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Five Tips for Training During Coronavirus Lockdown
As I write this most clubs, dojos and training groups all over the world have shut down for a very noble cause; to fl...
Keenan Cornelius Shows How Difficult Knife Defense Is
Keenan Cornelius and Miha Perhavec are two elite grapplers with years of experience and probably a hundred thousand h...
Is Jiu Jitsu Actually Useful for Self Defense?
In the Jiu Jitsu community, we seem to make a big deal over self defense. This is understandable, as Jiu Jitsu rose t...
12 Concepts, Principles and Ideas To Stop Your Opponent from Passing Your Guard
Here’s a really detailed, super comprehensive video on the 12 most important concepts and ideas that’ll make your gua...
5 Critical BJJ Skills for BJJ Self Defense
A lot of people don’t know that I actually run TWO sites. There’s this one, Grapplearts.com, of course, but then the...
2nd Degree Black Belt Idriz Redzovic Stops Car Break-In And Handles It Like A Black Belt
Imagine being wiped from training, finishing up a holiday season open mat, and walking out to go to your car, only to...
How Many Coaches Do You Need To Be Serious About Martial Arts?
The days of learning from just one instructor if you’re a serious martial artist or MMA competitor are over.
Nowadays...
Watch Ryron Gracie Trap & Roll 14 Cops In A Row
The very first lesson taught at many jiu-jitsu schools, including the Gracie University, is the trap-and-roll escape....
5 Elevator Self-Defense Survival Tips By Eve Gracie
Predators can be present anywhere. Based off real life scenarios presented to her, Eve Gracie took it upon herself to...
BJJ Self Defense Rant
In this podcast episode I answer a question received on an Instagram Live Q&A about a boxing beating jiu-jitsu in...
Gracie Brothers To Host Charity Seminar To Teach Participants How To Use Street Clothes For Self-Defense
We often hear jiu-jitsu practitioners state that gi training won’t help you in a street fight, whereas others like Re...
How To Defend Yourself Against An Opponent With A Knife On The Ground
While jiu-jitsu has been proven to be effective in self-defense situations, one common complaint that naysayers have ...