When you first start to learn Jiu Jitsu, the most important spot you can practice is the guard, the full guard. The guard allows for many offensive and defensive opportunities. It also a relatively easy to get to the position. Besides all of that, unless you wrestled while in school, you will probably find yourself […]

Foot locks are a great equalizer of competitors. They are painful, effective and can even partially replace passing guard in certain situations. Out of all of the foot lock attacks in Jiu Jitsu, probably the most interesting is the straight foot lock done in the style of Luiz Panza. Luiz does not perform the straight […]

When people go from gi to no gi, the hardest aspect to transfer over seems to be guard passing. It is totally understandable why. When you pass in the gi, you have so many controls to break and then pass the guard. But when the pant and jacket grips disappear, passing the guard becomes harder. […]

Here is a new feature that I will be covering. I will be reviewing one of the great products that are sold at BJJFanatics. There are some awesome things to check out, but let me start out with one of my favorite gi’s sold on the site. The gi getting the spotlight today will be […]

Learning BJJ can be a tough task, you go to your academy, your instructor teaches the same techniques to everyone in the class and some of the techniques will work great for you and some won’t. It is always important to learn every aspect of BJJ, that’s how you will build your base and fundamentals […]

In Jiu Jitsu sparring, there is so much going on. We work on our technique, we test ourselves physically, and we learn where we are weak. But I am also an advocate of rolling with a specific handicap. The handicap is rolling while blindfolded. It might sound silly, but blindfolded  Jiu Jitsu it does have […]

While it is a common joke and meme throughout the Jiu Jitsu community, believe it or not, Jiu Jitsu is a great form of therapy. There are actual reasons on why Jiu Jitsu makes such a good therapy session. It works out people physically, mentally and spiritually as well. With those three important aspects of […]

There is a major misconception made about Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, that martial artists of other styles always try to bring up. They tend to say that BJJ is only good for sporting applications, but they are mistaken. While some techniques are for sport only, the majority of Jiu Jitsu techniques transfer fine to self defense. […]

While ninety nine percent of Jiu Jitsu training is an enjoyable and fun experience, the one percent that isn’t is the contracting of skin disease. Skin disease comes in many forms. Some of the most common cases of skin disease include ring worm, impetigo and staph infection. All three are nasty to deal with, but […]

For us Jiu Jitsu fanatics, going to seminars can be an awesome experience. You can learn from world champions, specialists of a given area, and meet some great people that are involved with the Jiu Jitsu community. But some of you may have never attended a true Jiu Jitsu seminar. It can be a positive, […]

There are some key warm up motions for Jiu Jitsu that need to be practiced, for white belts and higher ranking students as well. They are the motions and movements that will always be the base of BJJ and will help us learn about a variety of movements later on. While a newcomer will learn […]

Wallid Ismail is a name that not everyone knows, but should. Wallid is a world famous black belt from the Carlson Gracie Academy in Brazil. He was known for his toughness, his aggressive style and his proficiency with the clock choke. In the early 90’s, Wallid began a feud with the one and only Gracie […]

Every time when we train or compete, there could be the chance of getting an injury in Jiu Jitsu. The most common injury that I see on the mats are sprains to the ankles. It makes sense that sprains are the most common. Whether standing up, or on the ground, are ankle can take some […]

There is a technique, or rather a maneuver that leads into various techniques, that I do not see discussed often. This maneuver has been used by many of the greatest competitors of all time leading to major victories over tough opponents. What is this wondrous maneuver that has such a profound affect on the success […]

Pulling guard in Jiu Jitsu has gotten a bad rap lately. While I definitely see the concerns of why it is negative, I also would be a fool not to see the positive of it either. The main issue that people have with guard pullers is that they want to stall the action and try […]