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Those flip-flops in front of the bathroom at the gym AREN'T there to protect your feet. They're there to protect my face! That means: Number one: Wear them! Number two: Don't wear them ANYWHERE ELSE in the gym. Number three: Don't use your own flip-flops or street shoes in the bathroom. Number four: WEAR THEM! We wear the flip-flops in front of the bathroom at the gym because we don't want the funk on the bathroom floor to get on our feet. NOT because we're concerned about our feet. But we're concerned about our faces and other sensitive areas of...

Is what we do at BJJ Problems "creative?" I'd like to think so. Is it our full time job? Nope. Each member of our team has a day job. They work 9-5 in some other-than-jiu-jitsu-related field to fund their BJJ habit. That doesn't mean that they're not constantly thinking about Jiu Jitsu. It's on their mind 24/7. In fact, that's why they're on our team. Whether it's dissecting last night's roll, or coming up with clever content for our site, they've got BJJ on the brain. Just to give you guys a little peek into how their minds work, here's...

Even in the Animal Kingdom, BJJ reigns supreme. Rener Gracie Breaks Down a fight in the animal kingdom vs. two Kangaroos. One Kangaroo uses "Kang-Fu", the other uses "Roo-Jitsu." Daaaaaang. Look for this 'roo to make his debut in the UFC soon. Dana is in talks with his manager/trainer. If you don't know jiu jitsu, you don't have a chance in the animal kingdom.   The video will start queued up to the right time. Watch it!   http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=sCYLOQTEGhY#t=659&vq=hd720&w=740

We've all been there. That pristine, white gi we loved so much is not so pristine and not so white anymore. There's hope yet. Of course, these tricks work best if we don't let the dinginess get out of hand by practicing regular gi care, but your gi will be noticeably whiter after employing one or all of these methods. There are many different ways to whiten your gi naturally without bleach. You don't need to use harsh chemicals to keep your white gi looking like new. Try one of these tips to whiten your gi naturally without bleach. Eeeeeeeew!...

Dealing with tough-guys If you've trained for any extended period of time, you've ran into someone who comes in, acts tough -- is actually fairly athletic -- wants to prove their self in a setting they're desperately trying to fit-in to. Whether their intentions are naive, innocent, oblivious, malicious... what-have-you, most of the time, they just want to fight. They may get paired up with someone who is less-capable. Someone with less experience might even get hurt by them. Had the instructor known that our new friend was going to spaz out or try to prove something, they would have...