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Nick Rodriguez awarded brown belt in BJJ
Few (if any) competitors have climbed to the top of submission grappling faster than Nick Rodriguez. In 2019, he earn...
BJJ Black Belt vs. Judo Brown Belt: Here’s What You Can Learn
Standing up with Judokas is never easy for BJJ athletes – even for excellent black belts. Throwing people around is a...
So You’re A BJJ Brown Belt Now… What To Do From Here?
You’ve made it this far… After a lot of effort, innumerable mat hours, and so much frustration – you’re now a BJJ bro...
Gordon Ryan Gets “Promoted” to Brown Belt – One Day After His Purple Belt Promotion
Gordon Ryan has been on a streak lately! He’s seemingly intensified his gi training, now mainly due to being new trai...
Watch: BJJ White Belt Submits Brown Belt in Competition
When a BJJ white belt faces a brown belt in training, he’ll lose 99% of the time… And if he, by any chance, faces him...
Seanna Widjaja, BJJ Brown Belt, Stabbed and Murdered While Breaking Up a Fight
It’s a sad day for the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu community worldwide. Seanna Widjaja, a BJJ brown belt from Los Angeles, Ca...
Tool Front Man Maynard James Keenan Awarded Brown Belt in BJJ
A rock icon has leveled up in jiu-jitsu. Last week, Tool lead vocalist Maynard James Keenan was awarded his brown bel...
Tool’s Maynard James Keenan Promoted to BJJ Brown Belt
Maynard James Keenan is an American progressive metal singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, winemaker, and a...
Ismael Santos and his dream of spreading Jiu-Jitsu around the world
Currently in first place at the brown belt ranking of the IBJJF, the largest and most respected Jiu-Jitsu organizatio...
Checkmat breakout star Thamires Monteiro talks Pan 2021 gold
Women’s jiu-jitsu has been growing fast, and one effect of this is noticeable in IBJJF events. From the blue belt up ...
Roll66: Sean Flynn Does 66 Rolls in 6 hours for Charity
Sean Flynn, (@championofchampions on Instagram) is a BJJ Brown Belt from Watford, England who has been training jiu j...
Belt Promotions Are A Mess. Having A Coach You Trust Is What Matters
You only need to cross-train or compete once or twice to realize that promotions in jiu-jitsu are relatively arbitrar...