How Often Should You Train BJJ? A Practical Guide for Beginners and Competitors
BJJ Belt Guide: White to Black Belt Progression Explained
BJJ Competition Checklist: How to Prepare for Your First Tournament
BJJ Gi GSM Explained: How to Choose the Right Fabric Weight
Best BJJ Gi for Beginners in New Zealand: What to Look For Before You Buy
Belal Etiabari vs Felipe Pena: Kiwi Takes on ADCC Champion at Worlds
Belal Etiabari vs Felipe Pena at ADCC 2026A Kiwi Trials champion meets the defending +99…
BJJ Guides NZ
Straight talking Brazilian Jiu Jitsu guides for Kiwi grapplers. Browse the latest articles above, or jump into a topic below for practical advice on buying a gi, fabrics and care, competition rules, BJJ history, training and life on the mats.
Buying Guides
Choose your first gi, compare options and get sizing advice without the guesswork.
Best BJJ Gi for Beginners in New Zealand: What to Look For Before You Buy
BJJ Gi Sizing Guide: Fit, Shrinkage, and the Go-Getter Gi Sizing System
BJJ Gi Buying Guide NZ 2026: Choose the Best Gi
The Complete BJJ Gi Buying Guide for New ZealandFit, fabric, GSM, weaves, competition rules and…
Fabrics & Care
Understand gi materials, weave, weight, shrinkage, washing and how to make your gear last.
BJJ Gi GSM Explained: How to Choose the Right Fabric Weight
Pearl Weave vs Gold Weave: Choosing the Best BJJ Gi for Training & Competition in 2025 (NZ Guide)
Pearl Weave vs Gold WeaveTwo familiar gi weaves, two different feels and considerably more fabric…
BJJ Gi Material Guide: Cotton vs Polyester (What Matters & What Doesn’t)
BJJ Gi Materials: Cotton vs PolyesterBreathability, shrinkage, drying time and durability matter more than whatever…
Competition & Rules
Scoring, legal techniques, gi inspections and the rules that matter when you compete.
BJJ Competition Checklist: How to Prepare for Your First Tournament
What Makes a Gi Competition-Legal? IBJJF & AJP Gi Fit Rules Explained
BJJ Competition Rules Explained (IBJJF & AJP): A Kiwi’s Honest Guide
BJJ Competition Rules Without the HeadachePoints, penalties and the bits worth knowing before a referee…
History & Culture
Explore the roots of BJJ, its growth in New Zealand and the Kiwi stories reaching the world stage.
BJJ Belt Guide: White to Black Belt Progression Explained
Belal Etiabari vs Felipe Pena: Kiwi Takes on ADCC Champion at Worlds
Belal Etiabari vs Felipe Pena at ADCC 2026A Kiwi Trials champion meets the defending +99…
ADCC 2026 World Championships: Dzharbaev & Victor Hugo Take Gold in the Divisions Kiwis Made History
ADCC 2026 World ChampionshipsDzharbaev and Victor Hugo take gold in the two divisions tied to…
Historic 2026 ADCC Asia Oceania Trials Recap
Historic 2026 ADCC Asia Oceania TrialsTwo Kiwi men won their divisions and punched tickets to…
History of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in New Zealand: Proven Origins
The History of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in New ZealandFrom a room above a West Auckland…
History of BJJ: How Judo in Brazil Evolved Into Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
How Judo in Brazil Became Brazilian Jiu JitsuThe road from Japanese jujutsu to modern BJJ…
Training & Lifestyle
First classes, open mats, training habits, etiquette and everyday life around Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.
How Often Should You Train BJJ? A Practical Guide for Beginners and Competitors
First BJJ Class Guide: What to Expect, White-Belt Survival Tips & Rolling Safely
Your First BJJ Class Without the MysteryWhat happens, what to wear and how to get…
Open Mats NZ: What to Expect at Saturday & Sunday BJJ Open Mats (Kiwi Guide)
BJJ Open Mats in New ZealandHow to turn up, find good rounds and avoid behaving…
New to Brazilian Jiu Jitsu?
Start with the basics and find out what actually happens when you walk into a BJJ gym for the first time.
Read the First BJJ Class Guide