Foot Beats Face: Mat Awareness and Safety in BJJ

There's only so much space on the training floor, and rolling into someone else's can be dangerous.

Many years ago, I was training Brazilian jiu jitsu with my instructor on a crowded mat. Another pair rolled into us, and my instructor stopped our training and asked them to move. Repeatedly. But they continued to train – right on top of us – Tasmanian devil-style.

 

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