Be Sneaky, and Get The Sub! I’m a huge fan of the loop choke. When I was first introduced to it, I was instantly sort of mesmerized by its variety of applications and how dangerous it was. It’s very sneaky and once it...

Tom DeBlass Puts It On The Line October 27th! Tom DeBlass is a busy man these days. He’s amassed a large affiliation that includes several academies all over the country. The 3-time ADCC trials champ makes his way around the globe putting on...

Can She Win A Gold For The US? After the US Men’s freestyle wrestling team successful run at the wrestling World Championships this past week in Budapest, Hungary, placing second overall behind Russia- with David Taylor, Kyle Dake, and J’den Cox winning Gold,...

Danger...Danger Everywhere!... Making BJJ Fanatics videos can be hazardous to your health. So you think that you want to shoot a video? At BJJ Fanatics we want you to have the best, most realistic content possible. So much so, that we are willing...

Fly Into Your Submissions. But Be Safe! Hitting a flying technique in a BJJ competition is kind of like hitting a walk off home run in baseball or Hail Mary touchdown pass to finish the game. It is athleticism and technique taken to the...

 Force The Back From KOB! The back is the ultimate position to get to in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu because it offers important attributes such as safety from strikes and effective submissions that are difficult to defend. There are two major ways of getting...

Conor On The Good And Bad In His Fight For The Title In a surprising social media post by Conor McGregor, we are given a round by round breakdown of Conor’s most recent championship fight against Khabib Nurmagomedov. This subjective breakdown is probably...

2 Wrestling Titles For Elite American Wrestlers! As the Wrestling World Championships continue this week in Budapest, Hungary, two more American wrestlers have become world champions.  Former four time NCAA champion Kyle Dake, of Cornell University, and 3 time NCAA champion J'den Cox...

Make Your Opponent Unsafe, Even When They Stand The closed guard is both a safe and effective position for a bottom player to be in when grappling. It can be used to defend against strikes in self-defense situations or MMA and to attack...

For most BJJ schools, sparring can usually mean starting from the knees, or just pulling guard as soon as possible, and working takedowns can be an anxiety-inducing time. Still, Brazilian jiu-jitsu has its roots in judo, and every competitive match starts on its feet,...

We All Need People. Find The Best... For the most part, all for us want a place to belong. Being social is human, and being a part of something is a really big part of what people need in their lives. Finding like...

For those just beginning in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, sparring can be a really strange position. People are grabbing at you and laying on you really hard, tapping you out at will while you try to do anything. Until you gain a little more comfort...

Love (i.e. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) and Basketball... We’ve spotted another big-name athlete taking part in the BJJ movement, and this time the name comes to us from the NBA. Kevon Looney, the 6’9 220 lb. power forward from the Golden State Warriors, has recently...

USA's David Taylor won his first wrestling World Championships! This Sunday, in Budapest, Hungary, USA's David Taylor won his first wrestling World Championships. Finally Makes World Team After 5 Tries This was an incredible feat, as this was Taylor's first year to even...

Lucas "Hulk" Barbosa is one of the most exciting middle heavy black belts out there today.  The 2018 World Champion had one of the most exciting comebacks in recent memory versus the ultra-tough Matheus Diniz in the quarterfinals in 2018. Check out this...