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Category Archive: Articles

You’ve Got To Learn These Superb Foot Lock Breaking Mechanics

The straight ankle lock (depending on how it is performed is known in judo as an akiresuken-gatame or ashi-hishigi) is what is usually thought of as an ankle lock. It is typically performed using the...

How To Escape Mount When Opponent Covers Your Head?

Remember every time you are stuck in the mount and you can’t escape for dear life? You are being smashed and left at the mercy of your opponent and are clueless on how to escape? For many...

Jacare Demonstrates A Great Morote Seoi Nage Variation

Do your Judo throws suck? Don’t worry, you’re not alone – but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t start working on them! For example, here is a super effective throw setup...

The Legendary Ricardo Arona to Return to Grappling Competitions? BJJ Stars Teases Comeback Campaign

Ricardo Arona is one of those athletes whom the younger BJJ enthusiasts have trouble recalling – and no wonder, because he was a superbly dominant competitor back in the late ’90s and...

Anderson Silva Teaches his Son a Jiu-Jitsu ‘lesson’: ‘You’re going to fly’

MMA legend Anderson da Silva is a 3rd degree BJJ black belt under Ricrado De La Riva. He has legit BJJ skills which he has showcased in a few occasions in his MMA career. He just doesn’t use...

Buchecha: “Ruotolo Brothers Were Ahead Of Their Time”

Why are the Ruotolo brothers so great in Jiu-Jitsu? Well, one of the reasons is that they started training when they were very young. The legendary Marcus “Buchecha” Almeida knows that...

Mikey Musumeci: “I Would Love To Make My Jiu-Jitsu Work With Punches Being Thrown”

Have you ever wanted to test your Jiu-Jitsu in an “MMA setting”? That is, to see how far BJJ can take you once punches are introduced into the equation? Well, Mikey Musumeci wants to do...

Marcelo Garcia Shares Cancer Update: “I Got The Best Results Possible”

Earlier this year, the BJJ community was shocked to learn that Marcelo Garcia – an ADCC and IBJJF Hall Of Famer – was diagnosed with stomach cancer. Marcelo shared the news on social...

Gordon Ryan Out Indefinitely as Stomach Issues Relapse

Gordon Ryan had to take a leave of absence from competition – effectively retiring from BJJ for a short period of time – due to an unknown stomach issue. He felt better last year and was...

How Important Is Wrestling In No-Gi Jiu-Jitsu?

What do you think: how important is wrestling in Jiu-Jitsu? Particularly in no-gi? Well, almost every professional and elite Jiu-Jitsu competitor will say that wrestling is vital to your success on...

Themba Gorimbo Had Just $7 Remaining: “Colby Covington Would Bring Food To Me At The Gym”

Themba Gorimbo was left with just $7 to his name, after he travelled all the way from Zimbabwe to Miami (USA), in order to be at the MMA Masters training camp – for the sake of his second UFC...

Former Marine, Who Fatally Subdued Assailant In The Viral Subway Incident, Breaks Silence: “I’m A Normal Guy”

Daniel Penny is the former Marine who – a few weeks back – subdued Jordan Neely in a New York subway, with a Rear Naked Choke… Which ultimately resulted in a fatal outcome....

Who Are The Best BJJ Technicians In The UFC?

The reason that MMA has such a broad, highly engaging, and passionate fanbase stems from the fact that some of the top fighters within the organization have mastered a range of highly skilled...

Healthy Breakfast Ideas For Combat Athletes

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...

How To Best Set Up the Baseball Choke in BJJ

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...

Michael Bisping RNC’s “Jackass” Star Steve-O

Steve-O (real name Stephen Gilchrist Glover) is a famous American entertainer, best-known for his performances and stunts in the reality comedy television series “Jackass“. So, it most...

Slowing Down The Aging Process With Healthy Eating

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...

Intensity In BJJ: When To Flow And When To Smash

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 Most Effective BJJ Mount Escape That They Won’t Teach You

Written by Belgian BJJ black belt Wim Deputter, head instructor at Brasa Team Belgium. Remember every time you are stuck in the mount and you can’t escape for dear life? You are being smashed...

AI Came Up with 10 New Jiu-Jitsu Submission Techniques

Have you seen all these crazy, creative techniques – predominantly submissions – making their way in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu lately? It seems as if new setups, or their variations at least, are being...

ADCC Champion Amy Campo Shows Two Amazing Knee Slice Entries

If you have been doing BJJ for any length of time you have asked yourself this question! Rickson Gracie once said, “the guard is the heart and soul of jiu jitsu”. If you haven’t already...

Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza Shows A Cartwheel Pass Counter To The Guard Pull

Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza is one of the most dominant Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu athletes in history. His modern approach to the “game” is what inspired many to follow the same tracks;...

You Need To Try This Ankle Pick Setup – It’s Super Simple

It’s impossible for any serious BJJ practitioner to have too many throws in his/her arsenal. That’s because you might have a hard time getting some opponents down with certain techniques, while...

The End Of Caulifower Ears. Scientists Create an Injection Which Fixes Deformed Ears

To some jiujiteiros having “cauliflower ear,” or in more scientific terms, a perichondrial hematoma, can be a badge of honor, but to others it can be their worst nightmare. Now Chinese scientists...