A Game of Choices Something beautiful about Jiu Jitsu is the sheer amount of styles that exist in the sport. After learning the basics, you can truly specialize in any type of game that you want to. There are many styles we’re familiar...

  The seated open guard is so interesting because of the huge amount of attacking and defending variations it offers. When entering or attacking your opponent's seated guard, the most common approach is to first get one leg into the guard, between your...

Good technique from side control is imperative. With a few good adjustments from the person on top, your defense can be totally shut down, giving them the freedom to attack however they want. The most useful tools you have on the bottom in...

Today we are going to learn 5 powerful chokes from 4 of the most sought after instructors in the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu world! Some of these techniques utilize the gi others do not, meaning they are applicable to no gi submission grappling and...

Whether you are new to Brazilian Jiu Jitsu or a seasoned veteran to the sport this video is for you. Today we have 5 of the most sought after instructors showing their favorite submissions. Whether it be for BJJ or MMA these techniques...

In the course of a very few years, John Danaher has gone from being the mastermind behind the rise and success of some of the best combat sports athletes on the planet, to having a virtual BJJ student body that hangs on his...

As a new blue belt, I attended one of the first high profile BJJ seminars I had ever attended with the legendary Alexandre Ribeiro.  Since it was over a decade ago and I was a new blue belt visiting a strange academy, the...

In the last half decade, no group of grapplers has had a a greater impact on the landscape of competitive BJJ then the rag tag collection of super athletes coming out of the "blue basement" of Renzo Gracie's home academy in Manhattan.  Led...

We talk to black belt competitor Matheus Gonzaga about his time training with Rodolfo Vieira, coaching at Bernardo Faria's school, training at Atos, having more BJJ fighters in his family, and what it is really like being an uke for Professor John Danaher....

 John Danaher's final installment of his "Go Further Faster Fundamental Series" on Turtle Breakdowns and Strangles was just released! Check out his unique take on the clock strangle and see how he innovates. His system is different from anything you have ever seen. ...

The fundamental underpinnings of jiu jitsu are built upon the notion of utilizing leverage and angles to be able to gain maximum control over an opponent's body, while expending minimal effort or strength. In this excerpt from his HALF GUARD PASSING AND DYNAMIC...

  We hear the term early and quite often in our training. Cross face. This highly utilized tactic is one of the most important aspects of control in all of BJJ and it is used in a variety of ways to control, subdue,...

Gordon Ryan is arguably the best No Gi grappler in the world and by all accounts looks to remain at the top of the heap for the foreseeable future.  From his historic ADCC debut in 2017 to his dominating double gold performance in...

  The half guard may be the most commonly used position in all of BJJ. From the bottom or the top, many practitioners at all levels prefer to funnel their opponents into this incredibly dynamic position where they feel most comfortable and able...

  The jiu-jitsu community has been deeply affected by the COVID-19 outbreak and regardless of your stance on the situation, the ramifications for BJJ academies and practitioners all over the world have been incredibly unfortunate. With that being said, we know that the...