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Working The 50-50 Guard With Felipe Costa
50-50 is a controversial position; some people love it, some people hate it. As a BJJ competitor and coach, I prefer ...
Accept the Matrix and Learn to Choke Like Cobrinha
Rubens Charles Cobrinha is relentless in his mission to spread his BJJ knowledge to as many people as he can. With th...
Godoi Teaches One of the Lapel Chokes He Used to Win Double Gold at the Worlds Masters
Black belt Roberto Godoi had a perfect campaign at the recent Worlds Masters. He won both the superheavy division and...
Roger Gracie Gives You Pointers for the Perfect Cross Collar Choke
You know you are in good hands in terms of Jiu-Jitsu instructor, when a 10X black belt world champion is teaching you...
Discipline Equals Freedom: Jocko Willink
[This excerpt was taken from Issue 53] Years ago, the first time I headed down to Victory MMA in San Diego to intervi...
Demian Maia Will Fight Woodley for the UFC Title; Learn Jiu-Jitsu From Him
Demian Maia will finally get the chance he worked so hard for. On July 29, the Brazilian will step into the octagon t...
Yuri Simões teaches a triangle from the body X guard
Yuri Simões is one of the most accomplished black belts out there. A 2X no-gi world champion among many other titles,...
Tech report: Rafael Mendes Teaches a Kimura Variation From Side Control
Six times black belt world champion Rafael Mendes is getting ready to step on the mats in long Beach in a little more...
Five Keys for Becoming a Jiu-Jitsu Giant Killer
Many of us got into BJJ after watching the early UFC events, seeing Royce Gracie run through his opponents with grapp...
Tech Thursday: Bill Cooper Teaches Two Ways to Bait and Finish the Opponent
Black belt Bill Cooper is celebrating his 30th birthday this Thursday, May 5. We mark the date with two techniques by...
Learn from Buchecha and Lovato as They Get Ready to Fight This Weekend at the ADCC Trials
The talk of the town within the Jiu-Jitsu community this week is the upcoming ADCC West Coast Trials, scheduled April...
Mackenzie Dern Teaches How to Set Up a Triangle Choke From the Spider Guard
She is today the most recognizable face in the Jiu-Jitsu community. Mackenzie Dern turns 24 years old this Friday, Ma...