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Category Archive: Articles, Featured

7 Of The Best BJJ Athletes From Europe

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...

Exercises For Grapplers To Train Their Back Muscles

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...

BJJ Mindset Series: Discipline

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...

Craig Jones Explains How To Roll In A Safe, Constructive Manner

It’s one thing to be injured in training and then to have to stay off the mats for a while… But it’s a whole other thing to be injured because of something that could’ve been...

These Bread Cutter Choke Details Will Make You Enemies in Competition

Have you ever been on the receiving end of the Bread Cutter Choke? If so, you know how terrifyingly easy it is to set up and how gnarly it can feel once it takes on full-effect… And be honest...

This is How to Get The Armbar from Closed Guard by Breaking Posture – Every Time

Do you struggle playing the Closed Guard game? As in, no matter what you try, you just can’t get the Armbar from there? One of the primary culprits behind this problem is that you’re not...

Stuck in Knee Shield? Try This Unconventional Move by Neil Melanson

Are you a Half Guard and Knee Shield kind-of-a-Jiujiteiro? That’s awesome! It means that you’re playing a BJJ game that the majority of athletes choose not to play – which puts you...

Olympic Champ Mark Schultz On How He Challenged Rickson Gracie: “I Held Him in a Cradle For 20 Mins”

Olympic and 2-time World champion freestyle wrestler, Mark Schultz, whose life story was featured in the movie ‘Foxcatcher’ has been a Jiu-Jitsu black belt under Pedro Sauer for about two years....

Firas Zahabi on Developing a Powerful Mindset: “It All Comes Down To Narratives”

It isn’t enough to merely have the skills to do something well; but you also have to be superbly confident about going into the challenge – whatever kind of a challenge it may be. Be it...

John Danaher: “You Need To Establish A Daily Routine If You Want To Be Successful”

If you want to be successful at something, you’ve got to build the skills that are going to distinguish you from everyone else. And the best way to build those skills is through establishing a...

BJJ White Belts: Understand This About Attacking From Closed Guard

Closed Guard is one of those positions from which it can get notoriously frustrating to submit people. Sure, you’re in a more dominant position than your opponent; but submitting them or even...

Joe Rogan Educates Comic Akaash Singh on Jiu-Jitsu & PED Use

Stand up comic Akaash Singh was recently a guest on the Joe Rogan podcast where he expressed his desire to start training Jiu-Jitsu and start taking stero*ds. Rogan, being a BJJ black belt and long...

“Is It A Choke Or A Crank?” This Is How To Tell The Difference

Are you a BJJ athlete who loves going for chokes all the time? Be it a Guillotine Choke, a Rear Naked Choke, a Triangle, or whichever other variation it may be – you’re someone who is...

John Danaher’s Advice for Young People: “You’re Not Special”

If you’re a young person who’s just starting to make his/her way in the world, getting good advice can be worth more than gold. And if you’re someone who trains Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu,...

Cole Abate: “I Was 8 When I Really Started Committing Myself To Jiu-Jitsu”

Not a lot of people can say that they knew what they wanted to do back in their teenage days… Heck, a lot of us even today don’t know what we want to do! Let alone back when we were 15 or...

Using the Kimura To Defeat The Half Guard by Rafael Lovato Jr

Uhhh, soooo… You’ve been training BJJ for a bit, and there is (still) this one thought that keeps troubling you: position or submission? Should you go for the position first, before you attempt a...

When Can We Start To Teach Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu to Others?

According to Rener Gracie, flag bearer of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu and grandson of the founder of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu: “90% of white belts will never become blue belts. Only 1% of blue belts will one day...

What is The Most Effective Martial Art?

I am sure many of you have ever wondered what is the most effective martial art ? This is a legitimate question and a subject that I personally find interesting. From my point of view, it is not...

Counter Wrestling with Adem Redzovic’s Kimura System

Capitalizing on Takedowns from defense. Whenever there is a takedown there is a possibility for submission for the defender (the one defending the takedown). Every time someone tries to take you...

Josh Hinger Formula for Overcoming the Fear of Jiu-Jitsu Competition

A competition can either be an amazing, fulfilling experience or a frightening and soul-crushing one. And this doesn’t depend just on whether or not you’ll win the match and/or the tournament…...

17 Ways To Set Up The Triangle Choke

The triangle choke is one of the most common and also one of the highest percentage submissions in Grappling. When executed perfectly, it is a powerful weapon which is very hard to escape. There are...

Catch Them with The Infamous ‘Pena Choke’ from 5 Positions

The ‘Pena Choke’ is a sinister choke using your own lapel, from BJJ world and ADCC champion Felipe “Preguica” Pena. STEPS: Start: Full back control 1. Start from a seat belt control...

Pay Attention To These 2 Things In A BJJ Academy

Do you want to start training… Or have you already been a part of a BJJ academy for some time now, but are considering whether or not it has what you need? As in – you’re thinking...

Bernardo Faria Reveals The Coolest Technique He Learned From Andrew Wiltse

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is an art in motion… However, from time to time, that motion stops – as both you and your training partner find yourselves in situations where, at least for a second...