Some people believe Aikido does not work at all and has no value. To some it does. To Roy Dean (a BJJ and Aikido black belt) Aikido does have value to him but like many other Aikido instructors. Roy recognizes that not all...

Brazilian JiuJitsu is a physically demanding martial art where everyone who trains on a regular basis understands injuries are bound to happen. Being injured at the white belt level is more common because of the JiuJitsu learning curve and the panic that sets...

A Skill Not Many Practice, But Can Be A Vital And Beneficial Addition To Your BJJ Everyone trains for different reasons. Some wish to be the best BJJ competitor, some wish to be the next great MMA star, other wish to learn for...

So many guards, so little time  One of the biggest assets to a successful BJJ practitioner is the ability to stay safe off your back. While the passer has an inherent advantage on their side in the form of gravity, the guard player...

  No. Let Jiu-Jitsu help you! Striving to be at a healthy weight is always a good idea. If you ask a lot of our readers they will tell you the same thing about Jiu-Jitsu. When is the best time? How about right...

Yes Or No? We Think Both... Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is a grappling martial art in which two individuals go against each other with the ultimate goal being a submission. Compared to some common sports like basketball, soccer, and football, Jiu Jitsu is a...

Easy Fixes To Make Your Triangle Better! The triangle choke is a fundamental technique in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu that works by inhibiting blood flow to the brain by pinching the carotid arteries. The move is typically set up from most forms of guard...

Learning Jiu-Jitsu can be difficult. Learning Jiu-Jitsu with a bad partner can be even more difficult. No matter what level you are at it is always beneficial to analyze how you impact others on the mat. Being a good training partner means many...

Put Your Own, Unique Twist On Your BJJ Game... The most visually pleasing aspect of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is not any particular technique or position, it is the transition between those. Submissions, sweeps, and passes are all easy to learn when treated as...

Each Mode Has Its Place In Our Training...Know Them All For most people, rolling is the most exciting and pleasing element of Jiu Jitsu. There is nothing more fun than rolling for an hour even though it is an exhausting task. In fact,...

White Belts Are The Most Important People At The Gym... The culture of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu academies provides a wonderful environment for all grapplers but especially for new students. Although many are anxious before they ever step foot on the mat, the addiction...

The Original Guard Still Has Its Place In BJJ... For many years, the closed guard was considered to be one of the dominant positions in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. For the naïve, being in the closed guard can be dangerous due to the extensive...

Learn to stifle one of the most common passes with Mikey Musumeci The Toreando is one of the most common passes that is used by the standing passer. The bullfighter pass, as it is sometimes called, involves planting the feet to the mat...

Exploring the benefits of gymnastics for the Jiu Jitsu practitioner... It is always my contention that the best way to get better at Jiu Jitsu is more Jiu Jitsu. However, many of us look for ways to augment our training.  Perhaps, family or...

I remember walking through the doors of a Brazilian JiuJitsu Academy for the first time. I asked the instructor if I could watch a class and he agreed to let me sit and watch from the sidelines. The class started with all of...