Jiu-Jitsu Advice from the Iron Wolf Mats

Drilling builds the movement, rolling tests it, and positional sparring is the missing middle. Here is how to combine all three and improve faster.

Most people quit jiu-jitsu within six months for the same handful of reasons. Here is what actually causes it and the plain fixes for each one.

Open mat is unstructured drilling and rolling with no instruction. Who can attend, what to bring, visiting etiquette, and Iron Wolf’s Saturday times.

Iron Wolf Jiu-Jitsu Academy in Thamesford serves Ingersoll, Woodstock, London and all of Oxford County, with gi and no-gi classes six days a week.

Karate and taekwondo are striking arts; jiu-jitsu is grappling with no strikes. A plain comparison for parents, including the size and bullying questions.

Jiu-jitsu teaches a child to control a situation without striking, so they can protect themselves without getting into trouble. What it can and cannot do.

Children can start jiu-jitsu at age three at Iron Wolf in Thamesford. Here is what each age gets from a class, and which group your child would join.

Jiu-jitsu has no striking, so kids avoid head contact. Here is what injuries really happen, how coaches manage risk, and what to watch for in class.

BJJ belts run white, blue, purple, brown and black. Black belt typically takes about a decade. Here is what each belt means and how long it takes.

Brazilian jiu-jitsu in Ontario is sold as a monthly membership or class packs. Here is what you pay for, the extra costs to budget, and what to ask.