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Category Archive: Articles

Girl Who Trains MMA Stands Up And Man Handles Bully

We don’t hear about standing up to bullies as often as we should. As useful as martial arts are, the victims of bullying often don’t feel comfortable or empowered enough to stand up to...

A Simple and Easy Drill to Take Your Armbar To The Next Level

Developing power is one of the first things you feel you need when you get stuck pulling on one’s arm but not being able to finish. But perhaps more than anything you need to be able to quickly...

Dean Lister Walks In On A Man Robbing Him And Refuses To Assault Him Even Tho He Lawfully Could Kill

Dean Lister aka Boogeyman had quite an interesting night the other day. The ADCC & UFC vet walked in on a man who was robbing his San Diego home. Dean Lister: “Jiu-Jitsu Is Not Gi Or No Gi,...

A Drunk Kurt Osiander Teaches The ‘Trash Compactor Choke’

The popular Kurt Osiander was recently in England on a seminar tour. After 25 years training and teaching at Ralph Gracie’s academy, Kurt Osiander left or was fired (depending on who’s story you...

6 Activities That Will Positively Impact Your Jiu-Jitsu

You probably have heard the saying: “If you want to get better at Jiu-Jitsu, then do Jiu-Jitsu.”. It’s true, nothing beats actually training in Jiu-Jitsu in order to improve your...

Rare Video: Dean Lister Heelhooks Rodolfo Vieira in Under 2 minutes at ADCC

Dean Lister recently talked about his 2011 ADCC campaign on a the Jocko Willink podcast, where to the surprise of many, he claimed his third title at the age of 35. Lister was saying how at the hotel...

Garry Tonon: There is way more pressure than if I had just started the way most people do in mixed martial arts

Garry Tonon is fresh off his latest victory at ONE and while the grappling community is thrilled with the success several questions loom above the Rahul Raju victory – most notably did Garry or...

Eddie Wolverine Details Best Way To Defend The Heel Hook

While John Danaher has been promoting his dvd left and right, his student Eddie Wolverine released the first clip from his much awaited Leglock instructional from Digitsu. Wolverine’s no muss...

Eddie Cummings Started BJJ at 26 And Changed His Whole Life For The Gentle Art

Some liken a profession to a calling and it was certainly just that in case of Eddie Cummings. Two time EBI victor started bjj at the ripe old age of 26. This mirrors some other champions who have...

Rising Brands: We Review Mighty Jungle’s ‘Dr Guillotin’ RashGuard

I was really happy when the guys from BJJ lifestyle wear company  Mighty Jungle‘s line (facebook.com/mightyjunglebrand) sent me a really nice and stylish Dr Guillotin Rashguard to add to my...

Rousimar Palheres Weighs In at 218?! Jones match set to Be Open Weight After All

Rousimar Palhares is headlining Kasai Pro 3 in New York against Craig Jones, and the grappling match is still on despite the fact that “Toquinho” came in hot at staggering 218 pounds. Palhares...

Actor Kevin James Spotted Sparring With Chris Weidman

Kevin James  is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter and film producer. He is best known for playing Doug Heffernan on the CBS sitcom The King of Queens. Back in 2012 James had trained mma...

How To Improve Your Takedown Game When Training with Lower Skilled Training Partners

How can you improve your Judo, or takedowns in BJJ when all your training partners are at a lower level than you and even worse just want to pull guard asap? Judo Olympian Matt D’Aquino talks about...

Purple Belt Jason Statham Training BJJ To Get in Shape For Fast and Furious spin-off

The famous Hollywood actor Jason Statham is preparing for the upcoming Fast and Furious spin-off Hobbs and Shaw, where he will be teaming up with the force of nature that is The Rock aka Dwayne...

Tim Spriggs Believes There’s a better Future in Prowrestling Than in MMA

As time passes the road of a jiujiteiro to commercial success isn’t so clear cut any more. While earning a decent living was once mostly just possible via mma nowadays there’s a variety...

Absent Referee Didn’t Realize White belt Choked Out Opponent

Choking someone until they lose consciousness is a risk associated with bjj competitions. However it’s still quite surprising when it happens – and especially so if nobody does anything...

Kayla Harrison Scores 2nd MMA Victory Over at PFL

Kayla Harrison has had her long anticipated MMA debut – against Brittany Elkin at 155 lbs looking like a lean machine! And just last night she made her 2nd appearance in the cage facing off...

Clark Gracie and Gilbert Burns Set to Headline Gracie Pro

Gracie Por has been the most buzzed about event of last year. The Gracie family cup organized by Kyra Gracie had quite a headliner in Roger vs Buchecha II. Sadly this year Kyra Gracie was left to her...

Cop Utilizes Mount to Neutralize Suspect and Facilitate Arrest Without Damage

In a world plagued with suspicious deaths and ineffective law enforcement methods one officer stood out with his effective application of basic jiu jitsu.     Cop Uses Mount Position To...

Georges St-Pierre’s Unique Training Routine & Diet

Former UFC welterweight champion Georges St Pierre was one of the best conditioned athletes in MMA history. His training routine consisted of gymnastics for dynamic dexterity and coordination, Power...

Dillon Danis Challenges Kevin Lee To BJJ match for 100k- Lee Accepts

Dillon Danis may have bitten more than he can chew. The grappling ace recently challenged UFC’s Kevin Lee to a submission only jiu jitsu match. Say when https://t.co/0jWvbHkhTe — Kevin...

Jiu-Jitsu Submissions with Street Clothes

With Jiu-Jitsu there’s always the question of how applicable a technique is – after all queen of martial arts is first and foremost the ender of fights on the streets. This is something...

Thales Leites Ending almost 15-year MMA career – Hoping to Transition to Grappling Competition

As the prizes in competitive grappling get bigger the sport is starting to attract many once impressive MMA fighters. Thales Leites (27-9 MMA, 12-8 UFC) has been in the world of MMA for 15 years....

Tips For Women Who Want To Start Training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Yes, it’s finally here! You read that headline correctly. For all the beautiful, brave women that have decided to start their journey in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, this article is here for you . Written...