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Use The Hip Bump Sweep To Set Up These 3 Attacks

You’ve probably been introduced to the Hip Bump Sweep way back in the day, and you’re probably seeing it work much less frequently than it was the case before. The reason for this,...

Danaher Has A Game Changing Detail That Will Boost Your Armbar’s Success Rate

How many times have you set up an armbar from closed guard, only to have your opponent lock their arms and stack you, eventually freeing their arm? If this scenario seems familiar then you should...

Michael Bisping Explains Why You Should NEVER Use Jiu-Jitsu in a Street Fight

BJJ is generally known as being a great martial art for self defense. It is so effective that Jocko Willink, a navy seal and BJJ black belt believes that it is essential for self defense. For Jocko,...

How To Use The Most Frustrating Grip in Jiu-Jitsu To Your Advantage

There’s no doubt about it, a vice-like grip for BJJ is definitely an advantage and a game changer. It helps you control your opponent, and it gives you many opportunities for transitions as well,...

Xande Ribeiro Explains How He Used the Xande Sweep to Beat Marcelo Garcia

World champion Alexandre “Xande” Ribeiro, in this clip from Episode #17 of the Riccardo Baleia BJJ Podcast,  talks about his trademark “Xande Sweep”. Xande is a master of the...

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...

GSP Almost Quit BJJ After Getting Tapped 5 Times in a Roll at Renzo Gracie NYC

BJJ is tough on the body but it is even harder on the ego. Getting destroyed repeatedly in training day-in-day-out but smaller training partners that are simply so much better than you, can be too...

Tap More Opponents With The Omoplata By Using These Tips

The Omoplata is a powerful shoulder lock submission, one that is available from all sorts of positions. This is even more true when you take into account the things you can do with it from the Closed...

How Should I Use BJJ In A Self-Defense Situation?

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...

How to use Jiu-Jitsu as a Positive Force to Improve Your Life

One of the most common things you will hear from long time Jiu Jitsu practitioners is how Jiu Jitsu helped them transform their life in better. But how does Jiu Jitsu do that? What can you do to help...

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...

Here’s What You Need To Know About Wrist Locks 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...

The Benefits Of Keeping It Simple As A BJJ White Belt

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...

Drysdale on Fadda/Franca Lineage: ‘No Evidence That They Learned From Maeda’

Robert Drysdale is currently filming a documentary about the true history of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu that isn’t necessarily the known history that we have all learned. His Documentary is called...

How To Improve Your Cardio For 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...

The Best Strategy For Facing Someone Bigger And Taller Than You In BJJ

  It is not uncommon to see a shorter athlete combating a much bigger and taller opponent in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Anyway, it is widely believed, and Royce Gracie proved it in the early UFC...

These 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu Concepts Will Take Your BJJ Game To The Next Level

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 Questions You Should Ask Your Instructor During BJJ Class

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...

Robert Drysdale: Which is older, Jiu-Jitsu or Judo? It’s a Little More Complicated Than That

Judo and BJJ: Similar Jacket, different rules and mentality. Judo training will vastly improve your Jiu-Jitsu and vice versa. However, both sports have their own set of rules and have different goals...

How To Integrate BJJ Into Your MMA Game

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...

These Are The 6 Best Core Exercises For Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Athletes

If you want to be the best Brazilian Jiu Jitsu athlete you can be, then you need a strong and stable core! If you neglect working on it, you might not reach your maximum BJJ potential; but you could...

5 Ways to Develop a Super Strong Squeeze For BJJ & Grappling

The “Squeeze” in Jiu-Jitsu or any other grappling art is the ability to isometrically ramp. Very often, you will see beginners try to choke and squeezing as hard as they can before...

BJJ Training Partners That Annoy Everyone At The Academy

Written by Claire-France Thévenon for Jits.fr (translated from French) If you train every day, you will end up recognizing stereotypes of training partners and among them, a group will stick out:...

How To Pull Off A Hand Choke Triangle

Often scoring a submission from the closed guard isn’t easy. Especially so in nogi where controlling an opponent is a much bigger issue and physicality plays more of a roll. Ground Marshal Neil...