by Wild Hixsons | Oct 25, 2023 | Jiu Jitsu
Behind the Scenes of American Jiujiteira American Jiujiteira is easily the biggest film project I’ve ever created. Spanning nearly 2 years, this project included traveling to 20 different Brazilian Jiu Jitsu gyms all across the country, interviewing 27 jiujiteiras of...
by Wild Hixsons | Jan 5, 2023 | Jiu Jitsu
Getting Our Blue Belts Belt promotions in jiu jitsu are just weird. For most of us, it’s something we’ve wanted for a long time and never actually feel we’re ready for. Last December, Tyler received his blue belt from Coach Sonny Parlin at Gracie Bradenton where he...
by Wild Hixsons | Dec 19, 2022 | Hunting, Jiu Jitsu
Andrea’s Musings on Hunting & Jiu Jitsu Jiu jitsu doesn’t seem much like hunting. It’s usually in a gym with a lot of other people, and a major attraction of the sport is the ability to train in a safe way, with a relative lack of consequences. But I began...
by Wild Hixsons | Jun 15, 2022 | Jiu Jitsu
Traveling is the Best Way to Train Jiu jitsu is an intimidating sport. There’s no question about that. I’ve been training for about 5 months now, and my heart still races most days I train. When you add traveling full-time on top of that, training at a new gym with...
by Wild Hixsons | Jan 18, 2022 | Jiu Jitsu
Nomad Jiu Jitsu: Training Jiu Jitsu as a Full Time Traveler Our secret’s out: we LOVE Jiu Jitsu! It might not be news to those who have been following the Wild Hixsons for a while. A little over a year ago, I started training at Gracie Bradenton after a long...