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Category Archive: Articles

Erin Herle: Jiu Jitsu Community Reduces Mental Health Stigma & Encourages People To Feel Comfortable

Erin Herle is a bjj black belt, but beyond that she’s the creator of the submitthestigma hashtag. Recently she shared just how it came to be that she created the movement and how she was...

Neiman Gracie Opponent Set for Bellator Welterweight Tournament

When prompted about his confidence in the tournament Gracie replied: “I’m The Best Ground Fighter In The Whole Division. I think I have a big advantage there.” The Most Successful Wrestlers To...

Dillon Danis Believes Conor Will Outgrapple Khabib, Has Reached Out To Marcelo At Worlds

Dilon Danis just made an appearance on the Ariel Helwani show. He weighed in on a great many questions regarding the match that has everyone buzzing – Conor v Khabib. But he also revealed he...

Craig Jones Books Matheus Diniz Match

Australia’s very own phenom booked another interesting match up just a week after it was announced he’ll be duelling the Brazilian giant Toquinho. Craig Jones On Upcoming Palhares Match:...

Khabib Casually Drops By To BJJ At North Cal Academy

Khabib Nurmagomedov has been the center of attention lately with his pending fight with Conor McGregor around the corner. While Conor McGregor has been steadily working alongside Dillon Danis...

(Video) Casual Bystander Helps Police After Suspect Reaches For Gun

Knowing jiu jitsu should be an essential part of every police officer’s training. Sadly it isn’t always that simple – which is why often times bystanders come to the aid of police....

Champion Collaborates with Hyperfly To Release Stylish BJJ Gi

BJJ lifestyle wear company Hyperfly  is bringing its BJJ Gi design to a whole new level. They have collaborated with famous sporting brand Champion and has just released a limited edition Gi with...

Craig Jones On Upcoming Palhares Match: He’s A Very Scary Guy

If you like leglocks, this is grappling match that will get you excited! The hottest grappler of this past year, Craig Jones will face the dangerous and unpredictable Rousimar Palhares at KASAI Pro 3...

Comedian Jack Carroll Explains How Jiu Jitsu helped His physique and Challenges Stemming From Cerebral Palsy

Jack Carroll is a British comedian, writer and actor. Carroll competed in the seventh series of Britain’s Got Talent at the age of 14, finishing as the runner-up. Carroll has since changed a...

UFC Announces McGregor Khabib – Nate Diaz Throws A Temper Tantrum

Just a day after the UFC announced the return of Nate Diaz they’ve managed to sour their working relationship.  UFC announced return of Conor McGregor for UFC 229 in Las Vegas while Diaz...

Travis Stevens Shows 5 Best Ways To Tie Your Belt

There are a lot of ways you can tie your belt in BJJ.There are countless ways to tie your belt from the superlock (never comes undone) to the standard to the old school Gracie way. Whether...

Nate Diaz Duelling Dustin Poirier At UFC 230 in New York

Nate Diaz is coming back to the cage after all! After many months of a break and being at odds with the UFC management Diaz will be back once again. (Video) Nate Diaz Altercation From Fight To Win...

Royce Gracie: Without Jiu Jitsu Any Martial Artist Is Lost

Recently a new channel caught up with MMA legend Royce Gracie. Gracie rehashed some very interesting points about bjj, and martial arts in general.    ” If it wasn’t for my family...

Gordon Ryan Believes He Could Beat All Wrestlers In this Ruleset. Agree?

Gordon Ryan has been interacting more and more with his fans. Recently after an exchange with AJ Agazarm he revealed he hadn’t been training wrestling prior to infamous duel with Leandro Lo....

Biggest Kids Tournament in Europe Coming To Slovenia: Gymnasium Euro Cup

In the past Gymnasium Cup broke through different frontiers. Now they’re at it again! The biggest kids Brazilian Jiu-jitsu tournament in Europe is coming to Slovenia on October 6th 2018! The...

Mother, 31, Who Was Fat Shamed during a Bali holiday sheds an impressive 56kg Thanks to BJJ

Belinda Brodie used to weigh 130kg- she was humiliated for her Size 26 frame. However she took it in stride and decided to make a giant change. According to dailymail: The 31-year-old, who lives in...

AJ Agazarm and Gordon exchange sharp Barbs: You’re Too Busy Ducking a 17 year old

AJ Agazarm recently gave it his all to escape a lose lose match – he dodged the Nicky Ryan bullet by agreeing to match up Gilbert Burns. This was a bitter pill to swallow for the older Ryan...

The Wire Actor Reveals How Wrestling Saved His Life

The Wire Actor Gbenga Akinnagbe recently revealed how being involved in wrestling permanently altered his life course for the better. I grew up angry, living in a volatile home in Gaithersburg, Md....

How To Escape From The Kimura Trap On the Ground and Standing

The kimura trap is one of the most effective systems in BJJ. Some practitioners such as David Avellan base their whole game around them and even have a DVD series on the system.  Used as a kimura...

Slap-Jitsu Training with Marcus Buchecha, Leandro Lo and Rodolfo Vieira

When you hear the term “self-defense,” you typically think of punch protection, distance management and multiple attackers, but the reality is these only encompass 10% of self-defense. It’s...

What Do Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Athletes Do To Protect Their Skin?

Athletes practicing all forms of sports that involve physical contact with fellow mates should consider stringent hygiene steps for preventing skin infections. However, in particular, the Brazilian...

Grand Jury Refuses To Indict Nick Diaz in domestic violence case – Prosecution Still Moves Ahead

Nick Diaz is all out of luck. In Clark County the DA’s office decided to go ahead with charges against Nick Diaz in spite of the fact that a grand jury refused to indict him. “They couldn’t...

How to Make More Money Teaching Jiu-Jitsu

Written by Brearin Land, a Financial Planner in Irvine, California and Orange County who authors the Black Belt of Finance Blog. He is the CEO of Irvine Wealth Management, and world renowned...

McGregor: I was so happy for Aldo After Victory

McGregor famously defeated Jose Aldo in only 12 seconds. Even though the fight was in 2015 it still feels like yesterday as it facilitated much of McGregor’s meteoric climb to stardom.  ...