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...

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...

Paulo DQ'd After UWW Upholds USADA Ban On of jiu-jitsu’s most decorated competitors was caught off guard this weekend while competing at the UWW 2018 World Grappling Championship. After submitting his first opponent, Paulo Miyao was disqualified from the competition. Miyao had received...

California Kid Shows His Grappling Skills  Urijah Faber hasn’t been on the inside of the cage in almost 2 years, but the 39-year-old MMA star will be returning to the grappling arena on October 5th for Quintet 3, in Las Vegas. Wanna learn...

Podcast Powerhouses Discuss Power of BJJ Joe Rogan, television personality, UFC commentator and host to the popular Joe Rogan Experience Podcast and Jocko Willink, author, former Navy Seal got together during an episode of Joe's podcast to discuss the unique nature of jiu...

The King Targets No Gi Pans Gordon Ryan recently announced his intentions to compete in the upcoming no gi Pans. He made an Instagram post with a copy of his registration for the event, that include the text, “Ok, who’s ready to get...

The Triangle In One Minute A classic BJJ submission involving the legs in the process of strangulation, the triangle choke is a staple in any BJJ arsenal. It often times lends itself more readily to the lankier practitioners, but it can be performed...

Vagner Rocha pulled off a nasty wrist lock in his match with Marcin Held at Kasai 3 last weekend. This was very cool to witness, we don’t often see the wristlock show up in high level competition. The wrist lock may be an...

Craig Jones and Rousimar Palhares squared off this weekend at Kasai 3 in what was touted as one of the most highly anticipated matches of the summer. The bout was sure to produce fireworks and was bounded in excitement. But BJJ fans around...

Tom DeBlass is a world class competitor, coach, instructor, Academy owner and leader of a growing jiu jitsu affiliation with nearly 20 schools worldwide.  He has been instrumental in the development of fellow grappling wizards, his black belt Garry Tonon and Garry's student...

In a beautifully shot video by Stuart Cooper, rising BJJ star Craig Jones shares his views on a variety of topics. He gives insight into his first experiences with leg locks, and their efficiency. He speaks about the dangers of facing Rousimar Palhares...

Several members of Team Renzo Gracie will be stepping into the arena this coming weekend for Kasai 3. The event takes place on Saturday, August 18th and will feature some of the most exciting grapplers from the current and up and coming BJJ...

Super Hype Kicks In for Highly Sought After Match Up The internet just let out a collective WTF!? In just over a week, New York based grappling promotion Kasai Elite Grappling Championship hosts it's third event.  In what was already slated to be...

The 2003 ADCC world championship event in Sao Paulo was not Dean Lister's first taste of ADCC victory, having won a fight in 2001 before meeting up with Ricardo Almeida in the quarterfinals and in 2002, Dean won the ADCC North American Trials....

The rear naked choke is easily one of the most effective techniques in the entire BJJ lexicon.  Applied from the back position, it fully compromises the exposed arteries of the neck and with relatively little energy cuts off the necessary blood flow to...