As you are starting to develop your Jiu Jitsu game a natural progression is to progress from the traditional closed guard that we all learned when we started out to another form of guard.  I think there are two fairly natural and rather...

  The BJJ gym is a place of solitude. It is where you learn the craft you love and meet some of the most unique people who become your close friends, all while learning to hurt each other in a controlled environment.   ...

One of the most important parts of your game that you should always be looking to develop and grow in is your ability to sweep.  Listen, I get it, no one likes to be in the bottom position where they have to sweep,...

  The ADCC World Championships are coming up this weekend, so let's take a look at some of our BJJ Fanatics family members who have been invited to compete. Next up is Gordon Ryan, who is included in the -99 kg division. Ryan is...

We’re really excited at BJJ Fanatics to continue bringing you game changing material from the best practitioners in the world, and today is no different.  We’ve just finished filming an instructional with Xande Ribeiro on the closed guard, following on from his hugely...

  The mount is considered one of the best positions in jiujitsu for offense. The top person has so many options for dismantling their opponent: chokes, armbars, shoulder locks, back takes, etc. But to do any of these, they need to be able...

  The ADCC World Championships are coming up this weekend, so let's take a look at some of our BJJ Fanatics family members who have been invited to compete. Next up is Renato Canuto, who is included in the -77 kg division. For Canuto,...

As we scan the list of ADCC athletes for our BJJ Fanatics family members, one of the most accomplished BJJ players we come across is Lucas Lepri. Lepri hails from Minas Gerais in Brazil where his childhood included athletics of all kinds: Skating,...

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,...

When you first start training there are a million things coming at you all at once.  It seems within the first few months or maybe even the first year it is basically a whirlwind of information.  Between trying to learn the fundamental positions...

  One of the most difficult things to grasp about Jiu Jitsu is its origins.  For those of us who study Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, we usually trace our academy's lineage back and mark our beginning with a Gracie, usually Helio or his brother...

As the guard game evolves and we search for more ways to add different layers, we come across many different interpretations of it. The days of a closed guard only game are gone. Of course, the closed guard will always have its place...

We all know if someone is good with Lasso guard it can be really challenging to pass their guard. Even at the highest levels of competition Lasso guard can shut down someone’s movement for really long stretches of time.  In this video Bernardo...

The Perfect Pairing With Lachlan Giles. When we begin to consider learning to invert in our BJJ practice, it may seem a bit intimidating. WE have these thoughts of gong upside down, not being able to manage the movement with our flexibility, and...

Rafael Lovato Jr. Has been a force in the BJJ competition scene for many years. As one of the most decorated American BJJ competitors of our time, he’s picked up some impressive accolades over the course of his journey, including multiple world titles,...