One of the coolest things about the triangle choke is the diversity it offers. The creativity people have demonstrated in terms of different entries into the submission is astonishing. As long as you can get your legs involved and somehow trap an...

  The ability to transition form one guard to another is imperative. Whether you are talking about a Jiu Jitsu competition, an MMA fight, or a street fight, position can change quickly and you need to have the ability to transition accordingly.  Being...

  The armbar is a great submission because it has so many different variations from so many different positions. When you understand the concept of leverage when it comes to armbars, you begin to see them everywhere. When your partner tries to push...

  When it comes to technique, the smallest error can eliminate effectiveness. Particularly when it comes to things such as wrist control, mistakes in technique can completely ruin your attack. In terms of arm bars, they look fairly simple when you watch high...

  The ability to flow from one submission attempt to another is a goal everyone wishes to get to. It can be a devastating feeling when you think you have gotten your partner into the perfect position for you to finish a submission...

  No one likes getting doubled legged. It sucks. At times it feels like it happens so fast that it is unstoppable. There are many basic fundamental techniques that go into a successful double leg, so if you can understand those then you...

  Jiu Jitsu is just as much of a strategic game as it is a physical one. Being strong will take you so far, but proper technique and understanding of the art is equally if not more important. Understanding how to get your...

  Playing from closed guard brings up different reactions and opinions from different people. Some people believe that if you are on your back then you're losing. Others hold the belief that if you have someone in your closed guard, they have nothing...

At the risk of being called Captain Obvious, it's safe to say that Gordon Ryan does not suck at jiu jitsu.  At just 25 years old, Gordon Ryan has three ADCC gold medals,  3 IBJJF No Gi World Championship gold medals, 2 IBJJF...

In the course of a very few years, John Danaher has gone from being the mastermind behind the rise and success of some of the best combat sports athletes on the planet, to having a virtual BJJ student body that hangs on his...

Neil Melanson has an incredibly rich grappling pedigree so it’s great to have him with us here at BJJ Fanatics teaching his unorthodox and incredibly effective style. Neil has trained UFC athletes at the highest level, including Randy Couture, Vitor Belfort, Dominick Cruz,...

Grappling and MMA events are built on hype.  The hype works to help grow the audience and build the anticipation of the audience for the upcoming competition.  In many instances, the hype can become so great that the event simply cannot live up...

As a new blue belt, I attended one of the first high profile BJJ seminars I had ever attended with the legendary Alexandre Ribeiro.  Since it was over a decade ago and I was a new blue belt visiting a strange academy, the...

One might say that Tom DeBlass wears a lot of hats in the BJJ world.  He is a jiu jitsu black belt under the illustrious Renzo Gracie lineage, earning it directly from Renzo's first black belt Ricardo Almeida.  He runs a thriving BJJ...

In the last half decade, no group of grapplers has had a a greater impact on the landscape of competitive BJJ then the rag tag collection of super athletes coming out of the "blue basement" of Renzo Gracie's home academy in Manhattan.  Led...