This is likely one of the most commonly asked questions of any martial art.  I think that the reason this is such a popular question is because people see black belt and immediately think the person is tough, and capable of great...

  Next week on September 28th and 29th the ADCC (Abu Dhabi Combat Club) 2019 Submission Fighting World Championships will take place in Anaheim, California. This competition and fight series is special in the fact that multiple different martial arts styles are given...

Neil Melanson has an incredibly rich grappling pedigree so it’s great to have him with us here at BJJ Fanatics teaching his unorthodox and incredibly effective style. Neil has trained UFC athletes at the highest level, including Randy Couture, Vitor Belfort, Dominick Cruz,...

  What does it mean to you when you hear someone say that someone is a good teammate?  Maybe that they are easy to work with? That they are pleasant to talk to? That they know a lot and can help you get...

  The D’arce choke is typically a submission that we see more in a no gi setting. Cinching this incredibly tight strangle is a bit easier without the gi material in your way. However, it is not uncommon to see a D’arce in...

  A phrase you will hear likely from day one until you no longer need to hear it is “have faith in the system”.  Sometimes this is easier said than done, and in the beginning can be rather confusing. Faith in what system...

  The Armbar is one of the most basic submissions in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.  They’re fairly straightforward attacks. They’re also everywhere. The challenge is in recognizing opportunities when they present themselves. Troy Manning sheds some light on Armbar attacks that are available from...

OK, so it often doesn’t really help to compare styles, each of which have their own strengths and weaknesses. What is helpful however is surprising people with a style they don’t know and exploiting their lack of experience to our own advantage! When...

  As ADCC 2019 approaches, we can’t help but begin to feel the electricity surrounding the event. With Seth Daniels (creator of Fight to Win) at the helm, the show itself is guaranteed to reach another level of production and excitement that we...

Being a brown belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is no easy feat and takes years of dedication. By the time you are able to tie that stiff brown belt around your waist, over and over because it always comes undone, you have put...

When beginners tackle BJJ, they tend to learn in terms of discrete moves and steps.  This means their Jiu Jitsu has a lot of similarity to a traffic jam—lots of stop and go and stop again. Ironically, some of the most confusing places...

Neil Melanson has an incredibly rich grappling pedigree so it’s great to have him with us here at BJJ Fanatics teaching his unorthodox and incredibly effective style. Neil has trained UFC athletes at the highest level, including Randy Couture, Vitor Belfort, Dominick Cruz,...

  When you are just getting started in Jiu Jitsu it’s important that you pick the right training partners.  Having the right training partner in the beginning can make all of the difference in the long game. While there are a lot of...

When you first start training there are a million things coming at you all at once.  It seems within the first few months or maybe even the first year it is basically a whirlwind of information.  Between trying to learn the fundamental positions...

  When you first started out rolling as a white belt, you probably tried one attack over and over and it didn’t work. Why not? Coach just showed it to you and you felt like you had it down pretty well during drilling. ...