Garry Tonon, pupil of Tom DeBlass/John Danaher, will be returning to MMA action sooner than expected, and for that we are thankful! Tonon was able to put on a brutal display of black belt prowess mixed with devastating ground and pound. After...

It seems that over the years of training certain positions give me more trouble than others.   Often times I know I’m developing new skills in that position, however everyone around me is too.  When I look at my training as a whole,...

If you’ve been training BJJ for any amount of time, you’ve probably been exposed to a single leg take down. The single leg is probably one of the most important techniques to cross over from wrestling to BJJ. It’s a basic technique, and...

  We last saw Lightweight Champ Khabib in action November of 2018, when he defeated Conor McGregor and decided to leap off of the cage. After the dust settled on this crazy ordeal, we were left with the champ suspended. Conor has retired...

  The UFC returned to Russia this weekend to put on a fight night that originally had MMA Legend Alistair Overeem slated to take on rising Russian Heavyweight Alexander Volkov. When Volkov had to withdraw from the fight Alexey Oleynik stepped in to...

Being stuck in back control is easily one of the most frustrating things that can happen to us when rolling or competing. Being in back control is an entirely defensive position while the attacker is in an entirely offensive position. The main trouble...

More often than not, we end up getting stuck in turtle while trying to defend guard passes or from a failed shot. Although some grapplers are good at attacking from turtle, especially leg attacks, the turtle is still primarily a defensive position we...

The second guard Brazilian Jiu Jitsu students learn after studying the closed guard is the half guard. The half guard is one of the more commonly used positions in Jiu Jitsu, even more than closed guard. Half guard is more complex and effective...

  At UFC 236 in Atlanta, Max Holloway and Dustin Poirier squared off to see who would get the eventual shot at Khabib Nurmagomedov. Holloway was stepping up from Featherweight where he is champion, where Poirier has been steadily beating all of the...

  UFC 236 in Atlanta had a lot of hype going into the event. For good reason too. When you have a current Featherweight Champ taking on a top lightweight contender in Dustin Poirier for the Interim Lightweight Championship as well as the...

Although every single Jiu Jitsu student learns how to use the closed guard as a white belt, many students begin to ignore this fundamental position as they progress through the ranks. The biggest concerns students express regarding the closed guard are that it...

Half guard has been and will probably always be one of the most popular guards in Jiu Jitsu, especially among bigger, stronger grappler, that can use underhooks and overhooks effectively. This is why you often see these grapplers pulling half guard first. The...

Due to the rapid increase in the popularity of leg lock submissions, it is vital that every grappler learn them in order to be successful submission artists. As John Danaher says, “why ignore 50% of the body?” Although not every black belt is...

The UFC is coming to Atlanta, Georgia for UFC 236. The card has shaped up to be a potential classic, especially when you consider the co-main and main event. These two fights will be for the Interim Middleweight championship and Interim Lightweight Championship...

Conor doesn’t like the flash on your phone. Let’s just get right to it. It’s 5 AM at a big time hotel in Miami Florida. You are walking around outside and happen to see Conor McGregor. You proceed to walk over and begin...