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Category Archive: Articles, Videos

Learn The Details To Kron Gracie’s Super Tight Guillotine

Kron Gracie is the prodigy of legend Rickson Gracie. Continuing his families legacy and particularly those of his father’s made Kron impose certain standards upon himself. Like many members of the...

Suplex City! The Incredible Story Behind The Greatest Throw in Wrestling History

  It is without question the most talked about photograph and probably the greatest throw in Wrestling history. The throw occurred at the 1972 Olympics during the Greco-Roman portion of the...

How To Stop The Stupidest Guard Break Ever: The Elbow Grind on Thighs

If you’ve been around jiu-jitsu for any length of time, you’ve likely encountered one of the more irritating and often ineffective tactics for breaking the closed guard: the elbow grind....

The ‘No Gi Guy’ Who Hates the Gi. You All Know Him

Every BJJ academy has one. He’s the guy who shows up on Gi night reluctantly, eyeing those rows of neatly hung Gis like they’re a medieval torture device. When the instructor announces collar...

How To Set Up the Guillotine Choke in the Gi w/ Claudio Calasans, ADCC & World BJJ Champion

The Guillotine choke remains one of the most versatile and widely-used submissions in both Gi and No-Gi Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. As one of the first submissions many grapplers learn, it’s simple yet...

Marcelo Garcia’s Effective Way To Open Closed Guard No Gi

Opening the closed guard in No Gi grappling is trickier than with the Gi. You don’t have much to hold on to, and the opponent is slippery. Marcelo Garcia showed a brilliant way of opening the...

Marcelo Garcia Names His Jiu-Jitsu Mount Rushmore; Leaves Out Gordon Ryan

In a recent captivating episode of the BJJ Fanatics podcast, the revered Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu icon 5X ADCC Champion Marcelo Garcia made headlines when he unveiled his personal Mount Rushmore of BJJ....

How To Use The ‘Georgian Grip’ To Set Up Massive Throws in BJJ

The Georgian Grip, often seen in judo and wrestling, is a unique gripping technique that allows you to control and off-balance your opponent. Known for its versatility, this grip can give BJJ...

Judo World Champion’s Way Of Dealing with a Tight Turtle

Craig Fallon, a legendary figure in judo, offers unique insights into tackling one of grappling’s most challenging defensive stances—the tight turtle. As demonstrated in the Zombie BJJ video,...

Kron Gracie Details His Rigorous Diet & Strength / Conditioning Routine

Kron Gracie, an icon in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and a champion of ADCC, has taken his talents to the UFC. Known not just for his technique but for his fierce dedication to training, Gracie embodies a...

The Art of the ‘Brazilian Tap’ aka The Fake Tap

A ‘Brazilian Tap’ or a Fake Tap is the act of tapping out just once, or tapping discretely out of the referee’s field of vision, in order to get out of a submission (so the...

Rickson Gracie Shows Arm-in Stack Pass That Confuses Newbies

Rickson Gracie rarely shows BJJ techniques on film so it’s a refreshing change to see a video of him demonstrating a technique. Rickson shows the most basic guard pass in Jiu-Jitsu, the arm in...

Guy Taps To “Oil Check” In BJJ Competition Match

The “butt drag,” often referred to as an “oil check,” is a controversial yet legitimate move in wrestling. For those unfamiliar, an “oil check” involves inserting...

Flashback: When a BJJ Instructor Demoted His Student From Brown to Purple Belt

Demoting a student in Jiu-Jitsu is extremely rare. Under normal circumstances, everyone earns their belt through hard work and dedication. However, a few years ago, a BJJ instructor in Brazil made...

Royce Gracie Explains Why He Won’t Wear a Coral Belt But instead Wears a Blue Belt

  For the past few years, Royce Gracie has been wearing a dark blue belt in honour of his father Grandmaster Helio Gracie.     After the death of Grandmaster Helio Gracie, Royce...

Renzo Gracie’s 100% Success Toe hold From Half guard

Leg locks have revolutionized the landscape of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, offering practitioners of all sizes a potent weapon against larger and stronger opponents. Among the various leg locks, the toe...

“Let’s Just Roll Light”: How To Stop Jiu-Jitsu Becoming ‘P*ssified’

  ‘Jiu-Jitsu Transforms Cowards into Men, Chickens into Stallions’ Carlos Gracie Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is growing at an amazing rate worldwide. More people are training in all corners of the...

What is The most Powerful Grip in Judo & BJJ?

Neil Adams, a judo world champion and 2x Olympic silver medalist, discussed the power of grip in judo during a conversation on Lex Fridman’s podcast. Adams illustrated his point by sharing...

Judo Black Belt Screams in Pain & Taps to Knee on Belly against BJJ Blue Belt

The convergence of different grappling arts has led to intriguing encounters, blurring the lines between traditional disciplines. The International Judo Federation (IJF), recognizing the surging...

Watch: Shaquille O’Neal Takes Down & Grapples with Charles Barkley

Basketball legend Shaquille O’Neal, is a well-known UFC enthusiast, has been training in Jiu-Jitsu since 2000, initially under Royce Gracie and later with Jonathan Burke in Florida. His martial...

Kosen Judo: Similarities & Differences with Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

  What is/was Kosen Judo? Kosen judo  was a refinement of Kodokan Judo that was developed and flourished at the Kōtō senmon gakkō technical colleges in Japan in the first half of the...

Differences Between Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu & Japanese Ju Jitsu

  Gary King has trained in both arts and makes a comparison of the two and their different applications. Gary King started Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in the late nineties. Initially he focused on...

Police Officer Tries To Arrest A Resisting Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt

DenverMartialArts.com in conjunction with LightningKicks.com and Centurian Modern Law Enforcement Subject Control utilizing modern hand to hand combat tactics to train police on real world scenarios....

Developing Transitions: The Secret of all the Best BJJ Competitors in the World

The transition between standing techniques and ground techniques are rarely taught in BJJ. This is a small window of opportunity that is often neglected in BJJ. Capitalising on this moment is a...