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Where will Jiu-Jitsu and Grappling Finally Meet?
Recently, I had the chance to interview Blair Green, the Director of Grappling for Team USA Wrestling. Green has had ...
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 ...
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...
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 ...
Interview with a World Champ: Colleen Schneider
In this writer’s humble opinion, Colleen Schneider is the best 135 lb WMMA fighter outside of the UFC (you can argue ...