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Category Archive: Articles, BJJ News

Andrew Wiltse Now Officially Sponsored By Panda Express

If there’s one thing that you need to know about Andrew Wiltse, except from the fact that he’s one of the most superb and exciting-to-watch grapplers today… It’s that...

Surprise Opponents With This Collar Sleeve-Omoplata To Choke Setup

The Collar Sleeve Guard is an extremely versatile guard that can bring you lots of success on the mats. And if you’ve been playing with it for a while now, then here’s a setup that you...

Gordon Ryan: “Nicholas Meregali Is The Most Professional World Champion”

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...

Improve Your Collar Chokes With These 3 Simple Adjustments

Collar Chokes are probably one of the first submission techniques you were taught in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. However, despite them being a “first day technique”, Collar Chokes are more than...

Gordon Ryan Gets Additional $100,000 Sponsorship Deal Ahead of ADCC 2022

Just a couple of years ago, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and submission grappling in general was considered to be a sport which will never bring a lot of money to its practitioners… Today, things have...

How To Make Your Friends Try Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu?

Don’t tell us… You simply LOVE Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu! You’re infatuated by it and you can’t wait to go to your next training session. Which is awesome in and of itself; but...

Wellington “Megaton” Dias Gets Promoted to BJJ Coral Belt

Wellington “Megaton” Dias is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu legend. He has been one of the most frequent competitors in the older age brackets, and has once been a top competitor in the adult...

ADCC: 3 Times they got it wrong – but did they fix it?

ADCC is arguably the pinnacle of submission grappling, and if you’re not convinced, rest assured that their marketing machine is working full time to have you believe it is. With infrequent...

How Exercise Plays A Pivotal Role In Addiction Recovery

As an addiction expert, I consider the possible health benefits of exercise for my patients on a frequent basis.    Every week, I see patients who have serious medical issues as a result of...

Is learning martial arts online worth it?

There are multiple reasons why people love to learn martial arts. The motivations behind it can relate to self-defense, discipline, physical fitness, and self-confidence. Martial arts can be a great...

Video: Khamzat Chimaev Flirts with a Girl

After easily dispatching of his opponent Li Jingliang in his last UFC fight, Khamzat Chimaev made a quick return to action and is filling up his schedule with various combat activities. After taking...

If You Train Jiu-Jitsu, You Should Know These Following Guards

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 Chain Your BJJ Guards: Open Guards

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...

Tye Ruotolo and Kade Ruotolo Sign with ONE Championship

Tye and Kade Ruotolo – the famous Ruotolo brothers – have just signed a contract with ONE Championship! Chatri Sityodtong, ONE Championship’s founder and CEO, has shared the...

The Big Debate: Should MMA Adopt Open Scoring?

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 Should You Add New Positions & Techniques To Your BJJ Game?

It doesn’t matter whether which belt you are… From time to time, you’ll feel as if you’re stagnating on your Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu journey. As if you’re not doing...

The Top Female BJJ Athletes Of All Time

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...

Bruno Malfacine Explains How To Beat BJJ Sit-Up Guard

When you’re the top player in a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu match, it’s usually going to be you who’s going to control the pace of the bout. However, if the bottom player knows what...

Ryan Hall Apologizes To Garry Tonon: “I Hope He Heals Up & Returns To The Ring Soon”

The heated scuffle between Ryan Hall, Garry Tonon, and Gordon Ryan seems to have cooled down a bit – after Hall decided to apologize to Tonon. A quick reminder of what happened, though. Tonon...

Gordon Ryan To Ryan Hall: “You Were Never Good At Jiu-Jitsu”

It seems that some of the former Danaher Death Squad (DDS) members have a sort of a “beef” with Ryan Hall! Namely, Garry Tonon lost to Thanh Le in his ONE Championship title match; after...

Garry Tonon Addresses Ryan Hall: “You’re A Hypocrite. And I Don’t Like You.”

Garry Tonon recently lost his ONE Championship title fight against Thanh Le, after being knocked out in the opening round. Subsequently, all was good between the two fighters… However, Ryan...

Are You A BJJ Coach And… Kind Of Burned Out? These 2 Tips Will Help

As someone who’s been training for quite a while and accumulated tons of experience, you finally became a coach… And that was, actually, quite a while ago in and of itself; months and...

The Gorilla Row: An Upper Body Exercise For Better Guard Passing

The matter of the fact is: if you want to get better in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, then you have to work out as well! Doing techniques is most important… But adding in those gym sessions will give...

ONE Championship: Garry Tonon Loses Title Fight Against Thanh Le via KO

Garry Tonon has just suffered his first MMA loss. On Friday, he fought for the ONE Championship lightweight title against the current champion, Thanh Le. Tonon set the pace immediately, throwing leg...