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Category Archive: Articles

Take Them Down with This Unexpected Single Leg from Open Guard

Whenever you’re playing Open Guard, it’s often thought that you should, well, remain there. That you should remain on the mats and engage your opponents from that spot. However, the...

Want To Travel The World And Train BJJ? Consider These 4 Things

Ever felt that desire to just leave the place that you’re living in for a short while, so as to simply toss yourself into the world; travelling it, meeting different cultures and people, and...

BJJ Stars 7: Full Card Lineup & Preview

The BJJ Stars promotion returns to action on November 6 (Saturday) with its seventh edition. BJJ Stars 7 will feature a packed tournament, with the main event bout between Gilbert Burns and Lucas...

Islam Makhachev: Referee Ignored The Verbal Tap from Dan Hooker

Islam Makhachev and Dan Hooker went to battle at UFC 267, and it was Makhachev who ultimately emerged victorious; submitting Hooker just three minutes in, with a superbly set up Kimura. However, the...

The Most Important Rule at Every BJJ Academy

Photo by Daria Kochetkova Photography. IG: Tebezvonu. Each BJJ academy has their own set of specific rules. Some schools require students to face the wall while tying their belts or lower belts are...

The “Spinning Pass” is The Unstoppable Surprise Guard Pass

Guard passing is no easy business! There are many different elements that you have to take into consideration when approaching the training partner that’s laying on the ground, wanting to pass them...

Keeping it Real: Most Martial Arts Instructors Are Not Qualified To Teach Self Defense

Tom Callos is a martial arts business and school management teacher, coach, and consultant. He helps martial arts teachers and other professionals. He is also the step father of Keenan Cornelius,...

If It Goes Down, These Submissions Will Save You in a Street Altercation

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is a highly complex martial art/ combat sport sport. There are some very fancy techniques that are used more in the sport aspect, but in a self defense situation, the basics will...

The Most Effective Way to Drill BJJ Techniques That Nobody Is Doing

So what is compliant resistance? This is a phrase used by my professor to describe how a good training partner should behave whilst drilling a new technique. Applying only enough resistance for the...

Marcelo Garcia Shares His Formula For Getting More Submissions From Side Control

The side control position is undoubtedly one of the best attack and submission positions in Jiu Jitsu. When you reach this position, you have certainly managed to gain a huge advantage because, most...

5 Reasons Why Small Businesses Need To Use Estimates

Estimates are an important tool for small businesses. They create a free estimate given to the customer before they even start work on their project. This helps create trust, and it also allows them...

BJ Penn Comes Clean, Apologizes For His Recent Misbehaviors: ‘I Feel Embarrassed’

MMA legend & BJJ world champion BJ Penn is having a hard time leaving his fighting career. The 42 year old former 2 division UFC champion & BJJ world champion hasn’t won an MMA fight in 10...

How to enhance collaboration skills in online learners: tips for teachers

“Collaboration is important not just because it’s a better way to learn. The spirit of collaboration is penetrating every institution and all of our lives. So learning to collaborate is...

Important things to know about Co-pay in health insurance

Having health insurance has become a necessity for almost every person. Many people have understood the importance of this, soon after the pandemic hit the globe. Many companies are coming up with...

5 Ways to Maximize Your Jiu Jitsu Post Work-Out Cooldown

Looking for a way to cool down consistently and gradually after an intensive work out?  A lot of Jiu Jitsu athletes will commonly cite “no pain, no gain” as a motto, but as anyone who has...

Andre Galvao Has Signed a Multi-Fight Deal with a Major MMA Organization

6x World champion in Jiu-Jitsu and 6x ADCC, Andre Galvao has enjoyed past success in MMA . The São Paulo native has fought in large organizations such as Strikeforce and Dream, where he accumulated...

F2W 186: Full Results and Highlights

The Fight To Win (F2W) promotion is on a roll (pun intended) this year. Last Friday, on October 29, the F2W 186 event took place in Dallas, Texas. It was full of exciting matches, where Thamara...

Watch: BJ Penn Teaching a BJJ Seminar in the Gi in Abu Dhabi

BJ Penn was recently in Abu Dhabi were he held a BJJ seminar in the Gi. Penn is the first ever non-Brazilian to win the prestigious BJJ world championships at black belt. A feat that he achieved in...

Watch: Gordon Ryan vs. Philip Rowe Full Match (Who’s Number One)

Gordon Ryan made his return to competition on October 21, with a 15-minute exhibition match against Philip Rowe at Who’s Number One (WNO). The pace of the match had a light-hearted nature to...

SUG 28: Full Results & Highlights

Yet another exciting Submission Underground (SUG) event took place last weekend. On October 31, the SUG 28 displayed a number of fast-paced matches, with one novelty: a Gi match!   SUG 28 MAIN...

Jackson Sousa Cleared of Sexual Misconduct Allegations Before a Disciplinary Committee in London

Jackson Sousa has been suspended by Checkmat, cancelled from multiple gyms associations, and stripped of sponsorship by Shoyoroll earlier this year; due to sexual harassment allegations placed...

US National Coach Jimmy Pedro Shares Insight on Vladimir Putin’s Real Judo Level

One of the most recent guests on the popular Lex Fridman Podcast was Jimmy Pedro. As the team coach of Team USA Judo national coach Olympic and also a bronze medalist judoka. Perdo had a lot to say...

How To Prepare For BJJ Training

BJJ training can be intense and it’s easy to sustain an injury if you’re not prepared!  Check out our five tips below so that you are ready to take on Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu! 1. Personal...

US National Coach Jimmy Pedro: ‘Teddy Riner is Judo’s Heavyweight GOAT’

Double Olympic champion & 10x world champion Teddy Riner (FRA) is the greatest ever heavyweight and a strong candidate for greatest Judoka of all time. At 2.04 m and 140kg, he is a physical...