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Why You Should Compete

I wrote this article a couple of years ago and got some good feedback and I think it’s worth a repost: I was talking to one of my white belt students today to see if she was planning on competing … Continue reading

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Registration is OPEN!

We have things up and going for this years Mind Body Soul.  Last year we had a great (almost record) turnout and we were finish just after 5pm.  It helps to have 8 rings and a lot of great refs. … Continue reading

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How to Score with Passes in BJJ

Passing Guard can be tricky at times, but fret not we have a great short video (under 3 minutes) that should clear things up. This video is not super detailed but rather a guideline of what constitutes a guard pass … Continue reading

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How to Score at the Mind Body Soul

The Mind Body Soul is Alberta’s longest running Jiu Jitsu tournament and with that we have seen the evolution of the sport in Alberta from the beginning.  One of the biggest challenges we see is how the scoring system in … Continue reading

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Our 1st SPONSOR!!!

We are very excited to announce our first sponsor for the Mind Body Soul! I have been using Cornerstone to Insure my business and would definitely recommend their services to anyone for business or personal needs.  Karim (one of the … Continue reading

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Divisions to Remember

With the Mind Body Soul growing in popularity every year we need to adapt.  It is a great thing to have more people coming out.  The more people we have the more divisions we can make to keep the competition … Continue reading

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Mind Body Soul set for May 30, 2015

    We are very happy to announce the date has been confirmed for MAY 30! Last year we set a record attendance of over 400 competitors and over 700 entries (some competed in more than one division). Special highlights … Continue reading

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Reason #5 & 6 to Compete

Reason #5 – It makes you better in every way.  Competing is a test of your Mind, Body and Soul.  You get to test your technical ability in a stressful environment. If you started BJJ for Self Defence reasons then … Continue reading

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Reason #4 – Double Elimination!

Get more BANG for your BUCK! We know it can be stressful for beginners and children… well actually it probably is stressful to everyone, but we want to offer some of the competitors a chance to get a second match … Continue reading

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Reason #1 to Compete at the Mind Body Soul (MBS)

We want you to have the best tournament experience we can offer.  Over the next several weeks we will share why YOU should come out and compete.  Granted not everything will apply to you, but some of these might make … Continue reading

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