Student wants to quit “He doesn’t want to come to Jiu Jitsu class anymore,” the mom says to me. She is the third mom to utter these words to me this month. It’s January and the holiday break does this every year. “Do you feel the Jiu...
This is a common thought most white belts in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu have going through their minds. They assume that a higher belt is going to be bored when training with a lower rank Jiu Jitsu student. This is absolutely not the case and higher...
Greenwood Jiu Jitsu currently operating out of Leaside Toronto sent 2 competitors to Niagara Falls to represent Checkmat Toronto Jiu Jitsu. First up is Teagan who fought the entire division without any points scored on her. In Jiu Jitsu you are awarded points based on...
Sometimes we need to have reasonable expectations for our kids and be in touch with reality. As much as we want our kids to become the next Prime mister of Canada or Wayne Gretzky of hockey, we might have to accept it might not ever...
Make your kids feel like contributors rather than troublemakers and kids will me more likely not to get into a power struggle with you. When you empower your kids by handing over some power you actually see the behavior you are looking for. One example...
Competing in your first tournament or just need some tournament reminders …. -refer to smoothcomp for info / details / reminders / schedule / brackets -check your emails as well for information -arrive at the venue at least 1-1.5 hours before the division start time -spectator fees are typically...
A great way to start is you pick one and let your child pick one. The 2 main categories are activities that are fun or activates for survival. Swimming is a survival skill because at some point in their life they will be exposed to...
Being in Martial Arts myself since 7 years old and teaching 30 years I can see the impact the covid lockdowns have had on students. Telling a kid to sit still for a minute seems like a life time to them and after 20 seconds...
When getting into a new fitness routine the first step is always start doing something physical and clean up the diet. The food that you consume will have an impact on your health. In the same manner, the words that enter your mind will have...
We are excited to announce that Toronto's Premier Brazilian Jiu Jitsu School has opened again after closing down Nov 23rd 2020. For some Greenwood Jiu Jitsu was their second home and like a second family. Greenwood Jiu Jitsu was one of the only few schools...
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