World Jiu Jitsu Festival

In one of the most anticipated cross-over matches ever put on, bad boy wrestler Pat Downey defeated grappling super nova Nicky “Nicky Rod” Rodriguez by tech fall 12-0.  

In the famous words of Bachman-Turner Overdrive, You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet........ If you loved the Brown Belt Open that was held back in September, get pumped for November! Once again the event will be live and on YouTube. So be sure to...

  After dropping a tough match to Lucas Lepri in the opening round of this years ADCC World Championship, Lachlan Giles came back the next day and entered the absolute division of the tournament. Being a smaller grappler and the fact that the...

  OK, GREAT…….BUT UFC 243 is TODAY. In Austrailia Robert Whittaker will be taking on Israel Adesanya in the main event. Let’s hear what Uncle Chale has to say about it!   As per usual, Chael has a unique and informative approach to...

  Jeff Glover is a BJJ icon. He’s been in the game for a very long time. I’ve been watching and learning from Glover for years and what I love most about his style, is that its unpredictable. Glover has been a part...

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is something you enjoy if you are reading this, and likely where you find a lot of people you become friends with over your training time. If you are going to be competitive in the sport, either locally or at...

Today we’re going to go DEEP with Jeff Glover.  Deep half guard, to be exact.  One element that it’s sometimes easy to forget with martial arts is the “art” part. Just like any other art it takes a huge amount of dedication and...

  JT Torres had a nearly flawless run at ADCC this past weekend. Despite being a part of an incredibly stacked division, Torres stayed calm and collected, working his way through some big names, proving once again that he is one of the...

There’s nothing like that feeling of coming home after a really great BJJ class or open mat.  Especially on those awesome days when things begin to click, the feeling is nothing short of elation. But then comes the letdown.  You pull into the...

  I have a love/hate relationship with the knee shield.   When I'm the one using a knee shield to block an opponent's guard pass or to stop them from smashing me, I love it. When someone is using the knee shield on me,...

  “The best fighter is someone who can adapt on any style.” ~ Bruce Lee We were never taught wrestling in school. In the land of ice hockey and poutine, Canadians completely lack the mat experience that our neighbours in Iowa, Ohio, Pennsylvania...

  With ADCC 2019 in the rear view mirror, it’s time to sit back and reflect on this year’s highlights, upsets, and standout performances. This years ADCC may have been the most eventful ever. The names, the action, the venue. They really outdid...

Right now the BJJ Fanatics team are hot off the back of an incredible performance at ADCC and we have a great video here of Bernardo Faria, Craig Jones, and John Danaher breaking down the submissions game.   For a start we have...

Hello everyone! September is over, Billie Jo Armstrong is waking up, and the ADCC World Championships are a wrap! The solid packed event took place over the last weekend of September (the 28th and 29th) in Anaheim, California; matches were high energy and...