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Category Archive: Articles

How To Make Renzo Gracie’s Ezekiel & Plastic Bag Choke Work For You

Sode guruma jime (“sleeve wheel constriction”) is a type of Judo chokehold, which compresses the opponent’s trachea or the carotid arteries. The technique can be executed from a...

What To Do If You’re a BJJ Blue Belt – And You Get Destroyed by a White Belt?

First of all, well done – you’re a blue belt and you’re still training! You haven’t quit, and that’s a huge achievement in and of itself… But what if, just a couple of...

Why Catch Wrestling Isn’t More Popular?

On June 7, 2014, for the first time in 100 years on American soil, the sport of Catch wrestling was reborn at UCLA’s John Wooden Center. 14 catch wrestlers competed in seven wrestling matches as...

Can MMA & Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Be Blamed for Aikido’s Loss of Popularity?

Aikido once used to be a famous Martial Art, respected by all martial artists. Yet these days it is losing it’s popularity fast, while being compared to other modern martial arts. Yet what made...

John Danaher on How To Make Jiu-Jitsu a Mainstream Spectator Sport

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a relatively young and ever-expanding. The growth of MMA has shined a light on bjj for the average American male who can’t wait to learn and then tell all his friends about...

John Danaher Is Determined to Fix 3 Specific Problems in Jiu-Jitsu

One of the most captivating figures in the eye of the bjj public, John Danaher, did a great interview with Joe Rogan. During this amazing video, he talks about what he wants to change in Jiu-Jitsu in...

These Habits Will Help You Burn Fat And Lose Weight

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 Important Is Stamina In BJJ?

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...

Robert Drysdale’s Inspiring Ted Talk- ‘Why We Struggle So Much in Order to Win’

A black belt under Leonardo Vieira and a head coach of the powerful Zenith BJJ Team, Robert Drysdale is regarded as one of the top American grapplers of his generation and is one of the rare...

Big No-No: Never Brag or Talk About Who You Defeated in BJJ Training

Winning and losing. Two situations in which every Jiu Jitsu player will find himself at some point, most of us facing defeat in our very first session and keep doing so for a long while. But then the...

Frank Mir Shows How He Set Up the Knee Bar on Brock Lesnar

Former UFC champion Frank Mir has some of the organization most impressive submission wins: Kimura against Minotauro, armbar against Tim Sylvia, Kneebar against Brock Lesnar, Toe hold against Tank...

Buchecha’s Two Signature Kneebar Set Ups

Marcus Almeida Buchecha is one of the most decorated bjj athletes today. The ADCC medalist is fearsome without the gi and in it. Recently he decided to open up his own online resource much like the...

What You Should Do When Facing a Wrestler in a Grappling Match

We all have that guy in training that has a wrestling background and behaves totally different in sparring than someone without a wrestling background. Let’s see what are the top 6 things you...

The Proper Way To Study A Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Match

There are many roads to improvement in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Some of them will require you to invest additional time – that is, to focus on BJJ outside of the mats as well. For example, studying...

You Should Be Asking Your BJJ Instructor These Things During Training

You know what your BJJ instructor really likes? Heck, even more than seeing you perform a technique incredibly well, more than you winning an entire division with zero points lost? Can you guess? If...

Opinion: Chasing Stripes On Your Belt In BJJ Is Wrong

So you’ve just earned your first stripe? Congratulations! Be it the first stripe on your white belt or on your brown belt, that’s a huge accomplishment, and you should feel proud of it....

Flashback: When a Brown Belt Beneil Dariush Almost Defeated Kron Gracie in a Gi Match

Surging UFC lightweight Beneil Dariush recently had the biggest win of his career when he defeated Tony Ferguson at the last UFC. Dariush is an amazing BJJ black belt who used to compete heavily on...

Released by the UFC, Ronaldo Jacare Plans To Open a Huge BJJ Academy in Florida

Signed by the UFC in 2013, Ronaldo Jacaré is no longer part of the organization’s athlete roster. This Thursday, the website Sherdog confirmed that the Brazilian fighter became a “free agent”...

UFC Star Sean O’Malley Promoted to Brown Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Up and coming UFC fighter ‘Suga’ Sean O’Malley has been promoted to brown belt from his BJJ instructors Augusto “Tanqinho” Mendes and Tim Welch. ‘Suga’ has a 13-1...

What This Plant Based BJJ Practitioner Easts in a Day

If you’re serious about your Jiu-Jitsu, then you’ve got to be serious about your diet as well. Great training requires a great meal – if you want to recover properly and perform greatly in...

Buchecha Shows How He Counters A Double Leg with A Guillotine Choke

Takedown attempts should always be countered by a sprawl but what about defending and countering takedowns with a well timed guillotines? The Guillotine Choke is a very powerful submission, one that...

The Blueprint To Getting BETTER In BJJ At A FASTER Speed

Getting better in BJJ, at a faster speed, is no rocket science. You just have to give 100% effort (or as close to it as you can on a given day) in several different areas… And possibly change...

This Is Why 99% Of People QUIT Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

To train Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is not an easy task. It takes a lot of determination, grit, and the desire to become the best that you can in the martial art. However, it also takes a bit of cooperation...

How To Improve Your Back Mount In BJJ

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...