Woodly Retains Welterweight Strap and Earns Black Belt Receiving a black belt in BJJ is by no means a small accomplishment for anyone. IT takes years of dedication, and commitment to be awarded the high honor of the Faixa Preta. But receiving inside...

The King Finds His Place in the Gi There’s been a lot of talk surrounding the upcoming IBJJF No Gi Pans, especially in the ultra-heavy weight division. Several of BJJ’s elite have stepped up, many of them moving up one to two weight...

F2W's Ringmaster Shares Unique Kimura The kimura just keeps showing up lately in a lot of new instructional material and YouTube videos. Practitioners everywhere have been putting it through the ringer, and presenting us with some pretty interesting variations of the classic submission. Fight...

Former Navy Seal Deals Fatal Blow to Excuse Making Never one to sugar coat his advice, former Navy Seal commander, author, BJJ black belt and podcast host, Jocko Willink takes on a "chronic excuse maker" in the video below.  Check out the power...

Half guard expert transforms position with butterfly hook ADCC and UFC veteran Tom DeBlass has become well-known for his use of the half guard as the primary vehicle for his guard game.  In his latest release, The Half Butterfly Guard from BJJ Fanatics,...

IBJJF Hall of Famer Bernardo Faria on BJJ Mental Coach Podcast Five time world champion and IBJJF Hall of Fame member, Bernardo Faria was recently a guest on the BJJ Mental Coach Podcast, hosted by legendary black belt Gustavo Dantas.  This podcast is...

Legendary Black Belt Pulls Back the Curtain  In this great Stuart Cooper documentary film, we are treated to a deep look at the life on and off the mats of one of the true OGs of the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.  Kurt Osiander, the...

Get to know world champion Soul Fighter black belt Mike Palladino Mike Palladino is a BJJ world champion and submission grappling instructor and school owner based in New York.  He is a BJJ black belt under Rafael "Formiga" Barbosa and Sambo specialist Vlad...

Let BJJ Be Your Quiet Place, Where You Choke People Have you ever really attempted to understand what “staying in the moment” really means? What does it mean to you?  You’ve heard the phrase a million times, and you’re Instagram spews daily memes...

Woodley retains welterweight title with D'Arce Choke  This weekend, Tyrone Woodley successfully defended his Welterweight title with a win over the Brit Darren Till via D'Arce choke.  After the fight, Woodley was awarded his black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.   Want to learn...

What is this 'truck position' of which you speak? If your knowledge and exposure of 10th Planet jiu jitsu is limited, then the first time someone puts you in the truck position can seem downright demoralizing. Not to mention the host of nasty...

Lion Killer Leaves An Absence in Grappling World We miss seeing the “Lion Killer” on the grappling stage. Garry Tonon has provided us with years of exciting and inspiring moments during his run as one of BJJ’s stand out stars. Tonon has since...

Effective Deep Half Guard Sweep Sometimes Ignored Deep half guard has become a position after many years, that I'm finally becoming a bit more comfortable with.  As a bigger grappler, it never seemed like it made much sense to dive beneath and between...

 5X World Champ Gives Secret to BJJ Toughness Bernardo Faria is no stranger to competition.  Recently honored by the IBJJF for being one of only a few people to have ever won the Open Class World Championships.  His career included 5 World Championships. ...

Training Mats Are For Experimenting There's been a lot written and talked about regarding the way one should approach the training mats.  Do you train and roll to win?  Do you go easy and let the other person work?  Recently Tom DeBlass posted...