Guides & Downloads
Helpful resources for students at Ares East Mesa BJJ Academy — what to bring, how to prepare, and answers to common questions about training.
Learning to trust your Jiu-Jitsu coach is part of the journey. Discover why coaching, patience, mat time, and perspective matter as your BJJ develops.
Jiu-Jitsu promotions matter, but every journey is different. Learn how to approach stripes, belts, mat time, and progression without rushing the process.
Most people don’t start Jiu-Jitsu because they want to get better at dealing with stress. They start because they want to learn how to defend themselves, get in…
Jiu-jitsu is one of the only sports where you spend most of your training time holding another person’s joints at or near their limit. That’s not a side…
Walk into any academy and you’ll find two kinds of white belts: the ones chasing the flashy stuff they saw on Instagram (inverted heel hooks, berimbolos, worm guard)…
There is a particular kind of person who will board a plane alone, travel across the country, and step onto a mat in front of a crowd that…
