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Category Archive: Articles

Josh Hinger: Rickson Gracie Views Are Outdated – Sport Jiu Jitsu Folks Know Defense Better Than Anyone

  Rickson Gracie has made some specific choices in the last couple of years. Notably after condemning Gracie University – he’s reconciled with them and he and his affiliates joined...

BJJ Black Belt Instructor On Why He Doesn’t Teach Self Defense

Photo: David Gauthier Photography Guest post by Mathias Jardin, a Judo and BJJ Black belt BJJ competitor and instructor from GFTeam France.   Hello BJJ community, I am often asked why I do not...

Hit TV show Saved By The Bell Set To Return w/ Mark-Paul Gosselaar and Mario Lopez both BJJ Blue Belts

The 90’s hit tv show Saved By The Bell is set to return later this year and it’s over 25 years since AC Slater and Zack Morris went toe-to-toe in the Bayside High corridors. Since filming...

BJJ Practitioner Uses Modern Jiu-Jitsu Rolling Back Take To Teach Street Bully a Lesson

Many Old school BJJ practitioners will say that may of today’s so called modern sport BJJ techniques are not applicable in a street self defense situation. For Gracie Barra Carlos Jr, self...

Rorion Gracie’s First Student, Richard Bresler Uncovers How Rorion Tried To Rip Him Off of His Share When They Sold The UFC

Old school 6th degree BJJ black belt Richard Bresler started training with the Gracie family in the early 1980’s in LA when they first arrived and were teaching in garages. He was Rorion...

The Secret of Michael Langhi’s World Class Spider Guard

The Spider Guard is a very effective type of guard in BJJ and has been heavily used since the late 1980’s. The spider guard is specific to the gi (kimono) but can also be used in a modified way in...

The Importance of Patience To Have an Efficient Jiu-Jitsu Game

Photo by Daria Kochetkova Photography. IG: Tebezvonu. In BJJ and grappling, timing is everything. Very often, BJJ practitioners are eager to rush to a submission option that isn’t there yet...

The Most Important Jiu-Jitsu Lesson that Renzo Gracie Taught John Danaher

World famous John Danaher started relatively “late” in Jiu-Jitsu, at age 28, when he was a buff New York nightclub security guard and little technique. He fell in love in the 1990s with Jiu-Jitsu...

1 Hour Q&A with Rickson Gracie, Goes over Jiu Jitsu concepts, Jiu Jitsu not being correctly represented & much more!

Rickson Gracie is regarded by many BJJ practitioners as the greatest Jiu-Jitsu fighter of all time. What made him so superior? What made him so special? People who have spent time training with...

The Return of the Sapateiro Invitational and Promoter Josh Leduc’s Declaration of War on Flograppling

Over the weekend there were several impressive showcases of grappling around the United States, perhaps the most monumental of which was the Sapateiro Invitatational. The underground grassroots...

A Beginner’s Guide To Tabata Workouts

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 Sleep Affects 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...

Craziest Leglock Sequence Ever in a Grappling Match?

Leglocks have been steadily getting more popularity in bjj culminating with all the success of Renzo Gracie’s NY Academy students. Still John Danaher recently shared a pretty scathing review of...

3 Ways to Take the Back from Inverted Positions

Attaining the back position in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu should be every BJJ practitioner’s goal when rolling or completing. The back position is highly advantageous for the one behind of course. You...

How To Apply A Triangle Using the Lapel? Andre Galvao Demonstrates

When thinking of the Triangle Choke, your first association is probably hitting it from Closed Guard or, perhaps, from the Mount. However, it’s probably rarely the case that you’ve had an...

5 No Gi BJJ Mistakes Beginners Make & the Easy Fix

Gi and No Gi are the 2 forms of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Gi Jiu Jitsu is grappling with the use of a traditional Gi, which allows you to grab the clothing of your opponent. No Gi is grappling without the...

Defeat The De La Riva Guard With The Two Highest Percentage Leglocks

What the De La Riva Guard is, is an open guard. Usually it’s utilized when someone is doing standing passes. The reach makes De La Riva ideal for this type of situations. Other option for standing...

Everything You Need To Know About How To defend The Darce Choke

The D’Arce choke, or Brabo choke, is similar to the Anaconda choke. The difference is that the choking arm is threaded under the near arm, in front of the opponent’s neck, and on top of the far...

How To Do Aleksei Oleinik’s No Gi Ezekiel Choke

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 variety of...

Ed O’Neill On The Long Journey to Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Ed O’Neill is one of the rare celebrities that is also a BJJ black belt. His professional success is only paralleled with his dedication to martial arts. Ed is a black belt under Rorion Gracie...

Gordon Ryan Shows Hidden Details to the Tripod Sweep That You May Have Never Seen Before

The tripod sweep and its cousin, the sickle sweep are considered simple but yet effective techniques that work just as well for beginners as for advanced BJJ practitioners. Each sweep requires a lot...

Use This Weird Lapel Grip For Effective Guard Passing

What does the future of BJJ look like? More specifically, how will its techniques look like 2 years, 5 years, 10 or more years down the line? While there’s no one that can give a concrete...

UFC Breakout Star Khamzat Chimaev Surprise Promotion To BJJ blue belt: ‘I’m Very Nervous’

The Chechen Khamzat Chimaev is currently the UFC’s fastest rising star after he fought and won twice within a ten day period. He then went on to openly threaten Conor McGregor. Chimaev has a...

Counter To Torreando That Makes It Impossible To Pass Your Guard

Jeff Glover teaches a neat way to counter the torreando pass with an arm drag or rollover sweep. This control makes it impossible for your opponent to pass your guard. Torreando Counter with Arm Drag...