Travis Lutter is an OG Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt and MMA fighter who has fought on the highest stages in the world.  During 2006, Travis Lutter would compete and ultimately win the Ultimate Fighter 4 series and earn a title shot against...

Are you new to the sport of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu? Are you reaching your one year anniversary of starting to train, or maybe you don’t practice at all and you are just curious about how people are promoted from a white belt to...

Comedian Russell Brand recently earned his blue belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and posted a video in which he talks about the promotion ceremony and the hierarchy of BJJ. Even though his academy had a wide diversity among its students, Brand was struck...

With each stripe and belt promotion in jiu jitsu, you are faced with a different challenge. Although each school is different in their promotion eligibility, in general there are techniques and mental aspects to master before moving up to the next step. The...

How do you make progress? If you are the average player, then you go to class, watch random videos on YouTube and roll like a demon. If you take the game another step further, then perhaps you take notes in a dedicated jiu...

  First and foremost, congratulations on earning the rank of blue belt.  It’s undoubtedly been quite the journey filled with its share of challenges to get to this point and you found a way to overcome them all and come out on top....

Superstar Shares BJJ Benefits to Fans Demi Lovato is an American superstar of television and music.  As a young child on the Barney and Friends show and later on the Disney Channel she found herself into American homes.  She parlayed her success on...

When was the first time you heard a Tom DeBlass podcast, watched a Facebook live video, or experienced a seminar with Professor DeBlass? For many of us, the experience came just at the right time in our training. DeBlass has transcended a line...

Everyone Trains Jiu Jitsu For Differently No matter what your current belt level, gender, or even goals are, you should be willing and able to train jiu jitsu with anyone. Being accessible and eager is the first step in becoming a great training...

Most people on the mat are doing BJJ recreationally. It's to lose some weight, get some exercise, learn how to defend yourself, or just to stay a part of a community. So, do people need to spar every single class? Or is it...

Should Toolish Behavior Delay Promotion to Blue Belt? There is often a morality clause before promotion to black belt. It is a common statement, “I won’t give a black belt to someone with poor moral character.” It makes sense. That individual as a...

We all remember cramming before some big test in school, trying to make up for all the lost time spent doing something else. Sadly, for a lot of us, the promise of an upcoming belt promotion can lead us down that same road,...

Get After It. It Only Takes One Good Day... The 2018 ADCC North American qualifier is finally on the horizon. It will be taking place on November 3rd at Central Regional High School in Bayville, NJ. The event will be run by Professor...

What does it mean to finally level up to that first belt? So, you’ve finally got that crisp new blue belt tied around your waist. Congratulations! The color is vibrant and it juts out on either side resembling the antennas of a bizarre...

It Doesn't Matter How Slow You Go, On October 23rd, 2010, I entered my first competition as a white belt.  After winning my first match, I felt like I was on the top of the world.  But then I lost my next two. ...