As we continue our studies of Jiu Jitsu—along with this thing called life—there are any number of people we can look to for sage advice: Bernardo Faria, John Danaher, Tom DeBlass, Batman. Yep, Batman.  I’ve always admired his approach to dealing with his...

Throughout the last few years we have seen Gordon Ryan go through a complete body overhaul; going from a tall and long-limbed teenager to a strong and muscled adult. Throughout this transformation he has not only gained muscle and strength, but he also...

Want to learn the tricks of a master shin-on-shin guard plater? Then check out this breakdown of Michelle Nicolini’s guard game. Sitting and shin-on-shin guards were popularized by Marcelo Garcia. This guard style was used with butterfly guard, single leg X, X guard,...

When we find ourselves stuck in bottom side control we have to think about a few things. We have to begin building structure underneath the top player, so that we can work toward an escape. Once the escape begins to materialize, we have...

"I will probably not live long enough to ever get my black belt. But I really deeply enjoy the process of sucking a little less at something every day.” ~Anthony Bourdain Every practitioner who steps on the mats has a dream. For some...

No matter what he does, it will never be good enough for the trolls who lurk beneath digital bridges. Gordon Ryan has his share of haters in the world of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, but he also commands a legion of adherents to love...

Without a doubt, the Armbar from Guard is one of the first submissions every white belt learns—or, at least, attempts to learn. As with most techniques in Jiu Jitsu, it’s the wealth of small details that lead to success or failure with this...

Results are in and Edwin Najmi is now the 2019 F2WBJJ Middleweight NOGI champion! August 3rd, 2019 was the 120th promotion event for Fight 2 Win productions, featuring an amazing card and fantastic grappling throughout the entire night. The event took place last...

A triangle is a fundamental submission that we learn pretty early on in our Jiu Jitsu lives, but is also one that can be used successfully in all belt levels. Since there are so many different types of triangles there is nearly always...

In February, grappling fans received some bad news.  Master entertainer Gordon Ryan injured his knee -- reputured his LCL and strained his biceps femoris tendon -- in his match against Joao Gabriel Rocha during the KASAI Super Series. Ryan won the match, but...

As a supporter of what squatting can do for your BJJ and/or wrestling game, I found it also served as a metaphor for life, mirroring the phenomenon of giving 100% effort and at times not improving or even failing over and over and...

Is there anything worse in BJJ than being stuck with an opponent’s knee sinking into your belly?  The only thing I can think of that’s worse is being stuck in Knee on Belly right after you finished driving that all-you-can-eat pizza buffet into...

Who loves armbars!? If you can raise your hand, then that at least means you aren’t caught in one right now, but maybe you’re always hunting for them. An armbar is one of the most versatile submissions in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu since it...

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is not often thought of as a team sport, but in order to improve and train we do have to work with partners; we all are tasked with the important role of supportive teammate! A good drilling partner can make...

Attacking an arm bar from the guard can be tricky, as there are a lot of factors that go in to creating a successful acquisition of this classic submission. Because we are on the bottom, we need to make sure that were able...