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Honestly, Ditch The Resolution And Come To Jiu-Jitsu Just Because You’ll Love It
Being friends with jiu-jitsu people when you don’t train has to be exhausting. Truly, I get it — it’s all we talk abo...
Chael Sonnen Shares His Philosophy On An Attack-Focused Guard Passing Strategy
If you’re stuck in someone’s guard, you need to pass it in order to do, well, just about anything. A lot of people un...
Dear White Belt: Your Only Mission Is To Survive
If you’re a white belt who’s good at jiu-jitsu, you shouldn’t be a white belt. And yet, there are so many BJJ white b...
Ex-Navy SEAL: Why Joe Rogan And Others Practice Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
What does Andrew Wilson, the CEO of video game powerhouse Electronic Arts, have in...
With A Great Promotion Comes Great Responsibility
It’s the end of the year, which means you’ve either been bombarded with social media posts from your friends receivin...
BJJ Basics: Switch Attack When Arm Lock Is lost In S Mount
BJJ Basics! Here is an option to switch attacks when your partner extracts their...
4 Tips To Help Yourself Stay Sane While Injured
One thing is certain: you won’t get through your jiu-jitsu journey unscathed. Even the best preparation can’t stop in...
No Submission November: A Tool For Improving Your Jiu-Jitsu
Jiu-jitsu is a series of peaks and valleys. When we’re on a peak we don’t always realize it, but when we are in a val...
Don’t Feel Obligated To Roll With Dangerous Teammates
There are two types of “dangerous” grapplers: the kind who can really hurt you if they want to, and the kind who will...
Why BJJ White Belts Should Focus On Fundamentals 1st
In BJJ, if you’re really flexible, should you focus on the basics of BJJ...
No Gi BJJ Killing Your Opponents Guard Game Tutorial
Pete Irving, former Pro MMA Fighter, BJJ Black Belt and head instructor of Itaipava...
How A Heavy Weight Can Move Like A Light Weight
We hear a lot of BJJ practitioners having problems grappling with the bigger guys,...