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Category Archive: Articles, Health

The Best Way to Tape your Injured Thumb for Jiu-Jitsu

Taping your thumb is a common practice in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and other grappling arts to help provide support and stabilization for sprains and minor strains. Here are the basic steps: Start by...

[BREAKING] Khabib Nurmagomedov’s Team To Face B-Team In A Grappling Event

Yes, it’s official! Khabib Nurmagomedov’s team is scheduled to face the B-Team in a grappling event! The date is yet to be announced, but the event is to take place in Kazahstan. The...

Mikey Musumeci Reveals His PEDs Test Results

Mikey Musumeci is one of the top-ranking BJJ athletes in the world, who’s recently become more vocal about the performance enhancing drugs (PEDs) abuse in the sport. So, it doesn’t really...

Craig Jones Roasts Nicholas Meregali For “Copying Gordon Ryan”

Craig Jones recently delivered a recap of the latest Who’s Number One (WNO) event. And, well, he focused a lot on Nicholas Meregali. Specifically, Jones decided to comment on Meregali’s...

Ralph Gracie Almost Got Into A Fight With Mexican Gang Boss: “He Kept Looking At Me”

Ralph Gracie, one of the most notorious names from the Gracie family, was convicted of assaulting Flavio Almeida during the 2018 IBJJF No-Gi World Championships. In 2021, he was sentenced to 6 months...

Mackenzie Dern Details Being Unable to Defend Herself from her Ex-Husband’s Physical Abuse

UFC Vegas 73, held this Saturday in Las Vegas was marked by the American-Brazilian Mackenzie Dern who had a dominant performance from start to finish, overcoming Angela Hill by unanimous decision...

From underground fights to mainstream success: How Nevada became the epicenter of MMA

Nevada, and more specifically, Las Vegas, is a vibrant, high-energy environment which attracts some of the biggest names for some of the world’s most significant sporting events.   ...

Draculino Reveals The Reality Of BJJ Business Success: “There Isn’t A Day That I’m Not Working”

Being a successful BJJ business owner is all about training, coaching, seminars, and enjoying the BJJ lifestyle… Right? Well, not quite. As in all things business-related, being successful in...

Frankie Edgar Promoted To 3rd Degree BJJ Black Belt

Frankie Edgar, former UFC lightweight world champion, has just been promoted to the rank of a 3rd degree BJJ black belt! Ricardo Almeida, his long-time coach and friend, promoted him and shared the...

ADCC Champion Orlando Sanchez Exact Cause Of Death Revealed

ADCC champion and elite BJJ athlete Orlando Sanchez passed away back in December 2022. In a coroner report shared just a few days ago, it has been revealed that the cause of Sanchez’s death was...

Gordon Ryan Out Indefinitely as Health Issues Persist

3x ADCC champion and arguably No Gi GOAT Gordon Ryan (27) has had to deal with a few notable health issues throughout his storied jiu-jitsu career. One of the main issues he has struggled with is...

You’ve Got To Learn These Superb Foot Lock Breaking Mechanics

The straight ankle lock (depending on how it is performed is known in judo as an akiresuken-gatame or ashi-hishigi) is what is usually thought of as an ankle lock. It is typically performed using the...

How To Escape Mount When Opponent Covers Your Head?

Remember every time you are stuck in the mount and you can’t escape for dear life? You are being smashed and left at the mercy of your opponent and are clueless on how to escape? For many...

Jacare Demonstrates A Great Morote Seoi Nage Variation

Do your Judo throws suck? Don’t worry, you’re not alone – but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t start working on them! For example, here is a super effective throw setup...

The Legendary Ricardo Arona to Return to Grappling Competitions? BJJ Stars Teases Comeback Campaign

Ricardo Arona is one of those athletes whom the younger BJJ enthusiasts have trouble recalling – and no wonder, because he was a superbly dominant competitor back in the late ’90s and...

Anderson Silva Teaches his Son a Jiu-Jitsu ‘lesson’: ‘You’re going to fly’

MMA legend Anderson da Silva is a 3rd degree BJJ black belt under Ricrado De La Riva. He has legit BJJ skills which he has showcased in a few occasions in his MMA career. He just doesn’t use...

Buchecha: “Ruotolo Brothers Were Ahead Of Their Time”

Why are the Ruotolo brothers so great in Jiu-Jitsu? Well, one of the reasons is that they started training when they were very young. The legendary Marcus “Buchecha” Almeida knows that...

Mikey Musumeci: “I Would Love To Make My Jiu-Jitsu Work With Punches Being Thrown”

Have you ever wanted to test your Jiu-Jitsu in an “MMA setting”? That is, to see how far BJJ can take you once punches are introduced into the equation? Well, Mikey Musumeci wants to do...

Marcelo Garcia Shares Cancer Update: “I Got The Best Results Possible”

Earlier this year, the BJJ community was shocked to learn that Marcelo Garcia – an ADCC and IBJJF Hall Of Famer – was diagnosed with stomach cancer. Marcelo shared the news on social...

Gordon Ryan Out Indefinitely as Stomach Issues Relapse

Gordon Ryan had to take a leave of absence from competition – effectively retiring from BJJ for a short period of time – due to an unknown stomach issue. He felt better last year and was...

How Important Is Wrestling In No-Gi Jiu-Jitsu?

What do you think: how important is wrestling in Jiu-Jitsu? Particularly in no-gi? Well, almost every professional and elite Jiu-Jitsu competitor will say that wrestling is vital to your success on...

Themba Gorimbo Had Just $7 Remaining: “Colby Covington Would Bring Food To Me At The Gym”

Themba Gorimbo was left with just $7 to his name, after he travelled all the way from Zimbabwe to Miami (USA), in order to be at the MMA Masters training camp – for the sake of his second UFC...

Former Marine, Who Fatally Subdued Assailant In The Viral Subway Incident, Breaks Silence: “I’m A Normal Guy”

Daniel Penny is the former Marine who – a few weeks back – subdued Jordan Neely in a New York subway, with a Rear Naked Choke… Which ultimately resulted in a fatal outcome....

Who Are The Best BJJ Technicians In The UFC?

The reason that MMA has such a broad, highly engaging, and passionate fanbase stems from the fact that some of the top fighters within the organization have mastered a range of highly skilled...