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Polaris Squads Full Results and Video Highlights: Team USA Shuts Out Team UK/Ireland
On Saturday, August 7, Polaris held its third Squads event, this time featuring Team USA vs. Team UK/Ireland in no-gi...
Polaris Squads to Return With Team USA vs. Team UK and Ireland
Team jiu-jitsu is returning to one of the world’s premier grappling promotions. Polaris Professional Jiu-Jitsu has an...
UWW’s “Olympic” Jiu-Jitsu Moves Forward with Team USA Trials in Las Vegas
Since the last time we wrote about “Olympic Style” Jiu-Jitsu (Grappling), the sport has taken off. Behind the scenes,...
World Champion Aaron Johnson on the Sport of Grappling and the Future of BJJ
Aaron Johnson has a grappling resume that would put most to shame. He has trained as part of Team Foxcatcher at the f...
Brown Belt World Champion and Army Combatives Champion to Compete for Team USA Grappling
Indiana National Guard – Aaron Johnson – Competing for Team USA Staff Sergeant Aaron Johnson has spent over 30 years ...
Rio 2016: Kayla Harrison wins back to back gold medals at judo’s 78kg division
She did it again. After becoming the first ever American athlete, men or women, to win a gold medal in judo at the Ol...
Why the Sport of Grappling Needs to Matter to the BJJ Community
The USA Wrestling sport called Grappling is essentially what will become Olympic Jiu-Jitsu if we ever manage to come ...
Josh Barnett Loses Spot on Team USA Due to Poor Officiating
We’ve previously written about “Olympic Jiu-Jitsu” and it’s pros and cons. Personally, I competed in the Team USA try...
When is it Okay to Lose?
Losing sucks. No one likes losing. We don’t train and prepare to compete so that we can lose. We want to get our hand...
What it’s like Competing in “Olympic” Jiu-Jitsu
Over the weekend, I had the chance to compete for a spot on Team USA Grappling (United World Wrestlings BJJ rule set...
Registration Now Open for USA Wrestling’s Version of BJJ
Previously, we have written an article about how when Jiu-Jitsu becomes an Olympic sport it will have slight variatio...
Spenser Mango Retires at Today’s USA Wrestling Olympic Freestyle Team Trials
Spenser Mango, 29, retired from wrestling today at the Olympic Freestyle Team Trials. Just last year he was the 2015 ...