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Category Archive: Articles, BJJ News

Danielle Kelly Grapples Mei Yamaguchi at One Championship

Danielle Kelly, a 26-year old black belt, is known as an elite Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu athlete. However, she’s been eyeing a transition to MMA for a while now… A goal, which now seems to have turned...

Andre Galvao Grapples Reinier de Ridder in ONE Championship

5x ADCC champion Andre Galvao faced One FC two-division world champion Reinier de Ridder in a submission grappling match at the ONE: X event. De Ridder is a ONE Championship light heavyweight and...

Who’s Number One: Nicholas Meregali Wins via Armbar in Last Seconds of the Match

Image Credits: FloGrappling Nicholas Meregali just had a spectacular no gi debut! On March 25, at Who’s Number One, he went head-to-head against Arnaldo Maidana; submitting him in the final...

Who’s Number One: Gordon Ryan Submits Jacob Couch with Pressure

Gordon Ryan has made his long-awaited return to competition on March 25; against Daisy Fresh’s Jacob Couch, at a Who’s Number One main event! Jacob Couch is a spectacular grappler –...

Kit Dale: “The Most Important Lesson Is That Perseverance Pays Off”

If there’s one thing that training and sticking to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu will teach you… It’s that perseverance pays off. That, if you keep going – no matter how talented you...

Marcelo Garcia Shows An Easy Guillotine Setup From Butterfly Guard

Hey… Can we share a small piece of advice with you? Yes? Well, here it is: simplify your BJJ game. You’re making it way too complicated, and that’s the reason why you’re not...

Should Kids and Teens Train Jiu-Jitsu – Considering The Likelihood of Injuries?

If you’re a parent who loves training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, then you’ll probably be tempted to try and get your kids involved into training as well. Your kids might be very young or they...

Unstoppable Folding Pass Using a Double Grip on the Lapel

Pressure passing is a whole lot easier in the Gi – mostly because you can set up various grips, which give way to many passing variations. However, this is not to say that you can’t pressure pass...

Jean Jacques Machado’s Has an Unstoppable Bodylock Pass Using the Lapel

If you’ve been following the pro BJJ scene, you may noticed many top grapplers having incredible success with a certain type of pass: The bodylock pass which is also known as the double over pass....

Reinier de Ridder Warns Andre Galvao & Predicts a Submission: “I’ll Find Your Neck”

It’s been some time already since Andre Galvao has signed a contract with ONE Championship… And it’s just been announced that he’ll make his debut on March 26, when...

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...

How To Move Like A Wrestler And Improve Your Footwork For BJJ

While techniques – in their various forms, including stand-up ones – are covered extensively in BJJ training sessions, very little attention is given to actual footwork. This is something that...

GSP: ‘Gordon Ryan is the Best Guy I’ve Ever Rolled with’

This Friday, March 25th, Gordon Ryan returns to the Who’s Number One event by Flograppling. John Danaher’s protégé will face the representative of Pedigo Submission Fighting , Jacob...

How To Build a Powerful BJJ Competition Team

Every year BJJ and submission grappling are rising in popularity in the world and we see more and more teams with professional athletes emerging and making a major impact on the global Jiu-Jitsu...

Yakuza Gangster Wins BJJ Black Belt Competition Match in Japan

Jiu-Jitsu attracts people from all walks of life. On a BJJ academy mat, you will find doctors rolling with construction workers, computer programers rolling with gangsters. They all share the same...

This Simple 1 Minute Drill Will Significantly Improve Your Competition Success

Don’t tell us, we know what it’s about… There’s been this competition. And you were doing really well in the first match – surprisingly well, actually. You were hitting...

This Mount Escape Is So Easy, You’ll Facepalm Yourself For Not Learning It Before

Listen up: there’s a pretty high chance that you’re making Jiu-Jitsu way more complicated than it really is. Other than learning some extremely complicated sequences of techniques,...

These Are The Best Back Training Exercises For Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Turning up in class as often as you can, paying attention, drilling as perfectly as possible, and rolling with the aim of learning (not winning)… These will get you far in your pursuit of...

Powerful Concept For Beating A Bigger, Better Grappler Than You

Photo: prestonsmithphotography.net   / instagram.com/prestonsmithphotography/ How do you beat someone bigger, better, and stronger than you? Is it even possible to win against an opponent who...

Jean Jacques Machado Shows The 1% Missing Detail that Ruins 99% of Side Control Escapes

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 no...

Old Man Strength: 58 Yr Old Wrestling Grandpa is Jacked

‘Old man strength’ is real. It is usually acquired by men and women around the age of 40. If you are above the age of 40 and reasonably healthy, you will get it. It can be used to do hard...

Guy Locks in RNC & Carries His Opponent Around Finally Getting the Tap

Have you ever seen something like this? BJJ purple Dory Aoun belt locks in the rear naked choke on the ground then lifts up his opponent with the RNC locked in, carries him and submits him in a BJJ...

Travis Stevens Takes on Entire BJJ Academy

Judo and BJJ: Similar Jacket, different rules and mentality. Judo training will vastly improve your Jiu-Jitsu and vice versa. However, both sports have their own set of rules and have different goals...

Ronaldo Jacare Was Challenged by Entire Judo School

Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza is the ultimate grappler with world class ground game and fantastic stand up takedown game. He is a BJJ and Judo black belt formed at ASLE academy with his first instructor...