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Category Archive: Articles

Here’s How To Cross Collar Choke Someone From The Knee Split Position

One of the most effective ways to pressure pass in Gi is by using the Folding Pass, Thomas explains; even though there’re different details to the setup when in comparison to the one in the Gi, the...

Shotgun & Reverse Armbars From Side Control – Here’s How To Set Them Up

Side Control is, for many Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu students, their favorite position. And deservedly so, as it’s perhaps the safest one to hold and as it has a number of attacking options at its...

Here’s How To Train BJJ Safely During Your Pregnancy Term

Guest post by Evolve MMA, Asia’s premier championship brand for martial arts. It has the most number of World Champions on the planet. Named as the #1 ranked martial arts organization in Asia by...

How To Maintain A Healthy Diet Starting This New Year

Introduction Whether it was a decade ago or 2023, the resolution to have a healthy diet will always be the most common resolution for many. Are you finding it difficult to keep up with it? Does your...

UFC Welterweight Sends Warning To Jake Paul: “In MMA… These Guys Are Coming For Blood”

Jake Paul recently signed a deal with the PFL, announcing not just an investment in the MMA promotion – but also his plans to move into MMA himself. At this moment, it’s not clear when...

Keenan Cornelius Explains How To Keep Your Students As A BJJ Academy Owner

Are you a BJJ coach and/or academy owner? If so, then one of the biggest worries that you probably have is student retention. That is: how are you supposed to keep your students motivated for...

Jocko Willink’s Advice For BJJ White Belts: “Keep Your Ego In Check”

Just started out with Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu? Amazing! You’re probably having a great time, practicing this awesome martial art – especially when it comes to sparring, i.e. the rolling part...

Gordon Ryan Was Choked Out For The First Time in Training by a Purple Belt

The No Gi GOAT Gordon Ryan was recently choked out in training by BJJ purple belt Davis Asare. This may be the first time you hear about Asare. He has taken 3rd place at purple at the IBJJF worlds....

Why BJJ Is The Perfect Martial Art For Older Practitioners

Guest post by Evolve MMA, Asia’s premier championship brand for martial arts. It has the most number of World Champions on the planet. Named as the #1 ranked martial arts organization in Asia by...

The Perfect Open Guard Pass for Older Jiu-Jitsu Students

The Open Guard can be tricky to pass… Especially if you’re an older BJJ student who isn’t exactly used to passing with speed and power. Torreando passing might not be for you, but...

Gordon Ryan Explains How To Build Confidence: “Positive Results Over Time, In The Gym”

So you want to build confidence on the mats (and maybe in life in general)… But how should you go about it? Well, first of all, it’s important to understand that whenever you try...

Luke Rockhold On Jake Paul Fighting Tommy Fury: “He’s As Much Of A Boxer As I Am A Cricket Player”

Luke Rockhold, former UFC middleweight champion and a BJJ black belt, has recently announced free agency – and one of the opportunities he’s looking forward to is the possibility of...

Kade Ruotolo Talks Grapplers Who Use PEDs: “They Are Taking Shortcuts”

There is no denying that Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, when it comes to professional competitors, is full of athletes using performance enhancing drugs (PEDs). Many take them to gain that slight edge against...

Tim Kennedy Not Happy Some UFC Fighters Train With Chechen Leader Ramzan Kadyrov

Tim Kennedy is a Strikeforce and UFC veteran, as well as a Green Beret and Special Forces Ranger… And he isn’t happy that some UFC fighters train with Ramzan Kadyrov. Kadyrov is the...

Gordon Ryan Reacts To Dillon Danis Dropping Out Of Another Fight: “You’re Just A Clown”

Dillon Danis has dropped out from yet another match – this time from a boxing bout against social influencer KSI. And, while Danis stated that the “truth will shock everyone” (so as...

B-Team’s Damien Anderson Wins MMA Debut With Savage TKO

Damien Anderson is one of B-Team‘s top submission grappling athletes. However, he is also one of those who chose to transition to mixed martial arts (MMA) as well – and he has achieved...

How Parents Can Deal With School Bullies

Guest post by Evolve MMA, Asia’s premier championship brand for martial arts. It has the most number of World Champions on the planet. Named as the #1 ranked martial arts organization in Asia by...

Easy-To-Do Self Defense Sequence: Pluck Head & Arm To Leg Reap

One can never necessarily be completely “ready” for a real self defense situation, however, we can increase our odds of surviving against a violent attacker by targeting certain moves, and...

The “Deadman” (Arm Drag To Choke Setup) Is Great For Self Defense

One can never necessarily be completely “ready” for a real self defense situation, however, we can increase our odds of surviving against a violent attacker by targeting certain moves, and...

Marcelo Garcia Shows The Perfect Way To Control & Attack The Back In BJJ

Here are some of the key details to make your seat belt from the back a whole lot more dangerous and start finishing more chokes just like Marcelo Garcia. These no-gi techniques were perfected by...

Gordon Ryan & Nicholas Meregali Teach Some Differences Between Gi & No-Gi Back Attacks

Nicholas Meregali has decided, after years of dominating the competition podiums in the gi, to venture out into the world of no-gi grappling. In order to do so, he sought out help from John Danaher...

This Arm Triangle Setup Works Great Against Wrestlers

When you train Jiu-Jitsu, facing a wrestler can be a daunting task. They have great grappling conditioning, are very scrappy, have great base, and are very aggressive. Wrestlers have strength,...

Bird Wiltse Shows A Single Leg X Guard Sweep… That You’ve Never Seen Before

The Single Leg X-Guard is a perfect guard for Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) practitioners who like to attack their opponents with both sweeps and submissions. As Single Leg X-Guard positions you...

Andrew Wiltse Explains How To Combine Wrestling And Sweeps In BJJ

One of the biggest “mistakes” that the majority of BJJ students make – and that you can exploit – is that once they get down to the mats, they stay down… Instead of wrestling up –...