We all know Kurt Osiander as the wild-haired beast at Ralph Gracie’s school in San Francisco. But you might not know that in addition to being a monster on the mats and a neat freak about keeping those same mats super clean, Kurt has a wide array of hobbies. An avid tattoo artist, gun collector […]
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Whether it’s Toquinho, Palhares or Paul Harris, everyone remembers the short span (roughly a year) where Rousimar Palahres was taking everyone’s knee home with him at each match. In a submission grappling scenario, one of the biggest no-no’s a grappler can do is to hold onto a submission for long. Sadly, this fact about Palhares became far […]
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Arguably the great of all time, Andrea Galvao is nothing short of phenomenal to watch compete. Cutting his teeth at TT Team (Terere and Telles’s original academy in Brazil), there is literally no facet of the submission grappling game Galvao has no explored at great length. Whether it be takedowns, passing, guard playing or leglocks, a typical […]
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Romulo Barral has no shortage of competitors at his academy in Northridge. His school is home to the rising superstar Edwin Najimi. And it’s no wonder Najimi’s skills are as sharp as they are with such a knowledge Brazilian Jiu-jitsu instructor as Romulo. Here he shows you two ways to choke your opponent and an […]
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These days, everyone knows that Los Angeles is the hub for the Worlds, most major schools and anything and everything BJJ. However, it wasn’t always that way. To old-school BJJ fans, there will always remain a certain mystique and charm surrounding São Paulo. Despite so much focus on Los Angeles in the past decade, São Paulo is still […]
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The IBJJF change to the rules on how to defend an outside single has a lot of people outraged. What used to be a standard defense to an opponent shooting on your leg, Sumi Gaeshi has been deemed unsafe by the Federation. Although this move is perfectly safe when executed on an opponent who is […]
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