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Most Annoying Things That You Can Say & Do To a Higher Belt in BJJ

Brazilian jiu-jitsu is a martial art where respect plays a big part. You have to respect your instructor, sparring partners and the art itself. Because of the importance of respect of BJJ, a belt...

The Lost Legend of Jacyntho Ferro, One of Carlos Gracie Sr.’s Jiu-Jitsu Instructors

The history of Jiu Jitsu is a fascinating subject, one with many implications for the present-day martial art. However, it’s also full of unanswered questions and polemics – one of them being...

Why You Keep Losing to People Less Experienced Than You in BJJ

Photo: jiujisustyle.com Nobody likes to be submitted in training or in competition, and even worse by someone less experienced than you. There is a famous saying “There is no losing in Jiu-Jitsu,...

Sequences or Positional Techniques : Which One To Focus When Learning BJJ?

If you’re looking to learn more BJJ techniques, then one of the most important ways of acquiring these moves is through drilling and practicing them. However, not all practice is made equal....

Does Belt Rank Matter in 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu?

If you train Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, you have probably noticed how big of a deal belts are. You often hear BJJ practitioners saying how bad they want to achieve their next belt. A recent question mailed...

10th Planet Jiu Jitsu 101: The 4 Moves You Need To Know

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...

The Lineage Of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu: Robert Drysdale Has Exciting Updates!

The history of Jiu Jitsu is a fascinating subject, one with many implications for the present-day martial art. However, it’s also full of unanswered questions and polemics – one of them being...

The Most Dangerous Throw in All of Judo and BJJ

The famed BJJ instructor John Danaher has noticed over the years that 90 percent of injuries in BJJ happen because of bodies falling in an uncontrolled manner. This is why he has banned 3 techniques...

5 BJJ Submission Chains Worth Learning

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...

6 Concepts Every BJJ White Belt Needs To Master

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...

You Are Not a Jiu-Jitsu Belt. Separating Your Skill Level From Your Belt

Has the race for belts ruined martial arts? In explaining some of the fundamentals of Jiu-Jitsu and mixed martial arts to people who know little about the subject, I invariably get responses that go...

Body Lock Ribs Squeeze Takedown with ADCC Champ Joao Assis

Upper body throws and takedowns look cool for the audience (and it’s DEFINITELY not fun for the guy landing on the mat) but that’s not why. There is real strategy going into this game plan!...

Ways for BJJ Practitioners to Capitalize on Pure Wrestlers

Guest post by James Duscio, a BJJ black belt under Walter Cascao Vital. He runs Cascao Evolution BJJ out of Las Vegas nv. Lets start by saying that wrestlers are the hardest opponents to deal with....

3 Reasons Why Mount Is Superior To Side Control In BJJ

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...

This BJJ Black Belt Has an Effective Way Of Structuring His Training

Guest post by BJJ black belt Paweł Kaczyński, head coach of Chaos Gold Team in Poland. Nowadays when so many online materials are available to learn BJJ the problem is not content access, but...

Building yourself an Effective BJJ Game Based on High Level Fundamentals

Learning the fundamentals is easy when you’re just starting out with Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. For the most part, and most of the time, they’re fun to learn; in the end of ends, everything is...

The Most Dangerous Takedown in Judo & BJJ

Stephan Kesting teaches Kani Basami, the most dangerous throw in Judo and BJJ. kani basami was used to deliberately injure people especially in Japan. Before the technique was banned many...

The 3 Biggest Social Problems in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Today

There are many voices, including those in the recently aired documentary “Jiu-Jitsu vs. the world”, that portray a picture of BJJ and its surrounding community as if they were flawless. “BJJ...

John Danaher Explains Why He Has Banned These 3 Techniques in His Classes

The famed BJJ instructor John Danaher has noticed over the years that 90 percent of injuries in BJJ happen because of bodies falling in an uncontrolled manner. This is why he has banned 3 techniques...

Here is Why Scisor Takedowns Are Banned in BJJ & Judo

Kani Basami aka leg scissor takedown is the most dangerous throw in Judo and BJJ. kani basami was used to deliberately injure people especially in Japan. Before the technique was banned many...

How To Apply A Triangle Using the Lapel? Andre Galvao Demonstrates

When thinking of the Triangle Choke, your first association is probably hitting it from Closed Guard or, perhaps, from the Mount. However, it’s probably rarely the case that you’ve had an...

Old-School Your Way To Victory With The Plier Sweep with Carlos Machado

Old school is often times the best school! If it weren’t for the BJJ masters and grandmasters, our sport wouldn’t be where it is today; both in terms of its rich history and lifestyle,...

Escaping Full Mount for Smaller Grapplers

The mount position is such a dominant position, and escaping it can be extremely difficult sometimes. When grappling against a bigger and stronger opponent, this is usually where they want to be....

Physiotherapist Dr Lachlan Giles On If Inverting in BJJ Is Bad for You

If you are planning on training and competing in Jiu-Jitsu well into your 60’s, you maybe should think about long term effects of some of the more acrobatic techniques such as inverting in...