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Category Archive: Articles, BJJ News

Ben Askren Voices Opinion on Father Arrested After Tackling His Son’s Opponent at a Wrestling Match

Earlier the week, a father of a high school wrestler, rushed and tackled his son’s wrestling opponent in a high school wrestling match. The father, Barry Lee Jones, was then arrested and...

Krav Maga Instructor Brags Online About Winning a BJJ Match in Masters White Belt Division

In a tournament in Poland, Wojciech Cieślak, a Krav Maga Master was competing. Nothing special, but he was signed to the MASTERS WHITE BELT category. He won his first fight by anaconda choke (a...

Demian Maia Remembers Epic Victory over Jacare: ‘I Had No Strategy’

    Demian Maia remembers his epic victory in 2005, as he overcame one of the all time greatest fighters in Jiu-Jitsu and snatched the gold in the World Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Olympic...

Galvao: ‘Until We Change Rules, BJJ Will Never be on TV. Athletes Will Never Be Well Paid’

Even the most enthusiastic fan of Jiu-Jitsu sometimes will find a match boring. The reason is the lack of action. Even worse, many times, it is purposeful. Athletes use of “comfortable”...

Father Arrested After Tackling His Son’s Opponent at a Wrestling Match

Barry Lee Jones, a father of of a high school wrestler, was arrested and charged with simple assault after rushing and tackling a his son’s opponent during a wrestling match, according to a...

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu tournament In Russia Ended in a Mass Brawl

The open Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu tournament for children and adults in the Moscow Winter BJJ Cup, which took place on January 18 in Krasnogorsk near Moscow, ended with a mass brawl of participants and...

Robert Downey Jr. Talks Kung Fu w/ Notorious Bullshido Doubter Joe Rogan

Joe Rogan is a longtime non-believer in Kung Fu. He has on numerous occasions talked down at Kung Fu and how innfective it is for self defense or for MMA. Here are the most colorful moments: Well,...

Missing 14 Year Old BJJ Practitioner Samantha Lopez Has Been Found After 4 Days

14-year-old Samantha Lopez who was reported missing has been located and is safe, according to her family. No other details were released, but the family thanks everyone for their prayers and...

Jacare Reveals Reason For Leaving BJJ For MMA

Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza is the ultimate grappler with world class ground game and fantastic stand up takedown game. He is a BJJ and Judo black belt formed at ASLE academy with his first instructor...

14 Year Old BJJ Practitioner Samantha Lopez Has Gone Missing

UPDATE: Missing 14 Year Old BJJ Practitioner Samantha Lopez Has Been Found After 4 Days Please help us locate 14 year old BJJ practitioner Samantha Lopez. She has been missing since January 4,...

Jackson-Wink Release Footage Of Jon Jones Going 2-1 in NAGA Grappling Tournament

Back in 2016, UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones tested himself at NAGA (Grappling championships) against recreational practitioners. The champ was very playful as you can see by the way he was...

Royce Gracie: ‘People that Walk into a BJJ School Wanting Self Defense are Guided To A Sport with a Point System’

   Photo: Sonny Parlin  http://sonnyparlin.com Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is growing all around the world. Sport style Jiu-Jitsu is flourishing while the traditional Gracie Jiu-Jitsu for self defense...

Brendan Schaub Weighs in On Claim That Ashton Kutcher Could Beat Conor McGregor in a Grappling Match

In his recent Fighter and the Kid podcast episode, Brendan Schaub – a former MMA fighter and a stand-up comedian – spoke with co-host Brian Callen, amongst other things, about wether newly...

Ruotolo Twins Promoted to Purple Belt After 14 Yrs of Training BJJ

Twin brother Kade and Tye Ruotolo represent a new generation of BJJ players. They are 16 years old and have been training since the age of 3 hey have won everything that there is to win in BJJ at...

Train With The Best at The Caribbean Roots Camp with Samuel Braga, Erik Wanderley, Valerie Letourneau & More

What’s the one most important, most beautiful thing that Brazilian Jiu Jitsu has given you? What would you say has given you the best goosebumps? Chances are – it’s the experiences....

Breaking: Gordon Ryan Announces Retirement From Grappling at Age 24

Gordon Ryan, the biggest current star in Grappling has just announced his retirement from Grappling at the young age of 24. The ‘King’ is currently on vacation, the first he’s taken...

Royce Gracie Reveals What Really Happened w/ Him & Eddie Bravo Backstage at Metamoris

What happened between Royce Gracie and Eddie Bravo at Metamoris III? Chael Sonnen had a chance to talk with Royce Gracie about these and other topics… Royce Gracie Beef With Eddie Bravo: What...

Cyborg Will Have Open Heart Surgery in 2020

ADCC champion Roberto ‘Cyborg’ Abreu did it again this weekend. He conquered his 6th No Gi world championship in dominating fashion. After a dissappointing ADCC campaign this is a sweet...

Epic Roll: GSP & Braulio Estima Go Back & Forth on the Mat

Back in 2011, then UFC champion Georges St Pierre came to London to improve his Jiu-Jitsu by training with Roger Gracie and Braulio Estima. A 3x black belt world champion and 3x ADCC champion,...

Cub Swanson Possibly Out 9 Months After Jake Shields Knee Reap at Quintet Ultra

At last Thursday’s Quintet Ultra event, in the semi final between team UFC and team WEC (See full results here), Jake Shields defeated Cub Swanson via knee injury at 5:18 mark. Shields had...

John Danaher On Why You Shouldn’t Care About Your BJJ Belt Progression

John Danaher is universally known one of the best instructors in Jiu-Jitsu. The New Zealand born, BJJ black belt under Renzo Gracie has been praised by the BJJ community as being a master and brain...

Female Bodybuilder Tries Out Grueling BJJ Specific Conditioning Circuit

In the past, there have been many instances where strength athletes, whether bodybuilders or powerlifters, have tried training Jiu-Jitsu and have rolled with the instructor to test themselves:...

Cub Swanson Suffers Significant Knee Injury From Jake Shields Knee Reap at Quintet Ultra

At last Thursday’s Quintet Ultra event, in the semi final between team UFC and team WEC (See full results here), Jake Shields defeated Cub Swanson via knee injury at 5:18 mark. Shields had...

Rickson Gracie Reveals Why He Snubbed His Brother’s Red Belt

Rickson Gracie has been traveling the world, doing a series of seminars. But one prominent thing about him is that he was spotted wearing his old coral belt and not the red belt that he was given two...