柔の道
Blog
Notes on learning jiu-jitsu from zero, technique by technique.
- How to tie your jiu-jitsu belt (and why it keeps coming off) The standard way to tie a BJJ belt, step by step in plain words, why it unties itself mid-roll, and why nobody minds.
- What to wear to your first jiu-jitsu class No, you do not need a gi yet. What to actually wear to a trial BJJ class, what a gi is, and what to buy only after you commit.
- Your first jiu-jitsu class: what actually happens A play-by-play of a first BJJ class from someone who just had one. What to expect, what nobody tells you, and the one thing to remember.
- Kuzushi comes first The lesson that nothing works until the balance is already broken.
- Starting at zero Why I am writing this down, and why the site is named for an old word.