Pulling guard in Jiu Jitsu has gotten a bad rap lately. While I definitely see the concerns of why it is negative, I also would be a fool not to see the positive of it either. The main issue that people have with guard pullers is that they want to stall the action and try […]

Though everyone has a different opinion when it comes to competing in BJJ, I truly believe that you understand the whole art, you have to compete at least a few times in your life. While BJJ will work against almost anyone in a self defense situation, it is truly intriguing how the art works against […]

In your Jiu Jitsu training, you will eventually master all of the fundamentals that are needed to heighten and advance your game. When that happens, you can start to add some flash to your game and make everything your own. There was one technique in particular that I worked hard on to add to my […]

In Jiu Jitsu, you will learn a lot of things. You will learn the limits of your body and mind. You will learn techniques that can hurt other human beings. And whether you like it or not, you will learn the importance of tapping. The tap is the universal signal for no more. On the […]

Royce Gracie once said, “A black belt only covers two inches of your ass. You have to cover the rest”. And that is beyond true. Your skills are more important to than the color of your belt. But of course, you will always have that goal of making it to the next belt level. The […]

Jiu Jitsu is all about controlling. Controlling our opponent’s, controlling the situations and also controlling our emotion. Emotion in Jiu Jitsu is a real thing that gets over looked too much. I have seen too many people lose control of their emotions during rolling and it can cost them. What does losing control cost? It […]

Frauds in the martial arts have always been a sad issue. A fraud will simply take the money of legions of students without actually teaching them anything real. It is bad for the students and bad for the arts in general. While many traditional martial arts have had them around for quite awhile, frauds are […]

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu has become one of the most popular martial arts in the world, for both men and women. Woman choose Jiu Jitsu as their preferred style for the same reason that men do. It’s a great work out, it’s great for self defense and the competition aspect is always a fun aspect. There […]

I see this all the time. Students in Jiu Jitsu that do very well, but miss key details in how they move and act on the mat. They are usually very good students, do well in rolling and even medal in tournaments. But, because of the small mistakes they make, their Jiu Jitsu is not […]

In Brazilian Jiu Jitsu training, one of the best parts of training is rolling. For those who are new to Jiu Jitsu, rolling is the term that means sparring. It is where we get to use the techniques that we’ve learned in class, in a live situation with real pressure. But rolling is just a […]

As the title states, does gi training make your no gi better? This is a hotly debated topic. Some say that if you’re competing in no gi, that you should only be training in no gi? Sounds reasonable, but it is not true. Doing training sessions in the gi, will make your no gi game […]

Bernardo Faria is one of the best Brazilian Jiu Jitsu competitors in the world. A constant force in some of the most prestigious competitions, Bernardo has proven that he has a heavily perfected game for Jiu Jitsu. Faria’s game can work for anyone, but can especially work for older grapplers. The concepts and positions that […]

There are few who display the potential of modern jiu jitsu like Leandro Lo.  The Cicero Costha black belt is considered by many one of the pound for pound kings of jiu jitsu because of his ability to win in whatever weight class he enters and his ability to put on strong showings in absolute […]

The Big Secret To Becoming A Great Guard Passer. So this is a question that people ask all the time “How do I become a great guard passer?”  “What is the one thing I have to do?”  Well… here it is.  The secret to becoming a great guard passer is “Getting good at passing every […]

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