Change Your Kimura Game WIth The Best In The Business! The kimura is one of the most basic yet most effective submissions in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. The kimura can also be used as a position to advance to other techniques like the armbar,...

Specific Goal Setting Is The Key To Success The main objective for any grappling athlete is to improve. The best way to improve at pretty much anything is to continue to show up on a consistent basis and work hard. There is no...

A Few Tips For Retaining The Information Quickly And Effectively Brazilian Jiu Jitsu seminars are great events for the average practitioner to meet and learn from some of the most elite grapplers around the world. Most seminars range anywhere from $50-$200 dollars and...

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Is it worth it to date your professor or student? Yes. I know. I am sure there are some epic romances because of Jiu Jitsu. They read like a Nicholas Sparks novel. The couple met on the mats. They shared a love for...

Exploring Jiu Jitsu's relationship with surfing… Surfing has had a long relationship with Jiu Jitsu. Rolls, Relson, Royler and Rickson Gracie are among the Gracies that famously surfed. Kelly Slater and Joel Tudor are legendary surfers who have gotten into Jiu Jitsu. We...

Exploring domestic violence in WMMA, Jiu Jitsu and society... There is a common dynamic in both WMMA and Jiu Jitsu communities of fighters being coached and managed by husbands or boyfriends.  For some this is an exceptional relationship. For others, these men are...

Exploring the exciting match up... Gordon Ryan to Face Fabrico Werdum on February 22nd. The bout will be part of the CJJ Fight Night. Gordon Ryan is a member of the famed Danaher Death Squad. He first won the Eddie Bravo Invitational Championship...

BJJ Elite Battle It Out In Brazil! This weekend was the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Jiu Jitsu World Tour- Rio de Janeiro stop.  The Rio stop is the largest event of the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam, and was attended by over 11,000 spectators...

Gegard Mousasi is schedule to fight Rafael Lovato Jr. Scott Coker confirmed via Twitter, “Gegard Mousasi-Rafael Lovato Jr. for the Bellator Middleweight Title on Jan. 26 in L.A.” Rafael is no stranger to the grappling community. He is a black belt under the...

Don't Knock It Until You Try It... Cauliflower ear. Everyone is aware of the condition, but do you know how it happens? Trauma to the ear causes a lack of blood flow to the injured area. And, according to the all-knowing Web MD,...

Nobody wears a gi in the streets. Ok, maybe not exactly, but people do wear T shirts. Stephan Kesting shows a T shirt Jiu Jitsu technique to defend against punches.   Before Stephan can do a choke or submission he must break the...

Stay Safe...And Do Not Get Stuck! Whether you are training because you are a Police Officer, somebody who just wants to be able to protect themselves, or an MMA fighter, the wall is an important aspect of our training, one that is often...

Setting correct expectations leads to longevity in training. Like all things it helps to manage expectations when embarking on a new or different journey. New people come into Jiu-Jitsu for a wide array of reasons. Who they are and what their goals are...

3 Great Takedowns For Our LEO Training Partners! Chad Lyman and Brian Caraway show techniques in response to a question asked about options when you are right in front of the person you need to take down and not behind them like he...