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Category Archive: Articles

Buchecha Shows a 4 Linked Submissions From Knee Shield Half Guard

Marcus Buchecha was giving a seminar at the famous Frota Academy in Zurich Switzerland a few years together with Braulio Estima. Whilst there, famous BJJ videographer captured the moment when...

Firas Zahabi Does Not Believe In Benefits of Yoga For BJJ

For famed MMA trainer Firas Zahabi, Gymnastics transfers more in MMA or BJJ than heavy weight lifting. He says that heavy weights will drain your central nervous system. Never lift your max if...

That Time Eddie Bravo Slipped His Meniscus Live on JRE

Knees tend to take a beating in jiu-jitsu, with positions like De La Riva, rubber guard and Single-Leg X guards abound… Most grapplers will experience frequent knee injuries in their careers....

Tom DeBlass To Close Minded BJJ Traditionalists: ‘Don’t Knock it, Learn it’

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is currently in a transition period with a rift in the community. On one side you have the traditionalist that are closed minded about the rapidly evolving Grappling game, and...

Ryan Hall Defines Coward’s Approach To Competing plus Talks Mindset

    Ryan Hall is a UFC fighter, BJJ black belt, head instructor of 50/50 BJJ, an ADCC bronze medalist with a long career in high level competition throughout which he has beaten many of the...

Royce Gracie Compares Jiu-Jitsu’s Evolution To That Of Taekwondo

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is growing all around the world. Sport style Jiu-Jitsu is flourishing while the traditional Gracie Jiu-Jitsu for self defense is instructed by a few dedicated instructors. Parts...

How to Develop a Combative Mindset for BJJ Rolling Sessions

Wayne Needham is the go-to performance coach for combat athletes in Britain, Leicester. He has an extensive competitive background in Shoot Fighting and grappling and is the strength coach MMA...

Braulio Estima On Mindset for BJJ Competition: ‘Focus on The Positive’

Multiple ADCC and world BJJ champion Braulio Estima talks about the mindset he has in regards to competition. For him, being relaxed is not a good a good thing. He personally gets very nervous before...

Flashback: When Roger Gracie & Demian Maia Clashed in a BJJ Match

Here is an epic showdown between Roger Gracie vs Demian Maia, two of the greatest grapplers of all time. Back in the days, Maia was representing Master Jiu -Jitsu & Roger Gracie was representing...

How to Prepare Your Mindset for the first BJJ Competition

Photo: IBJJF Do you remember why you decided to train in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu? It may have originally been to get in shape, lose some weight, learn self-defense, or a variety of other worthy goals....

Stuck Deep In A Rear Naked Choke? Give This Last Ditch Escape A Shot!

Well, well, well. What do we have here… You’re in trouble again, aren’t you? You’ve given up your back, your opponent took it, placed their hooks in and secured a Rear Naked...

Carley Gracie on His Fist Fight with his Uncle Helio Gracie & Legal Dispute with Rorion

Carley Gracie, is a 9th degree Red Belt and son of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu founder Carlos Gracie. Carley is the father of Clark Gracie. He is the oldest member of the Gracie clan still donning a gi and...

“The Chiropractor” Submission Will Catch Everyone By Surprise

Leglocks will never stop being cool! There are so many variations to them, so many options, so many small details that make them awesome… But, what makes some of them even cooler than the...

All You Need To Know About Taking The Back 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...

This Is Why You Should Still Use Old-School BJJ Moves

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...

“Make Americana Great Again”: 10 Americanas for Almost Everywhere

The Ude Garami aka the ‘Americana’ is probably the first submission you will learn in a BJJ class. It’s at the same time very basic and very powerful. If you have been training for a long time,...

Transform Your Game with Renzo Gracie’s 1 Hour Masterclass on Gi Chokes

It is important to have a Jiu-Jitsu game that is not entirely dependent on whether or not your adversary is wearing a gi. However, when your opponent is wearing a Gi, it becomes a great weapon for...

Add These Armbar Finishes To Your Arsenal

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 Match That Shocked The World: Wallid Ismail-Royce Gracie

The match that shocked the jiu jitsu world when Wallid Ismail of Team Carlson Gracie submitted UFC Champion and legend Royce Gracie with the now famous clock choke. Wallid has a history with the...

How to build yourself a Grappling dummy in 5 minutes

The beautiful thing about having a grappling dummy is it allows you to train at any time of the day!  If you just got back from the gym and maybe you still have a lot on your mind, bust out the...

Can Grappling Dummies Improve Your Overall Grappling Game?

In a sport such as Mixed Martial Arts or Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, those who are serious competitors are always searching for a new edge to gain over their opponents by learning new moves or training...

The 5 Worst Obstacles for Any White Belt

A lot of experienced players say that the biggest promotion you’ll ever get is putting on the white belt. One thing’s for certain, it carries a lot of frustration and challenges....

What Should You Have In Your BJJ Gym Bag?

There are so many of us who don’t know or don’t care about what items we should carry in our BJJ gear bags. We are always hitting the gym in a rush, forgetting to carry the basics. How many...

Understanding BJJ Knee Injuries

One of the most stressful injuries for an athlete to get is knee pain. Fingers, toes, and other scuffles we sort of get over easy but through pop culture we’re used to seeing knee injuries in a...