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Fernando Terere & Actor Jonathan Azevedo Train BJJ for the film Based On Terere’s Life

Fernando “Tererê” Augusto is one of the most exciting and influential jiu jitsu competitors to ever step on to the tatami. A multiple time world champion at blue, purple, brown and black belt he...

A Movie Based on the Life Of BJJ Legend Fernando Terere is Coming Soon

Fernando “Tererê” Augusto is one of the most exciting and influential jiu jitsu competitors to ever step on to the tatami. A multiple time world champion at blue, purple, brown and black belt he...

The 3 Most Promising Prospects In Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Guest post by Evolve MMA, Asia’s premier championship brand for martial arts. It has the most number of World Champions on the planet. Named as the #1 ranked martial arts organization in Asia by...

When Is The Right Time To Start Competing In BJJ?

Most people start training Brazilian Jiu Jitsu because they want to do something which will keep them fit and healthy, because they want to learn how to defend themselves, or/and because...

Top 3 Guys NOT To Be While Rolling in BJJ

BJJ is a unique sport in many regards. One particularly interesting aspect is that it’s mostly practised by adults who have settled into their lives opting into a certain lifestyle willingly. The...

What Every BJJ Practitioner Should Know about Leg Locks

As one approaches brown belt, a whole new set of leg submissions open up. It’s probably wise to begin drilling or getting a basic understanding of these positions at blue and purple so one is...

Firas Zahabi Explains How to Grapple a Larger Opponent

There is always someone out there that is bigger and stronger than you. When we were white belts we would get easily beaten by smaller blue and purple belts.What were they doing that we were not?...

Learn Craig Jones’ 3 Signature Moves That Make Him So Successful

Craig Jones is one of the very few Australian athletes who brought their continent to the world grappling map. He made that happen with his quick rise to the top submitting many big names on his way....

Fundamental Guard Passing Detail Every Jiujiteiro Needs To Know

Photo by Daria Kochetkova Photography. IG: Tebezvonu. Guard passing is no easy business! There are many different elements that you have to take into consideration when approaching the training...

Galvao: ‘Instructors Promote People For Nothing Today, Just To Have More Students’

As a leading martial art that is constantly growing, Jiu-Jitsu is spreading throughout the world. With the departure of Brazilian black belts to other countries, it has been disseminated to all...

Fellipe Andrew Announces Departure From Zenith, Joins Alliance

Fellipe Andrew made a huge impact at this year’s European championship when he won the gold in the black belt absolute in spectacular fashion. The Zenith black belt became the first man to submit...

What If Your Love Life Is Suffering Because Of BJJ?

Balancing BJJ with the rest of your life is never an easy task. Sometimes, those different areas of life come into direct confrontation with Jiu Jitsu – with one of them being the relationship you...

Surfer Brah Paddles into Surf Competition; Gets Greeted By Jiu-Jitsu Beach Enforcer

The only guys that make it through are the guys that make it through are the guys that have a complete control of their ego where they tap out in the beginning, all the time, you’re always...

A Simple 4 step Formula To Greatly Improve Your Jiu-Jitsu

Photo: Joshua Halvatzis, Goliveco at Frota Academy in Zurich, Switzerland. Australian BJJ black belt Kit Dale recovered from a serious knee injury that kept him away from Jiu-Jitsu for 19 months....

What Does Rickson Gracie Really Think About Leg Locks?

Leglocks have been at the center of the bjj zeitgeist for quite some time. They are referred to as the great equalizer. Cases like this are just why. A white belt competitor named James Hunt had an...

Gi Review: The Beautiful Practise Gi from Athletes On The Mat

I was really happy when the guys from BJJ lifestyle wear company ‘Athletes On The Mat’  & instagram page me a really nice BJJ Practise Gi. Athletes on the Mat (ATHOM) are a BJJ wear...

Statistics: Is Having A Bye In a BJJ Competition An Advantage?

A bye is a special privilege given to a team or an individual in the initial rounds because of which it gets exempted from playing in the first round and directly enters the second round....

Should You Start BJJ If You’re Not In Shape?

We’ve all felt that heavy pit of anxiety in our stomachs before the middle school play — a scary rite of passage when you are a kid. In my case, I performed the famous Cyrano de Bergerac...

4 Things You Must Know About Leg Locks

Guest post by Evolve MMA, Asia’s premier championship brand for martial arts. It has the most number of World Champions on the planet. Named as the #1 ranked martial arts organization in Asia by...

12 Reasons Why The BJJ Lifestyle Is The Fountain Of Youth

You don’t stop training Jiu-Jitsu when you get old, You get old when you stop training Jiu-Jitsu. Do you grappler, want to feel forever young? Very simple. Train Jiu-Jitsu, live the Jiu-Jitsu...

Would the BJJ ‘Worlds’ Still Be The Same If They Were Still Held In Brazil?

The IBJJF Worlds aka The Mundials as they were once called, have been held in the US since 2007. Before that, they had been held at the Tijuca Tenis Clube in Rio De Janeiro from their first edition...

Want To Start With Jiu Jitsu? Accept These 4 Hard Truths First

Hooray, you just made a decision to start training Brazilian Jiu Jitsu! BJJ will introduce great things to your life, such as: better health, stronger self-confidence, awesome friendships, the...

10 Simple Tips For Massive Improvements in your Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Game

Photo by Daria Kochetkova Photography. IG: Tebezvonu. So you’re improving in BJJ! But not as much as you’d like, eh…? No problem, we’ve got your back! Here are 10 easy to...

How to choose your first Gi?

So you want to buy your first Gi? It’s the first serious decision after you start training Bjj. When I started training there was only a submission wrestling class in my town. Then I moved to a...