Bernardo Faria recently met up with one of the legends of the sport, Alliance founding member Alexandre "Gigi" Paiva who shared a simple lapel sweep that works great when the opponent is trying to maintain safe distance and remain heavy back on their...

Do not let the smile and the friendly demeanor fool you… If one were to do a poll throughout the jiu jitsu community about whom the all time pound for pound king of competition jiu jitsu is, chances are Marcelo Garcia would be in the rankings.  The humble, intelligent Alliance black belt has become one […]

In the world of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu pressure is one of the most sought after skills that we work on attaining.  Good pressure means the ability to crush someone under our weight and simply do what we want to them.  It also can be used to make an opponent pliable, and can be used in […]