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Category Archive: Articles, BJJ News, Featured

The Heroic 6yr old Who Saved His Sister From a Dog Attack is a Jiu-Jitsu Practitioner

Bridger, a six-year-old boy from Wyoming, USA saved his little sister from a dog attack and ended up needing 90 stitches to his face. Bridger Walker’s aunt shared details of the attack on...

Evolve Or Get Left Behind: Having a Constantly Evolving Game in Martial Arts

Guest post by James Duscio, a BJJ black belt under Walter Cascao Vital. He runs Cascao Evolution BJJ out of Las Vegas nv. It is hard to believe that not so long ago people found it easier to accept...

Improving Through Constant Failure in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Guest post by James Duscio, a BJJ black belt under Walter Cascao Vital. He runs Cascao Evolution BJJ out of Las Vegas nv. In BJJ we often feel like we are making two steps forward and one step...

The 3 Steps Needed for a Successful Takedown

At first, wrestling takedowns can be confusing. During my earlier years, wrestling attacks seemed like one large blur of arms and legs moving in different directions. The best wrestlers almost seemed...

How Many Techniques Should I Know in BJJ?

Guest post by James Duscio, a BJJ black belt under Walter Cascao Vital. He runs Cascao Evolution BJJ out of Las Vegas nv. The amount of techniques a BJJ practitioner should know has always been...

Using BJJ To Deal With Emotional Bullying At All Levels

Bullying has become more prevalent than ever in middle schools and high schools, making kids feel anxious, isolated, and depressed. In many of these cases, concerned parents turn to “babying”...

Easy Hack For BJJ Technical Get Up For Overweight & Older Grapplers

Contrary to appearances, the basic technical stand up that we all learn at BJJ up can be problematic for some. If you are an athletic person, then this technique will not be a challenge for you....

Why I Switch BJJ Academies As a 3 Stripe Blue Belt

“jiu-jitsu é a única arte marcial que tem família” (Jiu-Jitsu is the only martial art that has a family) Team switching in Jiu-Jitsu is a very controversial topic that will always provoke...

This Strangle Put A Judo Olympian To Sleep

Guest post by Matt D’Aquino, a multiple Australian and Oceania Champion and a 2008 Beijing Judo Olympian. He has been studying Judo for over 23 years. He is a 3rd Degree Black belt and a black belt...

Here’s Why Sleep Is Important For Weight Loss

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...

“I’m A White Belt And I Submitted That Black Belt!” Well, No… You Didn’t

Ah, the first Jiu Jitsu classes… Remember them? You started out innocently enough and went through a whole deal of strange bruising occurrences, as well as aches and pains that you’ve...

Top 5 Foods to Get Enough Protein on a Budget

Guest post by Andrew Lewis of blackmetalbarbellstrength.com  Eating enough protein and calories to recover during weightlifting programs can be a difficult proposition if your budget is tight. The...

Stay Hydrated: How Much Water To Drink Per Day To Stay Fit

Water is the main chemical component of your body, making up 75 percent of your muscle tissue and 10 percent of your fatty tissue. The conventional recommendation is to consume eight cups of water...

Whatever You Do, Don’t Ever Ask Your Instructor About Getting Promoted

In Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, belt promotions are reasons for joy and pride for those who are promoted to the next belt, but they can also be a reason for sadness and frustration for those who are not...

5 Tips To Make Side Control Your Most Dominant Position In Jiu-Jitsu

The side control position is undoubtedly one of the best attack and submission positions in Jiu Jitsu. When you reach this position, you have certainly managed to gain a huge advantage because, most...

Female BJJ Blue Belt Takes on Sumo Wrestler

This match was between sumo wrestler Kelly “Man of Fat Steel” Gneiting and a BJJ girl who only weighs 100 pounds. However, this special match was all part of a touring show called Sumo...

Nicky Rodriguez Shares His Training, Weights, and Nutrition Routine That Makes Him So Dominant

ADCC silver medalist Nick Rodriguez has taken the grappling world by storm. The division III wrestler only took up BJJ training 2 1/2 years ago, and in a record time reached the impressive silver...

UFC Cuts Ties with German Fighter Due to Neo-Nazi Past Despite Him Turning His Life Around For The Better

The UFC has just announced that they has released German fighter Timo Feucht according to MMA Fighting, after they discovered Feucht’s alleged past ties to a Neo-Nazi group. The UFC also rescinded...

How To Put 100% Commitment in Your Throws & Takedown

Guest post by Neil Adams MBE, an English judoka who won numerous Olympic and World Championship medals in judo representing Great Britain. Adams was the first British male to win a World title, and...

Bonehead’s Guide For How To Get Injured in Jiu-Jitsu

Guest post by Vladimir Popovic, black belt judo, black belt belt bjj, master degree in sport science and exercise. Strength and condition coach, specialty – martial arts. Of course, this is satiric...

Helio Gracie Sets Record Straight: ‘Maeda Was Teaching us Jiu-Jitsu, Not Judo’

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu has its roots in the Gracie family, but the Gracies learned from Mitsuyo Maeda. He was doing Vale Tudo challenge matches around the world before the Gracies had been taught...

Top 5 Head Kick KO’s In MMA History

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 Perfect Your Pull-Ups

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...

5 Takedowns You Need In Your MMA Game

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...