Carry the confidence you gain from BJJ Being a woman that does BJJ I’ve often been asked by my female friends who don’t “isn’t that where you roll around with sweaty men?” My response is always “well it so much more than that.”...

 ADCC Vet Puts on MMA Show The Professional Fighters League, previously known as World Series of Fighting, is bringing a new approach to MMA. The new vision they are taking bares resemblance to other American sports in such that rather than scheduled single...

The Not So Gentle Art? Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is mostly known as an art of self defense, but there will be times when taking a proactive approach is needed. We specialize on the ground so it is imperative that as ground fighter we...

 What happens when tempers flare on the court? Learn the secrets of this Gracie Jiu Jitsu black belt!  Click Learn More! LEARN MORE It starts off as an argument over basketball, as the argument heats you notice the man in the back and...

What does it mean to finally level up to that first belt? So, you’ve finally got that crisp new blue belt tied around your waist. Congratulations! The color is vibrant and it juts out on either side resembling the antennas of a bizarre...

Is Yoga the perfect compliment to your BJJ?  If you have been doing jiu-jitsu, even for a short time, then I am sure that you have heard someone in your gym talk about practicing a little bit of yoga in addition to your...

Vagner Rocha added another accolade to his grappling career by defeating Augusto "Tanquinho" Mendes by unaminous decision last night at Fight 2 Win 89 in Miami.  Vagner is now the lightweight and the welterweight champion in Seth Daniel's Fight 2 Win Promotion. Get...

Seeing your peers promoted can be as important as seeing yourself Stripes, Promotions, Shout Outs! We all love them. We all want want them and sometimes we even expect them. When it’s your turn to level up or when you get accolades for...

The formula is simpler than you think. When we opened our BJJ academy, our very first slogan was “Show up. Train. Get Better”. We printed it on t-shirts, hoodies, and rash guards. We proudly wore them around the academy and in public, constantly...

Using this powerful position for more than leg attacks Lachlan Giles has been releasing some fantastic content lately. His instruction is easy to follow and he always seems to cover some of the most problematic themes in the BJJ game, giving insight into...

Goal Setting Exercise That Will Help You Achieve Your Goals Goal setting is one of the most important skills you can develop in life and jiu jitsu.  Without concrete goals and a plan to reach them, chances are you won't make it very...

In the latest edition of his wildly popular Move of the Week series, jiu jitsu renegade Kurt Osiander comes to us from his Empire Jiu Jitsu Academy in San Francisco to share a sweep and submission combo that you can easily add to...

Improve your BJJ Trickery Mastering Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is one of the most difficult tasks you will ever under take.  If you step back and think about what is actually happening when you are trying to execute a submission on an unwilling opponent...

Do you even chill bro? Cold-water immersion, popularly known as ice bathing, is a technique used in various athletic disciplines to enhance recovery from strenuous training. The method has become popular in the sport of mixed martial arts due to the need to...

 Where should you start when you're training? Many Jiu-Jitsu schools have to start rolling form the knees. Maybe it’s a safety concern due to takedowns being a little more likely to cause injury. Perhaps it’s a spatial concern. A big mistake people make...