The "Olympic Trials" Of Grappling Are Here For 2018! Competitors List Below! This Saturday, November 3rd, the ADCC 2018 North American East Coast Pro Trials takes place in Bayville, NJ.  Competitors in the 66kg, 77kg, 88kg, 99kg, +99kg, are vying to qualify for...

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,...

Sneaky Arm Lock For A Quick Submission! We love sneaky submissions that come out of nowhere. Especially when your opponent may be in the middle of mounting their offense and we take advantage at just the right moment. These may be some of...

Demetrious Johnson To OneFC. Will He Compete In More Than Just MMA? Demetrious Johnson was “traded” in a historic and never-before-seen move from the UFC to the huge Asian fight promotion ONE FC. This comes after Demetrious lost his belt to Henry Cejudo...

A Solid Foundation Is The Cornerstone Of A Great Jiu-Jitsu Game... We all learn in different ways, we all started at different academies, and all of our BJJ paths vary. This is one of the beautiful things about BJJ. No two practitioners are...

Can DC Retain His Heavyweight Title? This weekend we are treated to the main event of UFC 230 between all-time great Daniel Cormier and fan favorite Derrick Lewis. With all of the chaos leading up to finding a main event for Madison Square...

Who Takes This Co-Main Event For A Potential Shot At The Middleweight Title? The co-main event scheduled for this weekend is a BJJ fan’s dream. Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza meets up with New York’s own Chris Weidman. Both men are black belts in the...

Expansion On A Classic Position.... In early September, I attended a seminar led by Eli Knight as part of his ‘Bladed Grappler’ series.  All of the techniques involved the scenario of when an attacker has a knife. The majority of the material covered...

When It's Time...It Will Be The Best Thing You Ever Did For Your Children When I first started training jiu jitsu 10 years ago, our academy had kid’s classes three days a week, before the adult classes.  At the time, I thought the...

It's Not Only Just The Day Of... Most people that train jiu-jitsu will compete at least one time during their journey. And those of us that have, we know all of the hard work and dedication we put into the day of. We...

Leg Lock In IBJJF? Yes, And Here Is The Technique! A good leg drag is worth its weight in gold, and if the passer is proficient it can be very difficult to recover from. Various counters may focus on what to do after...

It seemed like yesterday when I decided to return to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.  I had taken a ten-year ‘break’ from the sport after getting married and starting my career.  When you’re in your twenties and thirties, you think you have all the time in...

The over under pass has been a staple for years in the arsenals of many of the best BJJ athletes ever to walk the earth. Bernardo Faria has certainly done his fair share in making the over under pass the acclaimed superstar that...