The Deadlift Is A Great Lift For Grapplers. Vary The Movement To Get The Most Out Of It! The deadlift is an essential strength movement. For years it’s been a staple in the traditional bodybuilding arsenal, rounding out a list of the most...

Everyone who has ever ventured to train in Brazilian JiuJitsu has been the "new guy." Being the new white belt is not easy and often comes with a lot of anxiety and fear of the unknown. I remember my first time stepping foot...

Rafael Lovato has turned his sights to MMA, and he’s been wildly successful in his efforts so far. I don’t think we had any doubts that Lovato would make an effective transition to MMA given his extensive background and life long pursuit of...

Go Check Out A New Gym. It Is Always A Good Time... Last week, while I was on vacation, I was a little unsure about training at a gym away from home.  I debated for a few days about whether or not I...

Recently on the Jocko Podcast he and his cohort Echo discussed some of the benefits of knowing Jiu-Jitsu. Specifically about how knowing how to fight can help avoid confrontation. Being confident in one's ability is a deterrent in itself.    When you spend...

For many years, I enjoyed the lax style of Jiu Jitsu that me and many of my companions partook in. Not to say that we did not start to train aggressively in preparation for competition, but outside of that, our Jiu Jitsu was...

Half guard has emerged as one of the go to guards of many Jiu-Jitsu player across the globe. Some of the best practitioners on earth have spent heavy emphasis on developing their half guard game. Luckily for us Lachlan Giles has us covered....

A Skill Not Many Practice, But Can Be A Vital And Beneficial Addition To Your BJJ Everyone trains for different reasons. Some wish to be the best BJJ competitor, some wish to be the next great MMA star, other wish to learn for...

  No. Let Jiu-Jitsu help you! Striving to be at a healthy weight is always a good idea. If you ask a lot of our readers they will tell you the same thing about Jiu-Jitsu. When is the best time? How about right...

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In 2017, a mixed martial arts fighter named Xu Xiaodong continually harassed masters of the traditional Chinese martial arts, dismissing them as overly commercialized phonies, challenging them to a no rules fight.  After much taunting by Xiaodong, Wei Lei, a practitioner of the...

Exploring the battle with ego on the mats... The mats provide many lessons in life. Some lessons are obvious; keep your elbows close and manage space. Some lessons are subtle; ideas that we inherently know but can barely articulate. Some lessons we relearn...

Is trash talking good for Brazilian Jiu Jitsu? This a pretty complicated question when really considering the value of creating entertainment. About 99.9% of Jiu Jitsu practitioners exhibit an attitude of respect, humility, and honor, including those grapplers who often use the internet...

If you train Brazilian JiuJitsu there may be a variety of reasons why. From learning self defense, physical improvement, mental health, or perhaps social reasons. All of the before mentioned reasons to train BJJ are all potential benefits of training in the "gentle...

By now, many of us have seen the controversial ending to the Kasai 4 Pro bout between Renato Canuto and Vagner Rocha. It was a high-paced, back-and-forth, action-packed match (as predicted), and Canuto gritted out a victory by points, 3-0. He was able to...