Everyone who has ever ventured to train in Brazilian JiuJitsu has been the "new guy." Being the new white belt is not easy and often comes with a lot of anxiety and fear of the unknown. I remember my first time stepping foot...

BJJ fundamentals are the building blocks that will set the stage for all growth in your BJJ game. Think of it in terms of musical practice. You must first learn the scales before you can play a symphony, right? Of course, there is...

The BJJ Fanatics team recently hosted the one and only Kurt Osiander to record his first BJJ instructional with us, Fundamentals of a Jiu Jitsu Renegade.  In it, Kurt shares all of his favorite submissions, sweeps, escapes, and guard passes.  It truly is everything...

Learning BJJ with all of the positions and techniques can be overwhelming.  And there are always going to be more positions to learn and try to master.  With experience, you may begin to notice some fundamental concepts that seem to lie below the...

In Jiu Jitsu, we cannot stress the importance of fundamentals enough.  Knowing the fundamentals may be the single most important thing to being able to perform at high levels.  There is no point in knowing all those fancy sweeps and back takes if...

This weekend in arguably the greatest BJJ matchup of the last decade and the one of the single most anticipated rematches in the history of the sport, Roger Gracie and Marcus "Buchecha" Almeida met on the mats in Rio.  A more perfect stage...