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At Porrada, our entire goal is to help you level up and progress—whether it’s on the mats or improving your general health. Regardless of your goal, we’re here to help. Whether you’re a seasoned competitor or just starting your BJJ journey, the Porrada Blog offers expertly crafted content packed with insights, tips, and strategies to enhance your training, sharpen your techniques, and achieve your goals. Dive in, explore our content, and take your game to the next level.
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Choosing the right weight class in BJJ can greatly impact your performance and success in competitions. Your weight class determines the size and strength of your opponents, which can change your game plan.
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For same-day BJJ tournaments, it’s critical to focus on quick rehydration and easily digestible foods to optimize performance without causing digestive discomfort.
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The majority of competitors will go through starvation, sauna sessions, running miles, and more just to lose a small amount of weight. This leaves them miserable before and after weigh ins.
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Most people think training BJJ is just about increasing fitness and skills. However, there are so many hidden benefits to training BJJ.
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Beginning a jiu-jitsu journey can be overwhelming, especially when faced with the abundance of BJJ gyms available.
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In Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ), the ability to control and submit your opponent from various positions is crucial. One of the most dominant positions in both gi and no-gi BJJ is side control.
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To maximize bicep growth, you must understand these different types of curl variations. Different variations hit the muscle from unique angles.
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Creating a reliable strength program for BJJ is not only beneficial; it is essential for success in the sport. If you want to truly excel in this sport, you must be strong.
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Explore the factors that influence lifting frequency and find guidelines to help you design an effective workout schedule that balances both lifting and BJJ.
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Porrada is a Portuguese term commonly used in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) and Brazilian culture to describe a tough, intense, and gritty style of training or fighting. The direct translation of porrada from Portuguese to English is "beating" or "brawl." It embodies the spirit of going all out, giving your maximum effort, and pushing through challenges. In BJJ, practicing porrada means training with high intensity and determination.
This website is a collection of resources curated by grapplers, for grapplers. Our goal is to provide you with all the information you need to succeed. Whether you want to learn about nutrition, training on the mats, lifting, or anything in between, we are here for you. We want to see you on the podium most of all, and we hope to help you do exactly that. If you have any questions, feel free to shoot us an email or DM us on any of our social profiles!
There are two main ways you can get started with training: 1) You can find a BJJ gym near you and do a trial day, or 2) you can create your own mini home gym and start training with friends. Option #2 is how our team at Porrada got started! We ordered 1-inch thick puzzle mats in a 10’x10’ square and began training using online resources. If you do start with the second option, we recommend eventually finding a gym down the road in your career. It will help you by allowing you to roll with more people and receive high-level instruction.
BJJ is quite similar to wrestling. Both start standing and use takedowns as a method to score points. Both use very similar mechanics overall. The main differences are that there are no pins (you can be on your back in Jiu-Jitsu), BJJ involves submissions, and the points system for each is very different. BJJ grants points for takedowns/sweeps, back control, mount, guard passes, and knee on belly. Wrestling grants points for takedowns, escapes, and back points (back exposure for freestyle).
BJJ is a very unique sport in many ways. There are so many incredible benefits to training Jiu-Jitsu. The biggest reasons we advocate for it are the mindset training and the added ability to defend yourself. In BJJ, you are forced to humble yourself over and over again, every single day. This sport is a great way to mature rapidly and generally become a better person (in our opinion). You will also have a better ability to defend yourself than 99% of the population—a pretty big bonus.
You’re never too old to start training! We see people on the mats of all ages and sizes. Large and small, old and young can, and should, train BJJ. If you are on the older side, it is perfectly acceptable to take it slow and learn at your own pace. You don’t always have to go full speed—don’t worry. There are typically also classes that separate people by goals. Certain classes are for those who want to compete, some are for general instruction, and some are specifically for self-defense teachings. There is a place for everyone on the mats.