BJJ vs. the World: How BJJ Rose to Fame via VHS Taped Street Fight Videos

We all know that UFC 1 through 6 were basically a live infomercial for Brazilian Jiu-jitsu. Royce Gracie press kicked and shot (sloppily) into every opponent, took them down or pulled guard and found his way to a submission. But even before these contests, the Gracie family had been slowly compiling footage of their family […]

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Aikido vs. BJJ: The Idea of Fighting vs. Fighting

Aikido is a beautiful art with long flowing robes and extravagant throws based on wristlocks and joint manipulation. To an outsider, this is an amazing display of leverage, grace and balance. In comparison, when we look at Brazilian Jiu-jitsu as a beginner or an outsider, we don’t really see anything. We see grabbing, hugging and […]

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Learn How to Shrimp Properly: Why Shrimping in the Wrong Direction Might Do More Harm Than Good

From your first BJJ class to the day you get your black belt, there is probably not a day that goes by on the mats without shrimping. And as we all know, shrimpin’ ain’t easy! Well, it is once you’ve done it properly tens of thousands of times. But are we shrimping in the right […]

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Jason Scully Shows You 57 Different Ways to Pass the Guard

Jason Scully is a world class black belt and excellent instructor. Watch here as he breaks down various way to pass the guard. While you might not need to know 57 different guard passes when rolling. watching a lot of different ways to pass will open your mind to routes that you potentially haven’t explored […]

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IBJJ Worlds Master Competition 2016 Wrapup

As always, the IBJJF Worlds Masters was a lively event. Fans of old school BJJ can still watch some of the heroes go against legends of the sport. Although the style of competitors has evolved drastically over the past two decades, the Master Worlds always us to look back at a time when double guard […]

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Tapping Due to Neck Pain in BJJ: Rear Naked Choke or Neck Crank?

A common common reason excuse people give for tapping is that the pressure on their neck was too great to feel comfortable in a submission. So, they tap, and say something like, “Dude/Man/Bro….that was all neck crank.” We’ve all heard it. Aside from running to hand the person who just voluntarily submitted to a submission hold […]

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Nate Diaz and his Unorthodox Recovery Methods

Nate Diaz made headlines for rocking what appeared to be a vape pen at his UFC 202 post-fight press conference. When questioned about what exactly he was doing, he refrained from referring to any illicit substance and instead seized the opportunity to give a shout out to his sponsor. Nate is known for his triathlon […]

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The Technical Advantage when Rolling: Inverted Triangles with Braulio Estima

Triangles are clearly a staple of every Jiu-jitsu players game. They’re favored by the lanky and long-legged players but that doesn’t mean people of average height can’t use them to submit larger opponents. Technique prevails. And part of being technical is having superior technology to your opponent. If you can manage to threaten your opponent […]

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Jiu-jitsu Movement at the Highest Level

What’s the difference in the way a blue belt who has been training for 2 years moves and the way a highly competitive black belt moves? Fluidity. Years of experience aside, a high level black belt has spent countless hours drilling and practicing movement. This type of fluidity is apparent when you watch the highest […]

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San Francisco’s BJJ Madman: The Madness of Kurt Osiander

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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Where in the World is Rousimar Palahres?

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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Andre Galvao’s Mastery of Grappling

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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Gracie Northridge Black Belt Robumo Barral Shows Three Attacks from Mount

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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São Paulo, Brazil: The Old Capital of Brazilian Jiu-jitsu

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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Sumi Gaeshi Ruled Illegal by IBJJF

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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