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Category Archive: Articles, BJJ News

Rafael Lovato Jr Gives Us a Tour of his Beautiful New Academy

Human beings are the most adaptable beings on the Earth. That being said, some of us have the luxury to seek out the best possible human experience in every activity we do. These are some of the most...

3 Keys To Keep Improving Your Guard Passing Skills In Jiu Jitsu

If there is one area of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu that’s almost as exciting as its submissions are, it’s the Guard Passes! Guard passing has so many different forms and variations to it –...

A Tribute To Rockson Gracie, Rickson’s Late Son

Rockson Gracie was the first of four children of MMA and BJJ legend Rickson Gracie. Rockson was considered at the time like Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu’s geartest prospect in the 1990’s. He was a...

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt: A Burden For An Older Grappler?

  Written by Christophe ‘Pank’ Levy, BJJ and Luta Livre black belt and head instructor of Raca Luta Academy in Paris, France.   Man, you’re crazy, a black belt that...

3 Ways To Pass Guard in BJJ with a Knee Slice When The Opponent Defends Well

Knee slice is one of the highest guard passes in BJJ. It works really well against bottom half guard players that like to either play knee shield or to drop their shield play a Lucas Leite style...

From Police Detective To Traveling The World Teaching BJJ, Meet BJJ Brown Belt Jack Brown

Jack Brown is a Scottish BJJ brown belt under Marcos Nardini who is currently traveling all around the world during this crazy Pandemic and training BJJ. Jack quit his job as a Police detective,...

Build Yourself An Effective X-Guard Game with this Tutorial

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...

This is Why It’s Hard To Play Bottom Guard Game In MMA – And How To Change That

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and MMA have had a love-hate relationship since forever. While BJJ certainly is effective in mixed martial arts – as was shown time and time again, submission and submission...

You SHOULD Practice LOW PERCENTAGE Moves In BJJ at all Times

If you want to win in Jiu Jitsu, you’ve got to use the right techniques! This is true for the defensive, escape, guard passing, and for the submission techniques alike. So, it’s often...

Lower Back Pain? Here’s A Start Of The Solution For Every Grappler

Ah, the good ol’ friend of every Jiujiteiro – pain. If you’ve been training BJJ for a while, something is going to start hurting; whether it’s your shoulder, your elbow, your...

11 Rare Jiu-Jitsu Footlocks That You Can Catch From Everywhere

Leglock submissions are alive and kicking! It seems like lower body attacks will not go out of fashion soon and how else could it be, when time after time we witness their efficiency on the highest...

How To Make Yourself a Grappling Dummy in Less Than 2 Minutes

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...

Rousimar Palhares On How To Stay Safe from Leg Locks in BJJ

Look up how to counter leg lockers on Google and you’ll find a number of counter-curses to remove the leg-locker curse, or leg-locking spell, which is, of course, a mythical spell from the world of...

The Incredible Scorpion Triangle Choke

The Brazilian judoka Moacir Mendes Júnior competed recently and put on an amazing display of Newaza (Judo ground game) which he crowned with a never before seen submission: The Scorpion triangle...

Eight Gears You Need For Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

There are very few combat arts that require both your physical and mental competency or test your intelligence and stamina all at once;  Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is one of them. That means you have to be...

Here’s How Percussion Therapy Boosts Muscle Recovery And Ignites Athletic Performance

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 5 Biggest Myths Surrounding Intermittent Fasting

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...

Here’s How To Kickstart Your Fitness Routine After 40

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...

Dave Mustaine of Megadeth Promoted to Purple Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu at Age 59

Dave Mustaine of Megadeth is the latest famed musician to enjoy the joys of jiu jitsu. Mustaine is 59 years old – he is best known as the co-founder, lead vocalist, guitarist and primary songwriter...

5 Health And Fitness Tips From Martial Arts World Champions

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...

4 Common Strength And Conditioning Mistakes To Avoid

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...

2021 IBJJF Rules Update: Heel Hooks & Reaping Allowed but NOT For Master Competitors

The largest BJJ organization in the world, IBJJF, has updated the list of regulations for 2021, which include one of the most discussed topics – knee reaping that is and heel hooks. This year,...

New Footage of Conor McGregor Grappling Dillon Danis

Conor McGregor is a decent grappler however in the bjj world he is usually linked to Dillon Danis who found his notoriety through association. One way or another McGregor is ready to train Gi again....

Kron Gracie Leaves California & Opens a Gym in Montana

In this video from January from a Czech youtuber, ADCC champion and UFC fighter Kron Gracie announces that he has left his academy in LA due to Cov Id restrictions to open a gym in Montana. He likes...