Wallid Ismail is a name that not everyone knows, but should. Wallid is a world famous black belt from the Carlson Gracie Academy in Brazil. He was known for his toughness, his aggressive style and his proficiency with the clock choke. In the early 90’s, Wallid began a feud with the one and only Gracie […]

With eight EBI events in the rear view and a ninth one upcoming, let’s take look back at the best of the past EBI champions. At the Eddie Bravo Invitational, the sub only format can either help or harm a competitor. Either they can rightfully adapted to the rules, or they won’t. Three competitors in […]

If you are an avid follower of the American Jiu Jitsu scene, Clark Gracie is a competitor you will recognize. He has wins and medals from the Pan Am’s the World’s and the US Nationals. He is part of the famous Gracie family, following in his family’s footsteps under his father Carley Gracie. Clark routinely […]

Back in the early 2000’s, leg locks did not have the same popularity that they enjoy today. They were seen as dirty, and less valuable that upper body submissions. But there was one man that had a staggering amount of wins by them in MMA. That man was, Masakazu Imanari. Imanari was dubbed Ashikan Judan, […]

One of the most well known competitors on the world Jiu Jitsu scene has to be the man known as Cyborg, Roberto Abreu. Abreu, who received his black belt back in 2004, has defeated some of the world’s best in competition. Roberto has defeated such greats such as Erberth Santos, Keenan Cornelius and Orland Sanchez. […]

Throwback Thursday…a fun way to post old pictures or videos on social media of something in the past. So how about a Throwback Thursday for an event of great Jiu Jitsu matches? Back in September of 2015, the UK based Jiu Jitsu promotion, Polaris Pro held a truly momentous event which featured some of the […]

This past weekend, EBI returned to Los Angeles at the Orpheum Theatre for their eighth edition of their spectacular brand of submission only, no gi Jiu Jitsu. This time, the tournament would feature some of the best middleweights in no gi. EBI 8 had many people talking as Gordon Ryan, the first ever EBI absolute […]

While Royce Gracie gets the majority of the praise when it comes to making BJJ big in the USA, Rickson Gracie was the star to make it popular in Japan. Considered, the family champion, Rickson’s skills are that of legend. Past and current fighters always talk about how amazing Rickson’s Jiu Jitsu is. While, not […]

Rodolfo Vieira is one of the most dominant competitors to ever step onto the mats. Vieira is one of the top super-heavyweights in the game today. Rodolfo comes from the renowned Grappling Fight Team (GFT), and is one of their most competitive fighters. Doing great at the lower belt levels, he was promoted to black […]

Jiu Jitsu fans everywhere rejoiced as one of the biggest super fights of the year was announced the other day for Grappling Industries on October 22nd in Manhattan. EBI Absolute champ Gordon Ryan of the infamous Danaher Death Squad will take on the 2015 ADCC Absolute champ, Claudio Calasans. This match is due to be […]

When it comes to women in Jiu Jitsu, there is no bigger star than Mackenzie Dern. Mackenzie was born into Jiu Jitsu royalty. Her father is Wellington “Megaton” Dias, who is a BJJ legend, a multiple time champion and an 8th degree black belt under Royler Gracie. Mackenzie started training at a young age and […]

This past weekend, if you happened to watch the UFC on FOX event, you would have witnessed the utter devastatingly effective Jiu Jitsu game of Demian Maia. Maia took out the highly ranked, top welterweight Carlos Condit. It didn’t even take Maia more than two minutes to takedown Condit, take his back and sink in […]

Baret Yoshida is one BJJ competitor that has done it all. A crafty veteran who is still competing to this day, he has done so much in his Jiu Jitsu career. Growing up in Hawaii, Baret started his Jiu Jitsu journey in 1994 at Relson Gracie’s school, before finding and settling at the Inoue brother’s […]

Rafael Lovato Jr is one of the best American champions to ever step on the mat and compete in Jiu Jitsu. Starting BJJ at the age of 13, he would soar through the ranks and become known as one of the toughest competitors, becoming quite well known when he was a brown belt. Working with […]

Luiz Panza is a name that you might not know. People who just casually follow the sport do not usually know this very talented black belt. But he is a competitor that will blow up soon. Panza is a black belt from the infamous Checkmat team. He is a master of the botinha, known in […]