Uncle Milty's World

August 26 2017 marked the day MMA fighter and UFC Lightweight Champion Conor McGregor stepped into the ring with World Champion, undefeated 49-0 boxer Floyd Mayweather. The lead up to this fight was unprecedented. The Press Conferences, if you could call them that, put Ringling Bros to shame. Let's not even get started on the social media memes or the absolute disgust from the majority of the boxing community. Regardless of whether or not you are a fan of MMA or the UFC, the question I ask is, Was the fight good for MMA? Let me start by saying, I'm...

There will be times throughout your Jiu Jitsu career, when you may wonder if you should wash your Jiu Jitsu belt. I mean sure, you wash your Gi because you’re supposed to right? I hope so! But should you wash your Jiu Jitsu belt after each time you train? Maybe once in a while? Never? Good luck in getting anyone to agree on this. You can look back through martial arts history and find some believe that washing your belt will remove the skills and talent you have gained like Samson losing his hair (google it). Ask your coaches and...

Ever since the rise of MMA and more specifically the UFC, more and more people are jumping on the bandwagon; claiming they’ve trained martial arts at some point in their life or maybe they have some insane Jiu Jitsu moves; because watching YouTube or a 15 second Instagram clip and repeating the moves is their key to mastering the discipline. I once had a guy in the barbershop tell me, “I’m a Purple Belt…We’ll I would’ve been if I didn’t quit.” WHAT!!! This one is my favorite; “I Train UFC”…HAHA!!! I’m not preaching from my high horse, nor do I...