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Category Archive: Articles, BJJ News, Featured

Jonathan Lipnicki: From Child Star to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt

Jonathan Lipnicki, the child star who played the nerdy kid in the movie ‘Jerry Maguire’ has grown up into a tough young man and BJJ black belt competitor! Lipnicki made his film debut in...

The Power of Charisma in Jiu-Jitsu: From Obscurity to Fame

  Brazilian Jiu-JItsu’s demanding nature and larger than life personalities set us apart from the run-of-the-mill martial art dojo. What defines a compelling leader? Are we defining...

How To Be A Great Training Partner 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...

Renzo Gracie Got Inspiration From Starbucks To Write Names on Gi Collars

Renzo Gracie recently appeared on the UFC unfiltered podcast where he talked about various subjects. One of them was: Renzo Gracie on Keenan Cornelius Disrespecting Rickson: ‘You Just Got Submitted...

How To Achieve The Conditioning of a BJJ World Champion

When it comes to improving your BJJ conditioning, should you just roll more? Do more circuits? Do long distance running? Go swimming? There are so many options used in Conditioning for BJJ, so how...

Brian Ortega Believes BJJ is the best martial art for a child to start

Brian Ortega got to answer a very interesting question recently – which martial art would be the best to start a child on his martial arts journey. Ortega told bloodyelbow: Brian, “Oooooh,...

Which Wrestling Style Is Best For MMA?

It’s well known that wrestling is an essential component for success in MMA. Randy Couture, Frank Edgar, Daniel Cormier, and many other world champions have strong wrestling backgrounds. Even...

Best Leg Lock Specialists in Grappling Today

Leg locks started as a “lesser” technique. To quote the book by Reila Gracie: “Oswaldo Fadda’s team won, making better use of their footlock knowledge, something Helio frowned upon, calling...

Keenan Cornelius Shares Best Way to Escape a Jiujitsu Triangle – And Not Get Armbarred In Process

Keenan Cornelius is one of the bannerman of ATOS in every way. He’s gained international popularity with the innovations he’s brought to the game including his staggering combinations of...

Why Does Your BJJ Instructor Have To Be The Best On The Mat?

Many beginners look at different gyms when they first start out. For majority of people preparing to join the dominance instructor asserts on the mat is a deciding factor. But what about the...

Ali Abdelaziz shares which Gracie has the best guard in MMA

Ali Abdelaziz has a great number of fighters as his clients. Among them are Khabib Nurmagomedov, Vinny Magalhaes, Justin Gaetje and others. He recently appeared on MMA Junkie Radio broadcast and...

42 Best Takedowns & Combinations For Gi & No Gi BJJ

  Every BJJ player should have at least 5 takedowns & throws in their arsenal. Many BJJ players go for 1 off attacks and these rarely work (unless you are bigger or stronger than you...

Ryan Hall’s Analysis of What is the Best Martial Art for Self Defense

Ryan Hall is a UFC fighter who has submitted BJ Penn and defeated Gray Maynard. He is a Jiu-Jitsu black belt under Felipe Costa and one of the best featherweight grapplers in the world. A tough...

What’s The Best Way To Prepare For a High Intensity BJJ Competition Match?

    Much can be said about the various different types of preparation all designed to optimize an athlete’s performance at a particular event. But what is the ultimate cheat sheet for...

Here’s How You Can Beat That Bigger Guy In BJJ Class

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...

Training With Your Brother(s), The Key To Success in Jiu-Jitsu?

Written by Jason Bright of Genesis Jiu-Jitsu There are few things in life that can compare to a bond that brothers share. Being the second of four boys I am able to testify to this notion...

Pros and Cons of Learning BJJ Online

Condemned by some, encouraged by others, online learning has been a relatively new trend that started with Gracie University. There are several websites that offer videos with BJJ techniques and...

How To Successfully Use Action-Reaction Principles When Grappling

Guest post by James Duscio, a BJJ black belt under Walter Cascao Vital. He runs Cascao Evolution BJJ out of Las Vegas nv. This action reaction principal is one of the most important and fundamental...

What Happens To Your BJJ Game When Cross-Training in Judo

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...

Marcus Buchecha’s Epic Collar Drag Takedown

  If you struggle to get takedowns, and don’t have time to cross train in Judo or Wrestling, here is a really simple option which you should add to your takedown. This takedown is so...

Flying Submissions… Just Don’t Do Them

You’ve probably seen the video in which a grappler, trying to do the Flying Armbar, falls down and seriously injures his neck… A horrific incident, one which everyone is extremely sad...

The Brilliant Triangle Set Up Fellipe Andrew Used To Tap Keenan Cornelius

Fellipe Andrew made a huge impact at this year’s European championship when he won the gold in the black belt absolute in spectacular fashion. The Zenith black belt became the first man to submit...

Always Catch The Straight Ankle Lock from Standing with Dean Lister

3x ADCC champion and BJJ black belt Dean Lister shows his latest adjustment to the straight ankle lock which he says is the most painful version so far and it’s 100% IBJJF legal. Lister said...

5 World Class Omoplata Setups by Clark Gracie

The omoplata may be the most underrated submission in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. It is not utilized often at the highest levels of bjj but it is an excellent submission. We have seen omoplata’s executed...