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The Most Successful Gracie Family Fighter of All Time
Not only is Robert Drysdale a BJJ and ADCC World Champion, he has also conducted extensive research into the history ...
Seven Reasons Carlson Gracie Was the First Modern MMA Coach and Fighter
Carlson Gracie fought 18 Vale Tudo in the 1950’s and 60’s. His 17 wins make him the most successful Gracie fighter to...
JT Torres: “Those Who Train Both Gi & No-Gi Have An Advantage”
To gi or not to gi… That is the question. Though the answer could be pretty obvious – as it might be best to train bo...
Nicholas Meregali: “I Feel That The Gi Has Lost Ground To Grappling”
Nicholas Meregali is back to competing in the gi! After being focused solely on no-gi training and competition for th...
How To Make Gi Jiu-Jitsu As Popular As No-Gi? Felipe Pena Shares His Thoughts
Some people prefer the gi, while others prefer training in no-gi. That’s a given and there’s nothing right nor wrong ...
Margot Ciccarelli, Travelling the World While Training Jiu-Jitsu
Multiple time World and European champion Margot Ciccarelli joins us take us through some of the following topics…
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How to Counter the Toreando Guard Pass
So there you are, on your back and fighting your opponent with your legs. Maybe you’re using the Spider Guard, the B...
5 Tips for Switching from Gi to No Gi
If you’ve mostly been grappling with the gi on then transitioning to no gi submission grappling can be difficult. In ...
Dealing with the Gi in Grappling
Are you coming from a background in submission grappling or training mostly without the gi and trying to get into BJJ...
Standing vs Kneeling Guard Passes
When you’re trying to pass your opponent’s guard you can use either standing or kneeling guard passes.
(Of course if ...
Stephan Talks to Chewy from Chewjitsu on The Strenuous Life Podcast, Episode 120
Chewy (aka Nick Albin) is well known for the BJJ advice he gives on his prolific Chewjitsu channel, so I was thrilled...
3 Fixes for Sore Fingers in BJJ
So I got a question the other day from someone looking for advice about the pain and inflammation they have in their ...