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Category Archive: Articles

BJJ Black Belt Uses a Kimura To Snap a Whole Leg of Ham

The kimura trap is one of the most effective systems in BJJ. Some practitioners such as David Avellan base their whole game around them and even have a system. Used as a kimura lock setup, the kimura...

Craziest Triangle Set Up and Finish You Will Ever See in Grappling Competition

German-Serbian BJJ black belt and MMA fighter Alexander Neufang is known for his triangles, Kimuras and crazy sense of humor. In the “Submissao” competition in Germany, Neufang was able...

Matt Serra Puts Neil Degrass Tyson in a Kimura Lock

Former UFC champion and BJJ black belt Matt Serra showed the world’s most famous scientist, Neil DeGrass Tyson some Jiu-Jitsu. The world’s most famous scientist has a rich background in...

Aikido Practitioner Asks For Challenge at MMA Academy, Doesn’t End Well For Him

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 it...

The Only Tool You Need to Expand Your Instagram Growth

Since the time the presentation of Instagram, photographs, and video sharing has ended up being unimaginably fun. Families and darlings have come nearer and the world is occupied with clicking and...

Never-Before-Seen ‘Standing Reverse NO GI Baseball Choke’ in Grappling Industries Expert Division

BJJ black belt Barry Connor made history with this never before seen choke in an expert division grappling competition. He explained the choke: Little standing reverse baseball / loop choke variation...

Rousimar Palhares ‘Toquinho”s Lightning Quick Straight Foot Lock

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...

Aikido Master Claims To Dominate Resisting BJJ Blue Belt in Real Sparring

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 it...

The Perfect Counter For When They Stall Using The Lockdown

The Lockdown can be a tricky position in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Once your training partner locks it up and that pressure on your calf starts to set in, you know that you’re in deep trouble. So...

Fitness Fallacy: “Running is Healthy”

Written By Simon Hayes, BJJ black belt and instructor at Carlson Gracie London, UK. A popular opinion especially supported by those that for some reason “don’t lift weights”....

Pedro Sauer Shows Invisible Detail to Side Control Escape That Blows Bernardo Faria’s Mind

Side control is one of those positions that is just plain horrible. Our opponent can mount attacks, we can’t, they can stall and rest, we’re carrying all of their weight, and they torque their...

BJJ Black Belt vs Blue Belt Challenge – Black Belt Holding a Beer The Entire Time

This one is quite interesting. How does a BJJ black belt skills fare against a black belt when you handicap him? In this crazy challenge, The Hipster Bjj black belt Thomas Johannessen grapples blue...

MMA Fighter Grapples with Russian Special Forces

The Russian special forces unit known as Spetsnaz were created in World War 2 to assist the Red Army. The recruitment process for this unit is notorious for being incredibly rigorous and intense....

Disrespect Their Closed Guard with the Steamroller Footlock by Relson Gracie (Red Belt)

9th Degree Red Belt Grandmaster Relson Gracie showing his guard pass to a foot lock in Rio de Janeiro academy. This is a great option when you can’t open your opponent’s closed guard. You...

Gilbert Burns: ‘Conor McGregor’s Jiu-Jitsu Is Very Underrated’

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....

Josh Hinger: ‘It’s a Mistake to Defensively Ball Up, Trying To Avoid Getting Submitted’

Let’s say you’ve passed your opponent’s guard, ended up in Side Control and that you’re trying to find a way to finish them from there… However, they’re too defensive – their elbows are...

Relson Gracie’s Tips On How To Fast Track Your Game to Black Belt Level

Taking your BJJ skills to the next level requires you to step out of your comfort zone, and sacrifice or compromise some elements in your daily routine to stay on top. It can range anywhere between...

Watch: Actor Tom Hardy Shows His BJJ Blue Belt Skills Grappling with Russian

Actor Tom Hardy was recently promoted to the rank of blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Hardy began training jiu-jitsu as far back in 2011 when he prepared for his role as an MMA fighter in the film...

Jiu-Jitsu Brown Belt Makes Huge Bodybuilder Look Like a Toddler in Training Session

Jiu jitsu is all about the little guy defeating the big guy but nobody can turn away when a 250 lbs bodybuilder/powerlifting champion starts training in the academy… In the past, there have been...

17yr Old Combat Jiu-Jitsu World Champ Kade Ruotolo Announces MMA Debut For 2021

📷 @banejitsu Kade Ruotolo, the 17 year brown belt under Andre Galvao has just announced that he plans to have an MMA debut in 2021. This didn’t come out of nowhere as last month, he made...

How To Mentally Cope With Being Unable To Train BJJ For A Long Time

After you’ve been training BJJ for quite a while and after you’ve fallen in love with it, it can be extremely difficult when you suddenly can’t train for a long time. This can...

Gordon Ryan vs Rafael Lovato Jr Grappling Match Will Happen in 2021

In one of the last articles of the FloGrappling website, the question was asked for the title of the best American grappler of all time. Of course, the question was asked in a public forum, and the...

3 Gi Chokes You Need To Know In Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

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 Legend of “The Gracie Hunter” Kazushi Sakuraba vs The Gracie Family

Written by Xavier Sales, Black Belt, Head instructor at Alpha Jiu Jitsu Academy Richmond, Sydney Australia, jiujitsurichmond.com.au There is no one more influential in Japanese MMA than the legend...