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Category Archive: Articles, Featured

What Is The Best Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Team Of All Time?

Many team rivalries have left significant marks in the history of BJJ. Although BJJ`s roots go down to just one family, through the years practitioners of this martial art have divisioned themselves...

Russian Judoka’s Incredible Escape From Daria Bilodid’s Infamous Sankaku/ Reverse Triangle

Ukrainian Juodaka Daria Bilodid has mastered the reverse triangle in Judo matches. She sets them up from every position and with lightning speed. Her body is made for the Sankaku (triangle) with her...

You Should Never Use Your Gi Guard Game When Doing No Gi Jiu-Jitsu

What is guard retention in No Gi Jiu-Jitsu, and how is it different than in the Gi? Guard retention is the act of getting your opponent back in front of you and in between your legs, as he tries to...

The ‘Death Sentence’ Guard Pass That Guard Players Hate

There is one type of BJJ guard pass using a cross grip on the pants that is highly effective when attacking from the top position. In this video, Kristian Woodmansee breaks down this latest concept...

What Should BJJ White Belts Focus On… If They’re Terrible In Jiu-Jitsu?

Your BJJ journey might not get off to a good start. Unless you’ve been involved in some other form of grappling (such as Wrestling or Judo) and if you aren’t extremely talented, then your...

BJJ 101: The Rear Naked Choke

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...

These Are The 5 Best Celebrity Boxers

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...

Why Do So Many Jiu-Jitsu Blue Belts Get an Inflated Ego?

Guest post by James Duscio, a BJJ black belt under Walter Cascao Vital. He runs Cascao Evolution BJJ out of Las Vegas nv. We all know there is a pretty clear difference in skill sets for each...

It’s Your Obligation to Smash Lower Belts in Jiu-Jitsu

If you’re a higher level BJJ belt, it is likely the case that you often go easy on the lower belts. And probably for a good reason – you don’t want to get their spirits crushed and...

These Signs Will Tell You That You’re at a Bad Jiu-Jitsu School

Many people when they stop seeing a training partner or when an instructor stops seeing his student coming often, ask themselves ‘What happened, why did they stop training?’ Every BJJ competitor...

BJJ Black Belt Demonstrates How Jiu-Jitsu is Actually the BEST Martial Art Against Multiple Attackers

How do you stay safe and eventually take control when faced with multiple attackers? Very few martial arts will prepare for such a horrible experience. If you stick to what you know in a normal man...

How Many Times A Week Should I Exercise?

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 Drydale’s Tips to Become a BJJ World Champion

So what does it take to be the next Marcelo Garcia? Or Robert Drysdale? How does one reach that legendary level of expertise? What are the requirements? In this article we’ll explore the...

Police Officer Uses Flawless Jiu-Jitsu to Subdue Vandal

The potential for jiu jitsu to enable police officers to be better at their job is enormous. We often observe videos like trips and perfect stand up technique enabling men in nasty situations to...

Tim Spriggs’ Infamous Snap Down ‘Trainwreck’ Seoi Nage

The snap down Eri Seoi Nage throw is used heavily by Rodolfo Vieira, Tim Spriggs, Alain Pozo and British UK BJJ phenom River Dillon. Tim Spriggs shows his set up which is slightly different. He calls...

Most Unique Places To Train Jiu-Jitsu

What are some of the craziest places to train Jiu-Jitsu? We took a nose dive through all of world wide web and our recollections and lined these up for you! Roberto “Cyborg” Abreu...

How To Use Fakes To Set Up Throws

In Judo and BJJ, if you want to have success with setting up throws, you need to use powerful combinations and use fakes. If you attack giving everything you’ve got with one attack, your...

The Best Moves For Tall & Lanky Grappling Athletes

A Grappler’s game starts to develop after around 4 years of training or around a purple belt in BJJ. Are you tall? Are you lanky? If that is your body type, it’s going to play a factor into what...

Travis Stevens’ Circular Ouchi Gari Set Up

Ōuchi gari or large inner reap is part of the original 40 Judo throws introduced by Judo founder Jigoro Kano. This highly effective technique is classified as a foot technique, Ashi-Waza. The...

Best way To Escape a Tight Side Control with Adem Redzovic

Side Control is one of those positions you might not feel too afraid of. „Sure, I’m in a defensive position, but it isn’t so bad“, you rationalize to yourself… As your opponent isolates...

Counter Their Guard Pull with a Huge Osoto Gari

Pulling guard in the BJJ world is often ridiculed by Judoka and Wrestlers who see it as a cowardly way to face someone. Nowadays with the rules of sport BJJ, you can win matches with very little...

5 Steps to Achieve Peak Performance in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Achieving your peak athletic ability in BJJ or any sport for that matter requires more than training. Look at any truly elite athlete from Khabib Nurmagomedov to Tom Brady. They all build regiments...

The Best Ab Exercises For Grapplers

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...

The First 3 Sweeps You Should Master 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...