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Category Archive: Articles

Using The BJJ Half Guard To Easily Sweep Wrestlers by Lachlan Giles

When you train Jiu-Jitsu, facing a wrestler can be a daunting task. They have great grappling conditioning, are very scrappy, have great base, and are very aggressive. Wrestlers have strength,...

Robert Drysdale: Has Maeda Promoted Brazilian Students to Black Belt?

BJJ history is full of undiscovered secrets, of interesting twists and turns! One of them rests on the discussion of whether or not the legendary Mitsuyo Maeda has promoted his Brazilian students to...

How the Mind is Affected by Martial Arts

Practitioners of martial arts frequently testify to the many ways in which Aikido, Taekwondo, or Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu improve their lives. For many, the focus is on physical strength and flexibility...

3 Attacks From X-Guard You Need To Know

While it was once the most cutting edge guard in all of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ), the X-Guard went through a temporary phase of obscurity as it was overlooked for some of the more dynamic open...

The 3 Best Positions To Set Up The Guillotine From In BJJ

Due to the ever-increasing popularity of mixed martial arts, even those who have never practiced Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) are becoming increasingly familiar with the art’s submission holds. As...

Finally Make That Scissor Sweep Work For You with this 2 on 1 Grip by John Danaher

The scissor sweep is usually the first ever sweep you are taught in your first Jiu-Jitsu class. You may have repped it many times, but be honest how many times were you able to apply against someone...

3 Attacks From Single Leg X-Guard You Need To Know

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...

Shinya Aoki Has 5 Submissions From Back Control To Show You

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...

‘Draculino’ On How 40+ Year Olds Stay Fit & Injury Free

Vinicius “Draculino” Magalhães  is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu fifth degree black belt under Carlos Gracie, Jr. and also at the same time a brown belt in Judo, and a Muay Thai expert. He has...

Dave Camarillo on Training With Rickson: ‘Was Like Trying To Move a House’

    Dave Camarillo is a Judo and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt under Ralph Gracie though he moved away from Ralph’s academy to form his own style which he branded as “Guerrilla Jiu...

Vitor Belfort: ‘When Carlson Promoted Me To Black Belt at 17, Everyone Criticized Him’

    Vitor Belfort first got into Jiu-Jitsu through Carlson Gracie. Initially, he was training with one of his students, who told him that he “needed to train with Carlson,”...

Five Underused Ways to Improve Your Jiu Jitsu

  Jiu Jitsu provides an amazing outlet to those of us who have made it a part of our lives. It is well documented how Jiu Jitsu applies both inside and outside of the training academy. In this...

Catch Wrestling Mixed with Voodoo in the Congo

Wrestling is the world’s oldest sport. Every country in the world has their own type of Wrestling. Wrestling first made an appearance in primitive cave drawings as far back as 15,000 years ago....

4 Ways To Surprise Your Opponent By Passing Straight To Mount

  Passing straight to mount is a great option that saves you all the trouble of having to pass by half guard or side control in order of get to mount. You also get 7 points in a competition...

Disrespect the Legs: Learn Secrets of Carlson Gracie Pressure Guard Passing System

  “Don’t panic. Don’t rush. Just crush.” Carlson Gracie students are known for their pressure and smashing style of passing the guard. Daniel Bertina is a Carlson Gracie...

That Time Helio Gracie Choked Out Chuck Norris

  In this original interview for Bloody Elbow by Team One Productions, BJJ Black Belt Chuck Norris relates the story of the first time he met and trained with the legendary Gracie family in...

Jean-Claude Van Damme and Chuck Norris training together

In this video,  we can see the two martial arts and hollywood stars Chuck Norris and Jean Claude Van Damme training together for a German TV program in 1984. In the footage, Van Damme is holding...

3 Arm Triangle Variations You Need In Your BJJ 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...

Garry Tonon: ‘I Have The Tools To Submit Khabib’

2019 ADCC bronze medalist Garry Tonon is currently 5-0 in MMA at One FC. He is widely regarded as one of the best wrestlers in BJJ. He recently sat down with the guys at BJJ Fanatics and shared some...

5 Triangle Variations That You Need To Know

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...

BJJ Chokes That Everybody Should Know, With Lachlan Giles

Lachlan Giles, a bronze medalist in this year’s ADCC absolute division and one of the most well-known contemporary grapplers, teamed up with Bernardo Faria to show three BJJ chokes that...

Rickson Gracie Secret: Improve By Making Yourself The Worst Guy In Your Academy

If there were one thing that would immediately guarantee you that you’d keep on improving in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu as time flies, what would it be? What would it be that you’d need to do?...

Top 3 Ways to Counter The Berimbolo

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...

Implementing Strategies & Tactics To Win Grappling Matches

Guest post by James Duscio, a BJJ black belt under Walter cascao vital and runs Cascao Evolution BJJ out of Las Vegas nv. Photo: Miljan Zivkovic We as martial artists are accustomed to training...