So many guards, so little time  One of the biggest assets to a successful BJJ practitioner is the ability to stay safe off your back. While the passer has an inherent advantage on their side in the form of gravity, the guard player...

  No. Let Jiu-Jitsu help you! Striving to be at a healthy weight is always a good idea. If you ask a lot of our readers they will tell you the same thing about Jiu-Jitsu. When is the best time? How about right...

Read This Slowly. It Will Help Your Game Out Immensely.  Get out your pen and paper, because I am going to give you a top secret tip for improving your BJJ game. This is not a secret move or technique, it is not...

Yes Or No? We Think Both... Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is a grappling martial art in which two individuals go against each other with the ultimate goal being a submission. Compared to some common sports like basketball, soccer, and football, Jiu Jitsu is a...

Avoiding sickness on the mats... It is the annual time of year where I start to evaluate my training partners a little bit differently. Normally, I always do a little bit of calculus based on body type before I start a roll.  In...

Exploring the bout... Kayla Harrison will be returning to the cage to fight Moriel Charneski. The bout is scheduled New Year’s Eve at Madison Square Garden on PFL 11. The fight will take place at 155 pounds. Harrison is no stranger to the...

Exploring chiropractic care for the Jiu Jitsu athlete… Recovery is a crucial component of Jiu Jitsu. Yoga, cryotherapy, and massage are some common avenues to put yourself back together after the battles on the mats. Many notable grapplers choose chiropractic care as part...

 Smash The Legs...And Pass The Guard! The De La Riva guard is one of the most effective open guard positions in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. There are numerous sweeps, attack, and even back takes when played this form of guard. Although this guard is...

Trouble with losing weight? Jiu-Jitsu can help! Far to often when people set out to lose weight they do so with traditional fitness means. This could include treadmills, ellipticals, and free weights for the average part. What happens to some folks who use...

Keep Your Eyes Open... Do you get tunnel vision when you’re attacking the kimura? As we hunt for one of grappling’s most famous and effective configurations of the hands, sometimes we get a little bit too overzealous when we’re chasing the arm we...

Is the Self Defense vs. Sport Debate Alive and Well? Three time ADCC veteran and former MMA fighter Tom DeBlass recently took to his social media to respectfully "agree to disagree" with a statement made by the legendary Rickson Gracie.  Arguably one of...

Easy Fixes To Make Your Triangle Better! The triangle choke is a fundamental technique in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu that works by inhibiting blood flow to the brain by pinching the carotid arteries. The move is typically set up from most forms of guard...

Learning Jiu-Jitsu can be difficult. Learning Jiu-Jitsu with a bad partner can be even more difficult. No matter what level you are at it is always beneficial to analyze how you impact others on the mat. Being a good training partner means many...

Put Your Own, Unique Twist On Your BJJ Game... The most visually pleasing aspect of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is not any particular technique or position, it is the transition between those. Submissions, sweeps, and passes are all easy to learn when treated as...

Keep These In Mind To Have The Best Time On Your Visit! The widespread availability of Jiu Jitsu, even on the global scale, makes it interestingly wonderful to visit other academies while one is travelling on vacation or for work. Even visiting other...