Can Coffee Keep You Rolling Forever?
THE ART OF
August 2016 Issue 47
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Choke On This – Lapel! W i th Ke i th Ow e n
WINNING
6 -T i m e Wo r l d C h a m p Rafa Mendes
Deadly Dozen 12 M o u n ts Yo u Ne e d To K now
Smell This! E s s e nt i al O i ls 101
Why Some People Quit
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contents Life
008 E d i to r i a l There’s Light Beyond the Dark
012 W e i g hi n g I n New Gear and News
026 p ro m ot i o n s Belts and Stripes
040 W ho I s ? Fabio Gurgel
044 T he L i fe
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106 E ven t Coverage
032 supplements
BJJ Tour Connecticut
Essential Oils
skills
body
102 Mind gam e s
036 Warm-up
122 success
Multiple Ways To Make Mount
90/90 Hip Switch Drill
Kyle Fowler
050 Moun t Vocabulary Count
058 Cove r F e ature Rafa Mendes - The Art of the Armbar
082 T h e L ape l Choke Outs of the Lapel Choke
100 T he L i fe
fuel
084 G e a r L a b ❖❖ Manto Champ Backpack
Why People Quite Jiu-Jitsu
108 Medic Hip Pains & Pulled Groins
114 Gains Lift itsu
Keith Owen Shows Us the Ins and
White Belt Chronicles
Oss! Use it Wisely
mind
028 Grub
Every Grappler Needs to Drink Coffee
096 E v e n t C ov e rage Nordic Naturals All-Star
Meet The Experts D R . J o hn park
W il l safford
Marshal D. Carper
patrick flores
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The Life
082
skills
108
Medic?
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Who Is - The General
The Art of Winning - Rafa Mendes wins on and off the mats. Photo: Patrick Flores
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TSA doesn’t let him fly with a gi on. Keith Owen brings the lapel choke.
Let’s hope this isn’t you. Hip Pains & Pulled Groins.
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