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Learning From Competition Black Belts & Learning From Those That Don’t Compete

A few years ago, Keenan Cornelius made a video on a guard break that he said was WRONG and a worthless technique. This was the basic closed guard knee in the middle opening from the knees. The video...

What Are The Real Merits Of Sport Jiu-Jitsu Techniques?

  So you’ve just watched a match featuring either Keenan Cornelius or the Miyao Brothers. Those De la Riva and Reverse de la Riva sweeps look so fancy and fantastic and you’re thinking to...

The Dark Side: Building Yourself A Lethal Leg Lock Game That Will Make You Feared by All

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last few years and paid zero attention to BJJ competitions and trends, you have no doubt watched the incredible rise in attention that the lower...

Finally Make The Mir Lock Work For You

*Dramatic music plays in the bacground*: the Mir Lock! A powerful, shoulder-lock based submission that gets heads (and rotator cuffs) turning whenever it is applied properly. However, it is not seen...

5 Basic Escapes From The Mount 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...

Here’s How To Accelerate Your Learning 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...

Tim Kenedy Had a BJJ Gi Grappling Match with Dave Camarillo

UFC vet Tim Kennedy, a BJJ black belt & US Army Ranger is enjoying his time being retired from professional fighting but it doesn’t mean that he is finished competing. The Royler Gracie...

6 Tips That Will Help You Transition To No-Gi 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...

Robert Drysdale: Has Maeda Promoted Brazilian Students to Black Belt?

BJJ history is full of undiscovered secrets, of interesting twists and turns! One of them rests on the discussion of whether or not the legendary Mitsuyo Maeda has promoted his Brazilian students to...

The 3 Best Positions To Set Up The Guillotine From In BJJ

Due to the ever-increasing popularity of mixed martial arts, even those who have never practiced Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) are becoming increasingly familiar with the art’s submission holds. As...

Finally Make That Scissor Sweep Work For You with this 2 on 1 Grip by John Danaher

The scissor sweep is usually the first ever sweep you are taught in your first Jiu-Jitsu class. You may have repped it many times, but be honest how many times were you able to apply against someone...

Are You Regularly Doing These 12 Essential BJJ Drills?

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 Make Sure Your BJJ is Steadily Progressing

Guest post by James Duscio, a BJJ black belt under Walter Cascao Vital. He runs Cascao Evolution BJJ out of Las Vegas nv.   When you see a powerlifter or a swimmer going into their practice...

Robert Drysdale: The Fadda Lineage Could Actually Be a Gracie One!

In his up and coming documentary – Closed Guard: The Movie – Robert Drysdale will showcase the full beauty of BJJ history… And potentially change the way we’ve been perceiving the...

Here’s How To Build A Game Plan For Your First BJJ Competition

Guest post by Evolve Vacation. The Evolve Vacation Program offers travelers the rare opportunity of a lifetime to combine a tropical vacation under the sun with authentic training under World...

Rickson Gracie’s Alpha Teaching Style: Why Does He Embarrass Students?

“What I dont like about Rickson is his teaching style. He embarrasses people by putting them on the spot and many times even gets frustrated. He even changes his level of difficulty and adds...

These 10th Planet Warm-Up Sequences Will Improve Your Game

The 10th Planet warm-up approach has received a lot of credit due to its ingenuity. And that’s for a good reason – it is easy to apply and it leads to better performance. In these two videos,...

Avoid Getting Submited by Using the Simple ‘Keep the Family Together’ Concept

Photo: John Liot. Written by Lionel Mescam, BJJ black belt belt, instructor at Le Cercle BJJ academy in Paris, France In July 2013, I attended my first seminar on Jersey island with Braulio ESTIMA....

How To Become Un-Submittable in Jiu-Jitsu

There are multiple things you have to learn when it comes to your defense plan in Jiu Jitsu: escapes, counters, proper posturing, etc. If you are having a problem with your defense and you’re...

Sleeping With Jiu-Jitsu Teammates: Dangerous Game?

    What exactly happens when we mix romantic love with our love of jiu-jitsu? Well this is a scenario everyone sees from time to time! The desire to share an activity we love with a new...

Police Officer Gets Guillotine Choked by a 15-Year Old

Footage has emerged of 15 year old high schooler putting a police officer in a guillotine choke from closed guard during an altercation that occurred in a high school in Gold Coast, Australia. Police...

Stopping The Knee Slice Pass Before it Even Starts with Xande Ribeiro

Knee slice is one of the highest guard passes in BJJ. It works really well against bottom half guard players that like to either play knee shield or to drop their shield play a Lucas Leite style...

Learn Claudio Calasans’ Nasty Wrislock Set Ups

  2015 world BJJ and ADCC world champion Claudio Calasans shows us 2 very effective yet simple wrist lock techniques from the closed guard and from the back. From closed guard:   From the...

Weekly White Belt Advice: An Introduction to The Series!

Being a BJJ white belt is far from easy. The surroundings are new, the pressure – not just the psychological one, but the one from being inside your training partner’s side control as well...