The KING Is Back With His Revolutionary New No Gi Passing Instructional Series! Unless you have been living under a rock you probably know Gordon Ryan is taking over the head lines again after his amazing performance at Kasai Super Series in Dallas,...

Quickly Improve Your Game With These Amazing Drills From Tom DeBlass When it comes to learning BJJ and grappling in general, you can never do enough drilling. It is one concept that is often over looked. You will see new guys jump on...

Learn The Most Dynamic Guard From One Of America's Most Accomplished Grapplers, Tom DeBlass In the world of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu the Z guard is seen as one of the most dynamic and effective guards you can play. The Z guard in BJJ is...

Olympic Judo Silver Medalist Travis Stevens Has Some Of The Most Impressive Submissions For BJJ! As an Olympic Silver Medalist in Judo and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt you might say that Travis Stevens is what defines being a world class martial artist. His...

Worlds Master Champ Rodrigo Artilheiro Gives You Insight Into The Most Widely Used Sweep The scissor sweep is a great sweep to hit from closed guard or half guard. It is one of the first sweeps you usually learn, because it is based...

Knowing How To Get Your Guard Is One Thing... But Guard Retention Is A Whole Study In And Of Itself! Priit Mihkelson Has Some Great Concepts For Retaining Your Guard In Any Situation! Priit Mihkelson is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt under SBG...

Traditionally, if we are in a stand up situation in a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu match, we are looking for takedowns, snap downs, and potentially guillotines if one is comfortable. More advanced and exciting competitors will even opt for a variety of jumping submissions...

Halle Berry is getting ready to film a new movie, and it looks like she’s recruited the help of some BJJ royalty in Brian Ortega. The film is titled, “Bruised”. This is Berry’s directorial debut, and she will also be starring in the...

You’ve probably heard this word a million times in Jiu Jitsu but have yet to really learn and understand it. The sprawl, as we all know, is a basic defense to many takedowns. This technique works very well, but only when done well....

If you are a new student getting ready to begin Jiu Jitsu, it is important that you learn some of the basic rules of Jiu Jitsu and being a student at an academy so that you don’t make too bad of an impression...

One of the most intricate and cool looking positions in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is spider guard. In spider guard, the guard player dominates their opponent’s upper body using their legs. There are many forms of spider guard one can play with. The traditional...

  With all of the great MMA and BJJ action going on this weekend you may have missed a great match between two athletes looking to make a splash at this year’s ADCC. Craig Jones and Tim Spriggs faced off in a no...

One of the toughest things to do in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is to escape back control. When you are caught in full back control with a seatbelt grip and hooks, you are essentially in the worst position in Jiu Jitsu. Because the attacker...

The head and arm choke was a submission I thought I understood as a white belt but didn’t actually. In my early years, I struggled with finishing this submission even though I was landing it regularly. It wasn’t until I became a purple...

Although they have begun to become a standard of practice in Jiu Jitsu, leg locks were once considered an abomination by many, but this was succeeded by a huge rise in popularity after a few grapplers began using them effectively in competition to...