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Pass Any No Gi Guard with Marcelo Garcia
Passing the guard No Gi is a different ball game than with the Gi. The lack of grips, the slipperiness, the speed and...
Competing in Jiu-Jitsu Will Be One Of The Best Decisions You’ll Ever Make
Photo: Hershel Stone Most people start training Brazilian Jiu Jitsu because they want to do something which will keep...
Why I Stopped Inviting People to Jiu-Jitsu
The benefits of Jiu-Jitsu are numerous: self defense, increased fitness, health, social skills, self confidence, humi...
How Competing in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Is Actually Great for Self Defense Awareness
Guest post by Nobuo Yagai, Rigan Machado’s only Japanese BJJ Black Belt. As a boy growing up in Japan, I was raised w...
Caio Terra: “Have Fun – With Time, Everyone Gets Promoted”
Being focused on the journey rather than the destination is one of those sayings that are more than true in Brazilian...
Bo Nickal Promoted To Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Blue Belt
Imagine going in for your first tournament as a blue belt, getting warmed up to step on those mats… Finally, the anno...
$20K IBJJF Middleweight Grand Prix: Competitors Announced
From November 10 through 13, the $20K IBJJF Middleweight Grand Prix will take place in Las Vegas. It’s set to be a pa...
Fight To Win 186: Elisabeth Clay vs. Thamara Ferreira Title Match Announced
The Fight To Win (F2W) tournaments are in full swing in the last couple of months! After an exciting last edition whi...
Watch: Vicious Ground-And-Pound & Gnarly Guillotine Choke by Javid Basharat
If you aren’t humble… You will get humbled in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and MMA alike. And that’s exactly what happened wit...
Olympic Judo Legend Shohei Ono’s High Level Strength Training
If Judo and Jiu Jitsu were a test of strength, we could just have a set of weights at the door – and a contest as you...
Judo’s Incredible Life Changing Benefits for Mental Health
Judo has been around since 1882 and the benefits of this art shine brightly. Throughout time, judokas (one who practi...
What Happens When a Grappling Competitor Invests in a Professional Strength & Conditioning Program
Case study: Eiður Sigurðsson, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu competitor and a purple belt under Gunnar Nelson. Eiður came to me ...