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Category Archive: Articles

Erberth Santos Receives Worlds Prize – IBJJF Set To Reimburse Him Worlds Entry Fees

    Much can be said about the business model IBJJF has. Thanks to being a private for profit company they’ve largely avoided giving out prizes for some of the most prestigious...

BJJ Black Belt Peter Itaipava Hired As An Extra- Ended Up In Kung Fu vs MMA Viral Video

  Itaipava recently clarified how the video titled “A China kung fu master announced online that he defeated Peter Irving, the Champion of European MMA” came to be. According to...

UFC’s Oluwale Bamgbose receives Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt

    Oluwale Bamgbose is a UFC middleweight fighter who recently fought in Rio. Even though he wasn’t successful at UFC 212 in the World capital of Jiu Jitsu he got a big wish...

Mark Hunt Stops Lewis In What Might Be The Last Performance of Career

Are Americans & Other Non-Brazilians Being Cheated at IBJJF Worlds?

  Some have claimed for years that U.S. fighters and other non-Brazilians have been the subject of, not just bad calls, but actual cheating on the part of the IBJJF. Is this true? Why would this...

5 Ways To Defend & Counter The Achilles Hold- David Avellan & MMA Coach

Guest post by Mark Lajhner, founder and chief instructor of Kaizen MMA Academy  and of mmacoach.net. Mark is a Judo black belt (Serbian national team member), Wrestler, BJJ purple belt, MMA coach...

Diego Sanchez and Joe Lauzon Roll With the Troops

      Physical readiness is an imperative for every soldier since their lives depend on it. So it’s not a big surprise that when Diego Sanchez and Joe Lauzon got the chance to...

Rickson Gracie: The (Sport Jiu-Jitsu) Rules Today Go Against What I Believe – They’re Really Crooked!

  Much can be said about the rules and the liberal ways many IBJJF referees apply them nowadays. Still there’s perhaps a bigger problem in the spirit of the rules themselves. This is...

The Man Who Applied The Deadly RNC Claims He did Nothing Illegal

  A deadly fight at Denny’s caused quite a controversy (video attached on bottom). The husband of a Harris County Sheriff’s deputy was involved in a confrontation which left a man...

#1 Mistake Made By Martial Arts School Owners

  Written by Brearin Land, BJJ Black Belt and instructor at Gracie Barra HQ in Irvine. He is also the CEO of  a wealth management firm Irvine Wealth, and is specialised in Retirement Income...

Rafael Lovato Jr. Gets New Fight Scheduled For Bellator 181

    Rafel Lovato Jr had a very impressive Bellator debut back in March at Bellator 174. And it looks like he’d be heading to the cage again rather soon.   Lovato will be fighting...

Putin Thankful To Judo For His Mentality

    Russian President Vladimir Putin is a longtime judo practitioner and supporter. Russian president, Vladimir Putin, recently talked in depth about his life, and his favourite subjects...

Max Holloway Shares Emotional Tribute To Jose Aldo

    Over the weekend we had a chance to watch one of the most exciting bouts of the year – featherweight title fight between Max Holloway and Jose Aldo. And while the fight was fierce...

Hypocrisy Of The IBJJF: A Leg Reap Makes You Instantly DQed While Nobody Stops Broken Limbs

    The just concluded World Championships saw many champions come into their own. But arguably the biggest loser of the event was the organization that held it themselves – the...

Exercise Specialist Not Impressed with Andre Galvao’s Weight Lifting Form

Height: 1.74 m (5′ 9″) Weight: Meio Pesado- Pesado (88 kg – 205lbs)   Andre Galvao is one of the greatest competitors in bjj maybe ever. He has 4x World Championships, 8xPan American...

How to Overcome Training Plateaus

After weeks and months of meticulous training, it can be demoralizing to find yourself stuck in a rut. Training plateaus happen to everyone regardless of fitness level. It’s tough to determine...

Demian Maia: IBJJF Needs To Simplify The Rules

    Demian Maia had a very cool interview just recently- he spent some time with the girls of the Mat Therapy Podcast. There he got the chance to answer the burning question in the minds of...

Gabi Garcia Scolds IBJJF For Not Recognizing The Achievement of Malfacine

  While there were many victors of World Championship 2017 – the organizers themselves were questioned by a multitude of athletes, coaches and spectators. Much of the attention was turned...

US Marine Gets Surprise Purple Belt Rolling w/ BJJ World Champion

US Marine Lieutenant Colonel Ed Bitanga got his new purple belt by surprise during his rolling with Prof. Alexandre Soca! Ed Bitanga has been training with Soca Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and has...

3 Ways To Position Your Legs To Finish The Heel Hook

  Guest post by Daniel Vaughan UCLA undergraduate, judo brown belt under Mike Verdugo and BJJ black belt under Master Julio Cesar Pereira. Daniel is an instructor at M3Fight Academy.   With...

DJ Jackson Set To Duel With Vagner Rocha

  There’s been quite an interesting development – it appears DJ Jackson will be fighting against Vagner Rocha in MMA. DJ has long dabbled in MMA training with the likes of Phil...

War Machine Receives Life In Prison Sentence

    MMA fighter War Machine just received a life sentence for his crimes including kidnapping and sexually assaulting his p*rn star ex girlfriend Christy Mack. War Machine Pens Note After...

The 4 American Men That Won The IBJJF Worlds At Black Belt

      BJ Penn In 1997 Penn began training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Ralph Gracie, eventually earning his purple belt from Gracie. At that point he moved to Nova União where he was...

Anthony Bourdain Answers: Is Food More Important Than BJJ?

  Anthony Bourdain is quite appealing to a variety of markets. His tv show, bjj passion and worldly experience make him a competent talker on a variety of subjects. Recently Parts Unknown Host...