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Category Archive: Articles

Tajikistan National Sport – Gushtigiri, Then And Now

    Tajikistan takes it’s wrestling seriously! Check out this video of a match somewhere in Tajikistan where a woman could be going against a man and the throws never stop.  ...

Watch: Chris Haueter’s Epic Speech & Seminar at BJJ Globetrotters Summer Camp

  The great Chris Haueter talks about thinking street while doing sport Jiu-Jitsu at the epic Jiu-Jitsu globetrotters summer camp in Leuven, Belgium. He also teaches some great grappling...

UAEJJF Canceling Absolute Divisions for 2016-2017

    The United Arab Emirates Jiu Jitsu Federation (UAEJJF) is one of the most influential organizations around in brazilian jiu-jitsu and they’ve just decided that they want to...

Dillon Danis On McGregor’s Jiu-Jitsu: He’s Amazing On The Ground

    Dillon Danis is hoping to gain the edge for Copa Podio by training with the notorious Conor McGregor. McGregor has been frequently criticized as a bjj player even though he managed to...

Training Report: Fightzone (Checkmat) Malmo, Sweden

  Hi everyone! My name is Colin Leigh and I am a Canadian living abroad in Riga, Latvia. I am a two striped white belt under Vladislavs Čerņavskis, training at LEWC- Giudici BJJ in Riga. I...

Demian Maia to fight Carlos Condit on His Way to UFC Belt

    One of the best representatives of jiu-jitsu in the UFC has one of the biggest challenges ahead of him. Following a streak of 5 victories in the organization, Maia has moved up a spot...

Nicholas Meregali To Face Leandro Lo in 1st Round of Copa Podio

    Brown Belt standout from Worlds 2016- Nicholas Meregali  has been chosen, by popular vote, as Leandro Lo challanger in round 1 of Copa Podio! Mario Reis Brown Belt has his...

MMA Legend Enson Inoue Talks Return to BJJ After 10 Yr Break

  MMA legend and BJJ black belt Enson Inoue has been retired from MMA since 2004 (he had a short comeback fight in 2010), but he has recently started training Jiu-Jitsu again after taking a 10...

Notorious Guard Puller Paulo Miyao’s Double Leg Takedown in Competition

The Miyao twins are known for the guard-centric game and their berimbolos, but at IBJJF Belo Horizonte No-Gi Open, Paulo mixed it up a bit at the end of his match and shot and scored a blast double...

Injury Sidelines Galvao from IBJJF Pro League GP, Replaced By Ceconi

    Andre Galvao is the latest to relinquish a spot in IBJJF Pro League Grand Prix 2016 following Romulo Barral and Bernardo Faria. Celebrated fighter will be replaced by Alex Ceconi, a...

Training Report: Mackenzie Dern, Gezary Matuda at Frota Academy

    Frota Academy has recently helped organize another prestigious camp in cooperation with BJJ Private Camps. This time the Guest teachers were none other than elite bjj female...

B.J. Penn Receives 6 Months Suspension For IV Use

    UFC’s anti doping partnership with USADA spawned another suspension. This time the suspension went to UFC Hall of Famers – B.J. Penn retroactive to March 25th when he...

Bruno Matias Teaches Victory Dance at BJJ Globetrotters Summer Camp

  Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu has a lot in common with dancing. You need rhythm, feeling and emotion. BJJ black belt Bruno Matias was recently one of the guest instructors at the epic Jiu-Jitsu...

7 Worst Excuses MMA/BJJ Athletes Have Offered After Doping

John Oliver did an exciting segment last night on his shows “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” dedicated to the systematic effect Doping is having on Sport, Athletes and specifically...

BJJ Legend Mario Sperry Hosts World Master Camp; Las Vegas 22-24 August

  The World Master Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship will be held in Las Vegas on August 25th, 26th & 27th, 2016. BJJ and MMA legend Mario Sperry is organising a special 3 day Worlds Masters Las...

Fight To Win Pro 8 Card Stacked With Heavy Hitters

    July will be quite a month for grappling. Fight To Win Pro is determined to keep it interesting so they scheduled the 8th event for July 23rd! After recently announcing a more...

Davi Ramos: Great Players Going Into MMA Is Bad For Jiu-Jitsu

    Davi Ramos forged his reputation on impressive offensive moves. He remains one of the highlights of ADCC 2015 that was held in Sao Paulo, Brasil. In addition to wining ADCC gold in up...

Ex-UFC fighter Ryan Jimmo Killed In Hit And Run

    The fatal car accident took place Sunday morning in Edmonton Canada. According to cbc.ca an altercation occurred between the drivers of two vehicles at around 2:15 a.m. in the parking...

Kron Gracie & Diaz Bros Compete in Triathlon Before Upcoming MMA Fights

  Kron Gracie and Nate Diaz are both going to be fighting in the next few months. Gracie (2-0 in MMA), will once again be fighting in Japan’s Rizin Fighting Federation this September...

Gabi Garcia, Vinny Magalhaes Receive Invitations For ADCC 2017

    Over the past few days several athletes announced their joy over receiving an invitation for the prestigious ADCC 2017 Tournament set in Helsinki, Finland.   A photo posted by ADCC...

Joe Rogan Talks About Judo

  UFC commentator, BJJ and Taekwondo black belt Joe Rogan talks on his podcast about Judo.  

Fighter Sprays Pee On The Other During Weigh In

    Philippines recently hosted one of the most controversial weigh ins to this date.  A day before their MMA fight in a a cage Kiko Matos sprayed pee at Baron Geisler during the weigh in...

Eve Torres Gracie Promoted to Purple Belt

    Former WWE Diva, Eve Torres Gracie has had a great week! After being involved in jiu-jitsu for a little over 8 and a half years she was awarded her purple belt by her husband, Rener...

Danaher On Why You Don’t Need to Perfect Moves on Both Sides

In grappling, do you need to perfect moves equally on both sides? Most grapplers when drilling a move, will usually work both sides equally. John Danaher recently answered the question on his...