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The Importance of Amino Acids: How They Help Physical Performance and Recovery
Amino acids. What are they, and why should we worry about them? First of all, amino acids are the building blocks of ...
Lifestyle: Black Belt Champion Monique Elias reveals her secrets to an award-winning performance on the mats
Monique Elias debuted in the black belt on Jan. 18th at the Brazilian National Pro championship (competition that qua...
Podcast EP25: BJJ Beginner Tips Interview and Podcast
In this Grapplearts interview I talk to BJJ Black Belt Ritchie Yip, focusing on tips that BJJ beginners need to know....
BJJ: Even Champions Drill
Take heart! Leticia Ribeiro has been training for 20+ years; if you’re not at “that level,” there’s still time!! Be d...
4 Magic Phrases to Help You Learn BJJ Faster
In my early days of martial arts training I ran into quite a few teachers who were so full of themselves that student...
The Three Ways to Escape ANY Submission…
Jiu-jitsu has hundreds of submissions including chokes, cranks, armlocks, wristlocks, kneebars, footlocks, crushes, a...
Altitude Training: What Works and What Doesn’t
Altitude training. We’ve all heard about it, maybe you’ve even seen guys on The Ultimate Fighter wearing training mas...
What was the best Jiu-Jitsu match of 2014? Here’s our top ten!
What was the best Jiu-Jitsu match of 2014? Can you tell us? We have selected 10 of the greatest so you can watch them...
How to Experience Flow for the First Time in BJJ
Advanced BJJ players often talk about ‘flow’ – the ability to effortlessly adapt to changing situations and flow arou...
The Easiest Move in Jiu-Jitsu
This is the easiest move in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
It’s a move that you can learn today and use tomorrow (especially if...
The Key to Dominating from the Spider Guard
Today’s video clip is about a rarely-discussed but absolutely essential aspect of the Spider Guard.
It’s the secret s...
The Complete Spider Guard Gameplan Mindmap
OK, this is one of the coolest things I’ve ever seen…
I recently did an interview with Elliott Bayev on how to build ...