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Category Archive: Articles, Videos

The Power Of The Kimura Lock & Control For Police Officers

The potential for jiu jitsu to enable police officers to be better at their job is enormous. We often observe videos like trips and perfect stand up technique enabling men in nasty situations to...

Jiu-Jitsu Blue Belt Teaches Rener Gracie an Amazing Technique

Aaron Estrada is a blue belt student at the Gracie Academy. When he entered a classroom and saw two students locked up in a street fight headlock, he quickly employed a very clever technique to break...

Bernardo Faria’s 5 Tips To Pressure Pass Anyone’s Guard While Barely Exerting Energy

Guest post by 5x BJJ World Champion Bernardo Faria, who is known for his half guard. He achieved a phenomenal double gold medals in the BJJ Mundials in 2015. Be sure to check out Bernardo’s...

Roger Gracie’s Superior Leg Drag Pass Set Up

The 10-time world champion, Roger Gracie teaches a quick and efficient way to pass guard. He shows his way of setting up the leg drag pass. Watch and learn:  

The Difference Between Old School Black Belts & New School Purple Belts

For those who are new to the sport, in the past few years we have seen the emergence of a new style of sport Jiu-Jitsu which is an evolution of the sport. Guards such as lapel, worm, 50/50 have been...

How to Become A Better Version of Yourself Through Jiu-Jitsu

Sports, in general, improve muscle strength, acts to reduce weight and to relieve stress. Jiu-Jitsu is no different. Besides involving all the benefits mentioned, Jiu-Jitsu is intertwined with the...

Super Sneaky Way of Doing The Ezekiel Choke in NO GI

Daniel Franja is a black belt under former world champion Joao Roque in Brasilia. Here he is showing another finish he likes to do from the mount in no-gi where he first goes for an American then...

Rorion Gracie Details How the Gracie Diet Really Works

Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Grand Master Rorion Gracie comes by to Tai Lopez’s house to talk about his new book The Gracie Diet. Rorion tells us how his family revolutionized the sport of Jiu-Jitsu,...

Rorion Gracie on How to Use Principles of Jiu-Jitsu For Success in Business

We owe a lot to this man. Red belt Rorion Gracie, founder of the UFC  revolutionized the fighting world and created a real moneymaker, today in the hands of Dana White and the Fertitta brothers. He...

5 Most Common Excuses To Skip Training & 5 Best Responses

Photo by Daria Kochetkova Photography. IG: Tebezvonu. As Yoda of Star Wars once said, “Do or do not. There is no try.” Every day is the perfect opportunity to take one step closer to...

Travis Stevens Shows How To Defend Ronda Rousey’s Rolling Armbar

Travis Stevens (Olympic Judo silver medalist, Judo & BJJ double black belt) and Jimmy Pedro (4 x Olympian, 6th degree Judo black belt, US Olympic Coach) teaches the defence to Ronda...

Sakuraba Teaches The Moves He Used Against Royce Gracie

20 years ago, Kazushi Sakuraba defeated Royce Gracie in the longest fight in MMA History. The bout lasted an incredible 90 Minutes! Kazushi Sakuraba, a professional wrestler who derived his...

More Footage Emerges of Ronda Rousey & BJ Penn Rolling & Doing Judo Randori

This documentary of BJ Penn showcases his whole career. You can also see more footage of former UFC Women’s Bantamweight & bronze medal Judo Olympian Champion Ronda Rousey rolling in the Gi...

High Percentage Single Leg Takedown That Anybody Can Do

As we all know, the single leg is one of the most basic and high percentage takedowns in jiu jitsu. Whether youʼre standing on the ground, you need to incorporate the single leg takedown into your...

Caio Terra: ‘You Cannot Learn Jiu-Jitsu by Yourself. You Need Someone to Guide You’

Fightinglifestyleuae.com caught up with 9 time world champion Caio Terra during his visit to Pride Fitness Centre and SAS team in Dubai UAE for a one week training program. During this time we caught...

Jean Jacques Machado: ‘The Belt Cannot Be the Goal’

Jean Jacques Machado shares his philosophy of Jiu Jitsu. What’s more important than belt ranks, and how obstacles can be a motivation to become better… because in Jiu Jitsu, you will...

The Art of the Breakfall, on Concrete

Breakfalling is a fantastic thing to manage if you do judo where it is essential to protect yourself when you are falling from a throw. Japanese ukemi (also known as break falling or ‘receiving...

Funny Video of BJJ Practitioner Grappling with Pitbull Draws Hateful Comments from Non Grapplers

BJJ blue belt Gene Cook grapples with his very well well trained Pitbulls in this funny video. The BJJ community seems to love it as it’s obvious that it’s all in good fun and the dogs...

Watch: Ronda Rousey Rolls with BJ Penn in the Gi

Former UFC Women’s Bantamweight & bronze medal Judo Olympian Champion Ronda Rousey rolled in the Gi with 2001 BJJ world champion & UFC Lightweight and Welterweight Champion BJ Penn at Art...

Super Intense Roll Between Brothers Renzo & Ryan Gracie (RIP)

From the documentary Renzo Gracie Legacy. Renzo Gracie rolls with his younger brother Ryan Gracie (RIP) as he prepares for a fight in Pride in Japan. Note the intensity of the roll.    

10 High Percentage Set Up For The Kimura Trap

Kimura trap system is widely credited to David Avellan, ADCC bronze medalist and a man of many other accomplishments! The kimura trap system is designed as a powerful submission system that counters...

This is Why The Diving Kimura is a Better Option Than The Rolling Kimura

Guest post by David Avellan, an ADCC bronze medalist. Avellan has defeated many of the world’s best grapplers, such as BJJ Black Belt World Champions Rafael Lovato Jr., Tarsis Humphries, Amaury...

Building Your Whole Grappling Game Around The Kimura Trap System

There are certain names in the world of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu that go hand-in-hand with Mixed Martial Arts.  One of those names happens to be David Avellan.  A former MMA fighter himself, Avellan has...

5x World Champ Bernardo Faria: 3 Ways To Avoid Getting Your Guard Passed

Guest post by 5x BJJ World Champion Bernardo Faria, who is known for his half guard. He achieved a phenomenal double gold medals in the BJJ Mundials in 2015. Be sure to check out Bernardo’s...