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Category Archive: Articles, Videos

Chinese Wrestler Shows Great Technique in Judo Competition

Lavell Marshall is 3x National Shuai Jiao Champion. Shuai jiao is the jacket wrestling style of Beijing, Tianjin and Baoding of Hebei Province in the North China Plain. In modern usage it is also the...

Marcelo Garcia on Why he Prefers Wrestling over Judo To Complement Jiu-Jitsu

Wrestling, Judo or Sambo to complement Jiu-Jitsu? In this behind the scenes video of a Victory Belt photo shoot, Marcelo Garcia discusses his decision to focus on wrestling vs. Judo:  

Guy Doesn’t Respect Donkey Guard Player & Pays The Price

The controversial Donkey Guard has been in the news recently with Gracie Tournaments having banned it.  The rule was met with criticism by the BJJ community. From Gracie Tournaments rules that...

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...

What To Do When Your Opponent Has Double Underhooks

An underhook is a clinch hold that is used in grappling to control the opponent. It is performed from any direction by putting an arm under the opponent’s arm, and holding the...

When a World Class Wrestler Grapples a World Class Judoka

A great exchange between high level grapplers: Magomed Kurbanaliev (freestyle wrestling)65kg VS Kamal Khan-Magomedov (judo) 66kg. Magomed Kurbanaliev is an Avar Dagestani born-Russian freestyle...

The Time a Judo Olympic Gold Medalist Competed in a Local BJJ Tournament

in Judo, the ground game (Newaza) is given less attention than in BJJ. That doesn’t mean that Judokas are not good on the ground. There are many Judokas that have amazing Newaza and would do very...

The Magnificence of Mongolian Judo, & Why It’s So Underrated

In July 2013, for the first time in history, an IJF Judo Grand Prix was held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. By integrating the World Judo Tour, this event gave its credentials to a country which has...

How To Do Luke Rockhold’s One Arm Guillotine Choke

Luke Rockhold’s guillotine choke with one arm, he finished Michael Bisping with the same submission at UFC Fight Night 55 (at the Allphones Arena in Sydney, Australia on November 8, 2014)....

Watch: Rampage Jackson Powerbombing in High School Wrestling

Quinton Rampage Jackson had his first experience with combat sports as a wrestler for Raleigh-Egypt High School, enrolling at the school as a 17-year-old freshman, where his career included...

Ronda Rousey Olympic Judo Highlights

Ronda Rousey began Judo with her mother at the age of 11. Rousey trained with her mother until she was 13 after accidentally breaking her mother’s wrist. At 17, Rousey qualified for...

When Marcelo Garcia Had a Rolling Session With 220lbs Female World Champ Gabi Garcia

  Check out the great Marcelo Garcia rolling with multiple time world women’s champ Gabi Garcia. Gabi Is a dangerous combination of size, technique and strength. Great roll between two...

How To NOT Get Your Balls Crushed in BJJ When Not Wearing a Cup

  Under IBJJF rules, you cannot wear a cup. That doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t wear a cup in training, but most people don’t. BJJ black belt Stephen Kesting of Grapplearts...

How To Improve Your Bridge In One Easy Step- Marcelo Garcia Style

The bridge is a grappling move performed from a supine position, lying down face-up. It involves lifting the pelvis off the ground so that the body weight is supported on the shoulders (or head)...

Great Takedown for BJJ: Cross Grip Ouchi Gari w/ Jimmy Pedro

Here is a great low risk way to take your opponent down: Crossgrip Ouchi Gari with USA Olympic Judo Coach Jimmy Pedro. It is just like a traditional Ouch Gari trip (inside trip), except that you...

What Are Your Most Embarrassing Moments in Jiu-Jitsu?

This week BJJ Cache asked some of their teammates about some of their embarrassing moments during training and here’s what they had to say. Cast in order of appearance: Matt, Vitor Paschoal...

Judo Legend Neil Adams Reveals Secrets of Famous Arm Lock

Neil Adams MBE is an English judoka who won numerous Olympic and World Championship medals in judo representing Great Britain. Adams was the first British male to win a World title, and the first...

Henry Akins: The Most Important Detail Which Makes You Recover Guard

Guest post by Henry Akins, the third American to receive a Brazilian Jiu-jitsu black belt from legendary fighter Rickson Gracie. Akins trained under Rickson Gracie for 15 years. Akins became the...

Zoo-Jitsu: Panda Outgrapples Man That Sneaked into Zoo

On Thursday, a man jumped into a giant panda house in Nanchang Zoo, Jiangxi Province. The casual visitor was seen teasing a panda who was asleep. However, the man’s act turned into a “wrestling...

How To Set Up A Flying Guillotine Choke

Here is a very nice set up for a NoGi technique: Fake Knee Tap Flying Guillotine Details by Zombie Proof BJJ.   Flying guillotine in competition:

Learn The ‘Domoplata’ From World Champion Dominyka Obelenyte

2015 black belt world champion Dominyka Obelenyte has developed relentless attacking methods that helped her secure multiple titles through her career. She is known for spider guard sweeps where she...

2 of the Most Important Tips for Jiu Jitsu That No One Tells You

Jiu Jitsu provides an amazing outlet to those of us who have made it a part of our lives. It is well documented how Jiu Jitsu applies both inside and outside of the training academy. We would like to...

How To Train BJJ & Improve When You Have Very Little Time To Train

Often times we hear about competitors like Miyao brothers or Gordon Ryan who have openly said that their typical day consists mostly just from several jiu-jitsu practices. An Inside Look at the...

3 Simple Ways to Counter the Double Under Pass

The double underhook pass is one of the highest percentage guard passes in Jiu-Jitsu. It’s a good option when dealing with someone with an ‘Impassable guard’. It’s a highly effective...