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10 tips to have the best time possible on your next BJJ trip
While packing and planning for any trip can be a feat, accurately preparing for a trip that involves training or comp...
Watch Leandro Lo’s $4,000 choke at the Santa Cruz BJJ Pro
Leandro Lo tarevelled to Santa Cruz, California, on August 29 to take part in the IBJJF Santa Cruz BJJ Pro. He comp...
Watch the two matches that put Paulo Miyao at the top of the male black belt ranking
Paulo Miyao did something unprecedented this week when he reached the top of the IBJJF male adult black belt ranking....
UPDATE: Statements released on FAKE BJJ Blackbelt Jay Queiroz
It’s been four days since Jay Queiroz, a man posing as a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu blackbelt was exposed by my students and...
Renzo Gracie promotes movie director Guy Ritchie to black belt ranking
Renzo Gracie promoted another one of his famous pupils. Filmmaker Guy Ritchie, director of blockbusters such as Snatc...
IBJJF to award $10K to adult black belt ranking leaders of 2015/2016 season
The IBJJF announced this wednesday another incentive for adult black belts to compete as much as they can. At the end...
UFC Fighter Tarec Saffiedine Got Whipped Hard Earning His Black Belt
Tarec Robert Saffiedine is a Belgian professional mixed martial artist who currently competes in the Welterweight div...
Bernardo Faria still IBJJF adult male black belt ranking leader
Turns out Bernardo Faria never lost his crown of leader of the IBJJF adult male black belt rankings. A technical glit...
Not All Black Belts are Created Equal
Not all black belts are created equal. Though to many practitioners of BJJ, a black belt may seem like such a faraway...
Cesar Pereira teaches seminar and promotes student to first degree black belt
GMA member Cesar Pereira, leader of Cesar Pereira BJJ, was at Carlisle, PA, on July 3 for a seminar at Tiger Shark Br...
Jiu-Jitsu Belt promotion of MMA Fighters…
I’ve seen a lot of posts on various outlets over the past few days about certain people’s thoughts on BJJ black belt ...
Jiu-Jitsu:The Time When A Belt Means Something…
The belt as a construct means different things to different people. Every gym promotes differently, and when age and...