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Rigan Machado Promotes Charlie Hunnam (and Joel Kinnaman)

Rigan Machado’s stable of capable celebrity grapplers grew this week, with professor promoting Charlie Hunnam (Sons o...

Altered Carbon/House of Cards’ Joel Kinnaman Promoted To Blue Belt

Remember that time Joel Kinnaman showed off some pretty kickass BJJ fight choreography? (Seriously, click that link. ...

IBJJF Will Require All Belts To Register For Membership To Compete

Calling all belts: The IBJJF wants you…to register for membership. And then register to compete. The change, which go...

My Purple Belt Is My “I Didn’t Quit” Belt

I loved being a blue belt for about a day. Then I hated it. I stayed a blue belt for two years. Even now, when I see ...

Getting Promoted Doesn’t Give You Superpowers, So Give Yourself Permission To Be Human

As much as we may feel like tying our jiu-jitsu belt is akin to putting on a superhero costume, the unfortunate reali...

The Next Generation Of BJJ Elite: Five Grappling Royal Invitational Full Results

Five Grappling hosted its third Royal Invitational to showcase the next generation of Brazilian jiu-jitsu elite athle...

2018 Worlds: Rodrigues, Clay win blue belt open class titles on day 1; other results

The 2018 IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championship kicked off this Thursday, May 31st, at the Long Beach Pyramid. It was the...

This Throw Turns Into An Armbar In The Blink Of An Eye

Wouldn’t it be nice to counter a throw with an armbar and end the match before you hit the ground? If you use this mo...

IBJJF China Open Reportedly Cancelled After Robson Gracie Promotes Organizer From Blue To Black Belt

An IBJJF Open event in China was reportedly cancelled after Robson Gracie promoted someone from blue to black belt fo...

How Do I Know If I’m Training Hard Enough?

We recently received a message about one white belt’s inner dialogue. He writes, “Why do I feel like I don’t train as...

How To Get From White To Blue Belt With Erik Paulson

  Erik Paulson is a legend in the game of Jiu-Jitsu and leglocking in particular....

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu: It’s Not A Collection Of Moves, It’s How You Move

I heard a podcast a while back where the well known competitor and instructor Ryan Hall said, “Jiu-jitsu is not a col...
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