Training jiu jitsu, like carrying a firearm give us confidence that we can handle ourselves in the majority of the bad situations that may come up as we are living our day to day lives.   Let’s face it, the reality is, for...

A tradition ever since, ever...... Cutting weight has been the bane of Combat Sports for a long time. It's a fairly simple process when you know what you're doing, but by no means is it an easy one. Whether you're cutting through a...

  Fight Night 153 has wrapped up, and it surely delivered. These cards that don’t get a lot of hype can often times deliver big moments and unforgettable fights. Fight Night 153 had all of that. Anthony “Lionheart” Smith was able to bounce...

It Only Makes Senses.... It’s no surprise to anyone who knows me what my original passion was back in the day: wrestling.  I competed for years in middle school, high school, and across the North Carolina USA Wrestling circuit, and had a blast...

  The absolute division is always a fan favorite. The idea of smaller competitors getting a shot to rise to the top and defeat their larger peers is a unique opportunity that only Jiu-Jitsu provides. This year’s 2019 Absolute Finals have been set...

  Submission Underground has slowly been building momentum and putting on better cards every show. SUG 9 looks to be following the same trend! Everyone’s favorite Aussie Craig Jones will take on one of the scariest men to ever step into the Octagon,...

  The UFC takes to Stockholm, Sweden this weekend for Fight Night 153 featuring a hometown hero in the main event slot. That hometown guy is none other than Alexander Gustafsson. He will face Alex “lionheart” Smith. Although this fight and some of...

  Few athletes in Jiu-Jitsu stay busier than Adam Wardzinski. The Polish Powerhouse has over 20 matches spanning the globe in 2019 so far. Wardzinski looks to play spoiler for the 2019 Heavyweight division. In his way stands some of the stoutest Jiu-Jitsu...

Professor Bernardo Faria breaks down the best way to improve our cardio for BJJ... Do more Jiu jitsu…. The end. Ok, so you were hoping for some more insight into how to improve your cardio for Jiu Jitsu.  It really is that simple,...

A question I have asked many times, and continue to ask myself often, am I where I should be in this journey?   It seems to me in jiu jitsu, or in anything in life really, it’s natural to look at others and...

  In what might be the most stacked Rooster weight division in years, Malfacine will have his work cut out for him to obtain his 11th world title at black belt. Bruno will see the return of an old rival in Caio Terra,...

This is the second look at the De La Riva Guard Sweep. For additional information about this sweep, check out our first post on the subject.  When I first started Jiu Jitsu, the position that attracted me the most was open guard. This was...

The flower sweep is a closed guard sweep that students usually learn as white belts. It follows in suit in simplicity with the sit-over sweep and the scissor sweeps. These are three sweeps from closed guard that every white belt should know before...

People ask all the time what is the fastest way to get better at Jiu-Jitsu. It’s easy to summon your inner Jocko Willink and  just say there are no shortcuts, and that’s GOOD. However there are some factors that can determine how one...

As the weather starts to get warmer the need for proper hygiene really starts to become apparent due to most gyms acting as breeding grounds for nasty skin conditions (dirty, uncleaned mats that are warm and moist with sweat). I remember in high...