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BJJ Black Belt Talks How the Gentle Art Helps LGBTQIA+ People Including His Children

BJJ Black Belt John Jensen saw the Ultimate Fighting Championship back in 1997 and was intrigued by the success of the Gracie family. A year later he signed up at the closest school to him which at...

BJJ World Champ AJ Agazarm is The New Bodyguard of Youtube Superstars Logan & Jake Paul

Youtube superstar brothers Logan and Jake Paul have more than 28 million subscribers on the video channel and have been all over the news with the outrageous pranks. The older brother, Jake Paul ran...

71-Year Old Judoka Still Competing in Judo With a Prosthetic Knee

Martial arts are a huge source of inspiration for people. This is why it’s always exciting to see people who are still active in very late age as well as those who are just now taking it up....

Ronda Rousey First Woman To Be Inducted in UFC Hall OF Fame

Ronda Rousey is nothing if not famous and infamous – the once touted unbeatable suffered two consecutive losses and quickly altered direction straight toward the WWE. The Ultimate Fighting...

Successful BJJ Academies Run By Women Black Belts

Photo: Paulo Bihis Photography. Written by Iva Djokovic Female athletes face a variety of difficulties through their career. Traditionally speaking it was always harder for women to succeed in male...

Anthony Bourdain Training with Rener Gracie

Celebrated chef and BJJ blue belt Anthony Bourdain has been found dead in a suicide by hanging on June 8, 2018, in his hotel room in Strasbourg, France. Bourdain was filming an episode...

John Danaher Pens Heartfelt Tribute to Anthony Bourdain; Found Dead at 61

Celebrated chef and BJJ blue belt Anthony Bourdain has been found dead in a suicide by hanging on June 8, 2018, in his hotel room in Strasbourg, France. Bourdain was filming an episode...

Anthony Bourdain Found Dead at 61

Celebrated chef and BJJ blue belt Anthony Bourdain has been found dead in a suicide by hanging on June 8, 2018, in his hotel room in Strasbourg, France. Bourdain was filming an episode...

Renzo Gracie Set To Make MMA Return July 27th

Renzo Gracie first talked about a comeback ahead of his 50th birthday a while back. Back at  ADCC he said “I’ll be back soon. MMA. Of course, Scott Coker made me an offer, One FC too, but I...

After Visa Refusal Over Morrocan Background, Amal Amjahid & Dad Get Approved To Compete at Worlds

Last week, we reported that 2018 Brown/black Belt female world pro champion Amal Amjahid – a Belgian citizen with Moroccan heritage was Amal out of the 2018 worlds competition after her father...

Georges St-Pierre: It’s ‘Still Easy’ To Beat Drug Tests

When Georges St-Pierre retired for the first time the rumor was it was due to too much doping in the championship. However while USADA’s UFC agreement kicked in a while back the GOAT allaeges...

Josh Hinger Inadvertently Got High at Worlds 2018 – Don’t take candy from strangers OR FRIENDS without reading the labels

While weed seems to go along just fine with grappling ATOS black belt Josh Hinger got more than he bargained for at World Championships 2018. Anyone who has competed in bjj knows there’s a good...

Bruno Malfacine Emotional After Retirement – And 10th Worlds Title

Bruno Malfacine has been a bjj powerhouse for a number of years. The ace has been working on mma for the past 2 years but he’s not left bjj fall by the wayside as evidenced by his amazing...

First Ever Bareknuckle female Fight Televised – Bec Rawlings Victorious

Bareknuckle fighting might sound savage but there’s a rationale that it might in fact be just the opposite. Bec Rawlings made history winning against boxer Alma Garcia at the Bare Knuckle Fight...

Powerlifting Legend Competes at White Belt Level at Worlds – Wins 2nd Place

Jiu jitsu is all about the little guy defeating the big guy but nobody can turn away when a 350 lbs powerlifting legend enters their bracket. Chad Wesley Smith is a top 10 ranked powerlifter of all...

Caio Terra Out Of Worlds With 2 Injuries

Caio Terra is 32 years old – to this point he’s achieved many accolades. However IBJJF Worlds 2018 spectators won’t be seeing a repeat performance from Caio as he got injured just...

Combat Jiu Jitsu Set To Feature Upkicks – No More Stalling Says Eddie Bravo

Combat Jiu Jitsu has been attracting attention since the event first got started. In a way this event was developed from old community Challenge footage. “The Brazilians, they like the idea of...

Luke Rockhold Talks How BJJ Changed His Life: “Gave me the Confidence to Seek Out the Next Level “

We often hear stories about how bjj inspires people. Lifestyle change, confidence change and even body change is an everyday occurence once you start bjj. Luke Rockhold recently talked about how jiu...

Polaris 7 Unveils Welterweight Tournament

Through the years Polaris has consistently delivered some of the best moments of all time in submission only grappling. It’s looking like their latest card is gearing to deliver once again. The...

China Open Canceled After Honorary Black Belt Scandal

On May 2nd and honorary black belt was awarded in Rio De Janeiro. It was given to a blue belt from China who had been integral in helping set up an IBJJF competition in China. After a further...

John Danaher’s Outlines What Will be On DVD In Released Intro

John Danaher’s instructional have been the go-to desire for every bjj practitioner out there for years. It’s looking like that wait is about to finally be over as the release of his dvd...

6 Biggest Misconceptions & Facts of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu- Tom DeBlass

Tom DeBlass is one of the most well loved figures in Jiu-Jitsu a former Bellator and UFC fighter with a 2nd degree BJJ black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jisu under Ricardo Almeida. Tom was a County...

Gordon Ryan Is Surprisingly Level headed and Humble About His Gi Plans

Gordon Ryan made his name on the scene by first winning EBI 6 then scorching through every possible opponent on social media. He wanted the baddest, best he could find in nogi all so he could triumph...

Three of the Best Back Takes from Guard

When becoming a guard player, it is crucial to have a wide arsenal of attacks from different guards.  One of the most important elements to becoming a tricky guard player is learning back takes from...