Entering BJJ New Gear's Big Giveaway Contest

The purpose of this blog post is to provide all of the instructions that you will need to enter and maximize your chances of winning something in the 200 +/- item giveaway in BJJ New Gear that is being held from late-March through April of 2015 in both our Facebook Group and on our Instagram page. Do you need to do ALL of these? Yes. But it will...

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Jiu Jitsu Print Magazines

I've looked, and looked, and asked people, and looked some more and I can only find five (5) published jiu jitsu magazines. At some point I'll give you my detailed thoughts on each of them (I subscribe to all 5), but for now, I am just intending to make a list, provide some real basics and make it easy for you to find them (and purchase them) online...

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For Potential Manufacturers for ABK Sportswear

Thank you for contacting us regarding manufacturing for our sportswear brand, ABK Sportswear. We are getting ready to launch in late-2015/early-2016 with a wide range of products - initially focusing on jiu jitsu themed items. If you want us to consider your organization as a manufacturer for ABK Sportswear, then you must be willing to do ALL...

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Hail Mary Reviews - Interview HMR x GIfather

This interview is posted at the below link, but I'm putting it here in its entirety just in case the link becomes dead at some point. Interview HMR x GIfather Posted on May 6, 2014 by Hail Mary Reviews Today, I have a very different sort of interview set up. I am interviewing one of the nicest dudes from the Aloha state...

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Reviewing Kimonos....worth reading before you leap into doing so.

Like many who venture down this path, I thought that being a "reviewer" of BJJ gis and gear would be fun and I would end up with a ton of new gear coming in on a regular basis. Well, while I am happy that I gave it a try and I learned quite a bit in my short venture down this path, I quickly discovered that I was not cut out for this in the long term. For...

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BJJ New Gear - New Wall and Logo Project

We are in the process of designing a new Wall for the BJJ New Gear Facebook group. We just had a logo designed (see below), thanks to Katherine Sak Johnson. She's also designing the Wall. Newly designed BJJ New Gear logo by Katherine Sak Johnson.  The Wall is something that we would like you to be involved with. What we imagine is a collage...

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Posting in BJJ New Gear

If you have come across this post on your own, great. But if it is via a link that was PM'ed to you by someone else, it means that you have submitted a post to BJJ New Gear that is NOT going to be approved because it does not meet the minimum requirements for posting in the group. So please take a minute and review the below basics, modify your post...

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BJJ Belts

There are many philosophies on belts. Should they be: long or short? thin or thick? wide or narrow? stiff or floppy? and so on. And while most if not all of the BJJ kimono manufacturers (over 200 of them at last count, both big and small), carry their own line of belts, they are obviously not difficult to find. The purpose of this post is intended...

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How to Tell an Authentic From a Fake Shoyoroll

The absolute best way to make sure you get an authentic Shoyoroll gi is to purchase from Shoyoroll directly. But of course that means you can't buy any of the older classics that many people desire. Plus, even scoring one at the drop is a chore in itself many times. The second best thing is to purchase in the secondary market from a reputable...

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