Changed My Life
The art of thinking well.
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Chris Wojcik
How to Learn Jiu-Jitsu Faster
Lessons from a world champion and top ranked black belt.
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Chris Wojcik
 and 
Kade Tsitos
Why You Need to Slow Down to Speed Up
This is what the best grapplers do better than everyone else.
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Chris Wojcik
The Mental Game of Injuries in BJJ
How a mysterious injury changed my perspective on Jiu-Jitsu and life.
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Chris Wojcik
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What Most Intermediate Grapplers Do Wrong
Tips for the competitive hobbyist.
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Chris Wojcik
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To Drill or Not to Drill?
Let's talk about the "ecological approach" in a way that makes sense.
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Chris Wojcik
The Gentle Art of Starting Over
How Jiu-Jitsu changed my life, how I changed my life for Jiu-Jitsu, and then how I found some degree of harmony in them.
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Chris Wojcik
 and 
Erica Zendell
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5 Habits That 10x My BJJ Progress
It's time to get serious.
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Chris Wojcik
Why You Feel Stuck
(In Jiu-Jitsu)
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Chris Wojcik
The 7 Timeless Training Habits of Highly Effective Grapplers
When I started doing these things, my progress on the mat sky-rocketed.
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I'm Going to Get Married
Let's talk about love.
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Chris Wojcik
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