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Category Archive: Articles

Jocko Willink & Tim Kennedy On How To Start In Self Defense

While a debate rages on whether it’s appropriate to say jiu-jitsu fight in any circumstance black belt in BJJ under Royler Gracie and Army Ranger Tim Kennedy thinks sports jiu-jitsu is gutless. To...

The Story Of Kenji Tomiki – A Judoka That Tried To Save Aikido

Whichever field you’re involved in and/or thinking about right now, you most certainly had a chance to – through sheer coincidence sometimes – find out about great people who are involved...

These 4 Sweep Tips Will Elevate Your Success Rate By A LOT

Ever went through a number of sweeping techniques and thought to yourself: „Jeez, how am I supposed to remember all of this when I roll?“ Well, you don’t have to learn all of them, nor is...

Style Against Style: The Infamous Sambo versus BJJ Challenge Tournament

This was a really interesting tournament that happened in 2008. The fights were conducted under modified Sambo Rules (if you go to the ground there and there is no submission within a time limit,...

Two Effective Single Leg Takedowns by Giancarlo Bodoni & Bernardo Faria

As we all know, the single leg is one of the most basic and high percentage takedowns in jiu jitsu. Whether youʼre standing on the ground, you need to incorporate the single leg takedown into your...

Recognizing Warning Signs that Your BJJ Academy is a Cult & How to Save Yourself

I wrote this article as a helpful guide for those that may be victims of a BJJ cult like academy. They deserve this. They deserve a chance for BJJ to be a positive influence in their lives, not a...

Train BJJ & Travel To Compete or Spend Quality Time with Your Family?

We know that time is limited during our lifetimes and there is only so much you can do during a day. You have to allocate time to your career, to your hobby or hobbies and to your family. In this...

Joe Rogan On If Steven Seagal is a Legit Martial Artist

The BJJ legend Rickson Gracie was once asked what he thought about Steven Seagal and if he is legit. This was Rickson Gracie’s response: “Definitely. [Seagal] has – based on his training – a...

One Of The Most Interesting Wrestling Against BJJ Matches

Wrestlers are universally known as being some of the most hardcore athletes on earth. It takes a huge amount of hard work and perseverance to be successful in wrestling. The difference, between...

Here’s Why Circuit Training Could Be The Missing Piece Of Your Exercise Routine

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...

Roots of Modern BJJ Guard passing Are Found in Kosen Judo

Many BJJ players wrongly believe that many Gi grappling techniques are specific to BJJ, for example: X guard, berimbolo, spider guard, etc..  The truth is that many of these techniques have been...

Joe Rogan – Jiu-Jitsu Is The Truest Martial Art

Only a true martial artist keeps their mind strong through the best and worst of times. This is something that is constantly tested in bjj. Recently Joe Rogan hosted Lex Fridman. Fridman has a very...

When is a BJJ Practitioner Ready for MMA?

Guest post by James Duscio, a BJJ black belt under Walter Cascao Vital. He runs Cascao Evolution BJJ out of Las Vegas nv. Everybody starts their Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu journey with their own goals and...

ADCC Champ Roberto Cyborg: The Importance of Wrestling In JiuJitsu

ADCC champion Roberto Cyborg talks about the importance of training Wrestling for Jiu-Jitsu. Not many people know but Roberto ‘Cyborg’ Abreu  was once on the Brazilian National team for...

The Most Disgusting Things That Can Happen To You When You Train Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

There are different approaches to starting bjj, some are researched while others are somewhat blind but no matter what the expectations might be when we get down and dirty the picture rapidly changes...

Elite Wrestlers Workout: Agility, Explosiveness, and Muscular Endurance

When it comes to strength and conditioning, many Grapplers especially BJJ practitioners still train like amateurs. Here are some ideas for increasing muscular endurance while maintaining agility and...

Video: Helio Gracie’s Complete Self Defense Jiu-Jitsu System

When it comes to self defense, your best option is often to train in combat sports where you will have sparring matches with a fully resisting training partner and you will be putting yourself in...

Sports Psychology: What Does Not Quitting jiu-jitsu Say About You

Recently, I watched budo Jake interview Adem Redzovic. One of the things discussed was how jiu-jitsu of today is modeled on competition champions regardless of the fact that there might be other more...

Should You Pull Guard or Use Sacrifice Throws?

Guest post by Daniel Vaughan, BJJ black belt and instructor at M3Fight Academy. In the world of BJJ there is the constant argument of guard pulling vs take downs. Let’s discuss something more...

John Danaher- The Problem With Wristlocks

Wristlock has a stigma associated with it. But as heel hooks get more mainstream it’s somewhat become more acceptable to use in competition and even in rolls as long as it’s applied with caution....

This is How To Build More Confidence In Your Jiu Jitsu Skills

Will you let us share a well-known secret… One that greatly influences how you’ll perform during your training rolls, as well as in tournaments? It doesn’t have anything to do with...

Improve Your Pressure Passing Game With The Butter Flip Pass

Would you say that guard passing is your weak side? That, perhaps, you’re not as fast as your training partners are; or, at the very least, that you’re not as quick as their guard...

Just How Much Strength Training Do You Need For BJJ?

Just how much strength training do you really need for Brazilian Jiu Jitsu? One school of thought advocates virtually no strength training at all, where this modality of training is seen as something...

Fundamental Guard Passing Detail Every Jiujiteiro Needs To Know

Photo by Daria Kochetkova Photography. IG: Tebezvonu. Guard passing is no easy business! There are many different elements that you have to take into consideration when approaching the training...