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Category Archive: Articles

Davi Ramos My Focus Right Now is the UFC, but I’m a Jiu-Jitsu fighter

    Davi Ramos said yes to debuting in the UFC on one weeks notice proving his bravery is only equaled to his work ethic. Sadly he lost a unanimous decision to Sergio Moraes back in March....

Rickson Gracie 9 out of 10 Black Belts Are Practicing the Anti Jiu-Jitsu and Stalling

    Rickson Gracie is universally beloved in the bjj community but even so he’s had some difficulty establishing his own vision for the sport and finding the footing for it....

Understanding the Judo vs BJJ Mindset

  Judo and BJJ: Same Jacket, different rules and mentality. Judo training will vastly improve your Jiu-Jitsu and vice versa. However, both sports have their own set of rules and have different...

Rener Gracie On The Best Strategy Against Multiple Attackers

  Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu has been proven to be an effective self dense system, however many of its detractors bring up the case of multiple attackers. In reality, there is no perfect martial art...

Fabricio Werdum USADA Testing Is Too Much – It’s Stricter than the Olympics

  Fabricio Werdum has often been quite outspoken about various UFC practices – which on occasion got him into plenty of trouble. Now he’s opted to weigh in on UFC’s partnership...

Blackzillians Owner Seeking Court Order Against Former Coach Henri Hooft

    It’s looking like more Blackzillians drama is brewing. A team that was once equal amounts feared and respected has hit a series of snags once it started splitting. Rashad Evans On...

[Comedic] Why The Gracie BJJ Fighting Stance is BS

    Those of you who aren’t aware of the cult martial arts personality Master Ken might be surprised to find him criticizing our beloved art once again. However the Ameridote expert...

The Impassable Guard – White Belt Granby Roll

The Granby roll is a wrestling reversal named for Granby High School in Norfolk, Virginia, where it was popularized by teacher and hall of fame wrestling coach Billy Martin. A Granby roll is...

Nate Diaz on McGregor ‘He Punched Himself Out The Same Way He Lost in UFC’

    In the aftermath of McGregor Mayweather probably the most asked question is where does McGregor go from here. We most often hear Diaz’s name thrown around given the fact that they...

Superman Takes Girlfriend To Put In A Session With Real Life BJJ Hero – Roger Gracie

    Henry Cavill was first spotted doing bjj in May 2016. A Brit residing in London, opted to take his classes at Roger Gracie academy in London at the time. Turns out that a little over a...

Bruno Malfacine Talks MMA Debut It’s not just any BJJ world champion that could adapt to MMA rules

  Bruno Malfacine is fresh of his MMA debut. The 8x World Champion in jiu-jitsu opted to transition to MMA at age 31. He has been working steadily alongside Rodolfo Vieira at American Top Team...

Brazilian MMA fighter Jumps Out Of Cage in Russia, Loses Fight

Ex UFC fighter Diego Brandao is no stranger to controversy but in his last fight, which happened today in Dagestan, Russia, he may have taken it too far. According to Bloody Elbow: You can watch the...

Ze Radiola on the Growth and Success of ZR Team Worldwide

Early last year, José Olimpio, more known as “Zé Radiola”,  a former leader of the Gracie Barra organisation, officially left GB to form his own team: ZR Team. Ze Radiola is one of the most...

Riot Breaks Out After Policeman Does Osoto Gari On Woman Holding a Child

    It seems like day after day, there are these real life situations where martial arts skill decides the outcome. This time the martial arts applied weren’t really in a fair or...

Ben Askren Set For His Last ONE Bout – Against Shinya Aoki

    Ben Askren is one of the most dominant welterweights in the world. Just this past weekend he manhandled his 5th ONE opponent with such tenacity the poor guy barely landed a punch. As...

3 Teens Arrested & Charged For Killing ATT Purple Belt Aaron Rajman

    MMA Fighter and American Top Team Purple belt Aaron Rajman tragically lost his life in July during a home invasion. Detectives said Rajman, 25, was killed during an argument with...

Stop Free Rolling and Start Positional Sparring

How to Develop your Jiu-Jitsu Game to a High Level? The importance of positional training, and why it should be at least 50% or more of your training. For Henry Akins: Free rolling and positional...

JiuJitsu.Net Challenge Stunner A Teen Green Belt Defeats Brown Belt & More

    In a sea of promotions struggling to distinguish themselves Jiujitsu.net Challenge stands tall. The latest edition of the event featured a number of upsets – most notably the case...

BJJ Cured This Boy And Transformed Him Into A World Champion

Guest post by Evolve Vacation. The Evolve Vacation Program offers travelers the rare opportunity of a lifetime to combine a tropical vacation under the sun with authentic training under World...

Double Leg Takedown: 6 Most Common Mistakes

  Guest post by Mark Lajhner, founder and chief instructor of Kaizen MMA Academy in Belgrade, Serbia. He is a Judo black belt (Serbian national team member), BJJ purple belt and multiple...

Are We All Just Shrimping The Wrong Way?

    In bjj there are several typical movements that are being taught to all the beginners on the very first class. These movements are the foundation of bjj. But even so many practitioners...

Joe Rogan: Jon Jones Is The Biggest F*ck up in the history of UFC

    Jon Jones hasn’t had it the easiest since the breaking of the news he failed his doping test for the first time back for UFC 200. However for a while there it seemed like he was...

Armed Robbery Suspect Tried to hold up an MMA studio in Burbank – It Did Not Go Well

    An armed robber yesterday found out the hard way that an MMA studio might not be the best place to perfect “his craft”. The man in question tried holding up an MMA studio in...

Demian Maia Is Jokingly Inviting McGregor To A Jiu-Jitsu Fight

    McGregor might not be done proving to the world he’s the best at everything one discipline at a time! Recently Demian Maia jokingly extended an invite to the MMA ace to indulge...