ADCC Champ Joins Grappling Central Podcast The Grappling Central Podcast is one of the fastest growing martial arts podcasts available today.  Hosted by lifelong martial artist and BJJ purple belt Ryan Ford, the Grappling Central Podcast has provided over 350 episodes of insightful...

KING GORDON KEEPS A GREAT ATTITUDE EVEN AFTER BEING INJURED...   If you have been training in a physical sport such as Brazilian JiuJitsu for any amount of time, you have undoubtedly been hurt or experienced some type of injury. Whether it was...

  If you’ve ever been passing the guard and someone throws up rubber guard it can cause a wide array of feelings. For some it can cause a confidence shift because they excel at passing the rubber guard. For a lot of people...

"King" Gordon Ryan Reveals It All In His Exclusive AMA With BJJ Fanatics! If you did not already know, Gordon Ryan has just released his much anticipated instructional series “Systematically Attacking The Guard.” If you are serious about Brazilian Jiu Jitsu or grappling...

All The BJJ Instruction You Need, Right At Your Fingertips! When I first started training BJJ the amount of instructional material available was somewhat limited. Of course, there were videos on YouTube, and some DVD’s available. But accessing the things you were looking...

Attacking against turtled opponents can seem to be simple, especially for newer students. As you progress, though, you will begin to realize that it becomes difficult to attack skilled turtled opponents because they have better tools to defend with. Some of the most...

 The armbar and Americana are two of the most basic techniques in Jiu Jitsu. The Americana, however, is very underutilized, and for good cause, it is one of the most difficult submissions to finish against skilled opponents. Rather than ignoring this basic shoulder,...

Team Renzo Gracie Blue Belt Heads to ADCC World Championships The grappling world has been abuzz of late with all of the exciting performances and matches coming out of the recent East Coast and West Coast Trials for this coming Fall's ADCC World...

Why You Should Buy Gordon Ryan’s Guard Passing DVD Guard passing is a widely complex element of Jiu Jitsu with so much diversity and difficulty that it can be difficult to navigate, even for the experienced students. Because there are so many different...

The kimura is one of the oldest submissions in the book and was introduced to Jiu Jitsu from Judo just like many other techniques. The kimura is a great submission not only because it is very effective at getting the tap but also...

The headquarter position is one of the best for passing guards. It allows the top player to pass in any direction with many different types of passes including different passing styles. Headquarter’s position is also versatile in the sense that you can easily...

The single leg takedown is an old school wrestling technique that is one of the most commonly employed moves from standing in Jiu Jitsu. The biggest issue with the single leg takedown when used in grappling is the head is usually exposed or...

The hitchhiker escape is a simple yet very effective technique to defend and get out of the traditional armbar. In fact, the hitchhiker escape is probably the most utilized armbar defense and is used by grapplers new and skilled alike. When I am...

2 Sick Moves From “King” Gordon Ryan! Gordon Ryan has become a house hold name. As a New Jersey native, Ryan is a member of the notoriously well known Danaher Death Squad. He is a submission orientated competitor and a leading jiu jitsu...

Get Out Of This Tough Spot With Gordon Ryan! If you’ve ever been stuck inside of a good rubber guard, you know how effective and dangerous it can be. Anyone that happens to be well versed in the rubber guard systems can make...