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Author Archive: Max

Roger Gracie Not Listening To John Danaher’s Technique Explanation

Guest post by Max of  bjjmore.com Roger Gracie has been training with Gordon Ryan, John Danaher, Giancarlo Bodoni, Oliver Taza and the other New Wave jiu jitsu members in Austin Texas the last few...

Struggles of a Female BJJ White Belt: Sweaty & Hairy Guys, Smelly Gis

Sweaty guys, hairy chests, smelly Gis, and close spaces. Your academy certainly has the perfect ingredients to scare away every woman in town. That’s right! Jiu-Jitsu can certainly be intimidating...

Roger Gracie Shows How To Defend a Tight Guillotine

Through the years there were plenty of debates on the guillotine. There’s a variety of grips, variations and body type modifications you can apply in order to get the most from the experience....

Roberto “Cyborg” Abreu’s Teaches the Are you Kidding Me Kimura

Roberto “Cyborg” Abreu is a celebrated competitor from the Carlson Gracie lineage whose arguably biggest feat was securing the ADCC 2013 Absolute Championship. In addition to this Cyborg...

The Battle Tested Escape to a Really Tight & Heavy Side Control

Escaping the sidecontrol is one of the biggest challenges any beginner faces and it’s paramount to mastering bjj or even just saying you have rudimentary skills. Coming out of side control is...

Kimura Trap, Most Powerful Counter to the Single Leg Takedown

  Kimura trap system is widely credited to David Avellan, ADCC bronze medalist and a man of many other accomplishments! The kimura trap system is designed as a powerful submission system that...

These 3 Simple Drills That Will Make Your BJJ Guard Impassable

Passing the guard is no small feat against a skilled opponent and it’s even harder developing a guard that will be a nightmare for everyone. Stephan Kesting offered recently the 3 essential...

Judo Black Belt’s Valuable Tips for Cross Training in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Judo is fairly fierce. Most judoka who opt to switch to bjj excel their transition through the belt ranking – Travis Stevens notably accomplished rank of bjj black belt in as long as 18 months...

Alan Finfou Talks BJJ Practitioners Buying Black Belts: “It’s Very Sad For Jiu-Jitsu”

  Over the years there were many fake black belts uncovered in addition to the occasional trade off or flat out sale. That’s of course in addition to the occasional “junior black...

Catch All Your Training Partners with this Unstoppable Calf Slicer by Sean Roberts

Unstoppable Calf Slicer by Sean Roberts | BJJ Kumite ♠️ Sean Roberts(Ralph Gracie Jiujitsu) caught many competitors by surprise with his sneaky Calf Slicer submission. He sets up this attack when...

BJJ’s Best Kept Secret: Positional Rolling Makes You Improve Exponentially

When studying a subject, it’s always best if you can find information as close to the source as possible. In history, if you can find direct information from someone that experienced the event,...

Kenpo Karate Black Belt Challenged BJJ Black Belt Nam Phan

    Challenges have been an everyday thing in the lives of most prestigious fighters on the earth. Rickson Gracie, Robson Moura are just a few among the many who have faced gym walk ins...

Travis Stevens Shares About Hidden FootWork For Judo

  Travis Stevens is among those who have gotten their bjj black belt the fastest. Travis Stevens (18 months) Travis Stevens U.S.A Judo Olympian went through all the BJJ Belts under John Danaher...

Stay Cool: Effective Ways to Strengthen BJJ Your Defense

Photo by Daria Kochetkova Photography. IG: Tebezvonu. Building a solid defense to the various ground submissions is usually the primary goal of most Jiu-Jitsu practitioners, especially in the first...

Countering the Old School Half Guard Sweep

Wimbledon BJJ instructor Carl Fisher,aka the Northern Monkey,follows up on a previous post on the website,which was sweeping your opponent with the high percentage Old School half guard sweep. In...

Living The BJJ Dream: The Ultimate Jiu-Jitsu Vacations You Can Take Right Now

It’s scientifically proven that Brazilian jiu-jitsu is instrumental in disabling destructive emotions and relieving tensions on an universal level (Kuśnierz, Cynarski & Litwiniuk, 2014 ) so...

Jiu-Jitsu Heaven: Most Beautiful BJJ Academies Around the World

Human beings are the most adaptable beings on the Earth. That being said, some of us have the luxury to seek out the best possible human experience in every activity we do. These are some of the most...

The Dirtiest Moves in Jiu Jitsu Matches

People often say jiu-jitsu is about humbleness and respect. But when it comes to competition the lines get very blurry. We’ve compiled a list of famous misbehaving videos including everything...

Judo’s Incredible Life Changing Benefits for Mental Health

Judo has been around since 1882 and the benefits of this art shine brightly. Throughout time, judokas (one who practices judo) have been known for having incredible athletic attributes, like...

How Beneficial Was Olympics Inclusion To Judo?

The international judo federation will tell you judo is undoubtedly the most popular combat sport in the world. To quote their website, judo is the second most popular sport (from all sports) judging...

The Fastest Way To Get Your Blue Belt in Jiu-Jitsu

Jiu-Jitsu doesn’t have a unified criteria so getting to that coveted next level is in no way easy. What you often hear is “train more”. Training is a necessity but there is such a...

Older People Can Still Do BJJ, but How?

“Age is just a number. It is never too late to do BJJ.” Over several years of training and coaching, I have seen a lot of people give this advice to older BJJ practitioners. In fact, that advice...

ADCC Champion Rani Yahya’s Must See Kata Gatame Finishing Detail

Former ADCC Champ and UFC fighter Rani Yahya is famous for very good choke details. He’s previously shared some keen insight on the North south choke: ADCC Champ Rani Yahya Teaches His Infamous...

Roger Gracie’s Foot Lock Details That He Used To Submit Shinya Aoki in ADCC

Roger Gracie is an undisputed GOAT – greatest of all time in jiu jitsu. Just last year he prooved his dominance submitting Marcos Almeida Buchecha in their rematch. Worth noting is that just...