Turtle Attack From Travis Stevens: Arm Snatch Roll With Leg Who is Travis Stevens? He made history by being the third male judoka from the USA to win a silver medal at the Olympic Games.  Travis also holds a black belt in Brazilian...

How To Break The Standing Posture By Travis Stevens Who is Travis Stevens? He made history by being the third male judoka from the USA to win a silver medal at the Olympic Games.  Travis also holds a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu...

Grip strength is everything when it comes to Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and other grappling martial arts. How well you can grip your opponent depends on how well you can control their movement and posture. Grips are not only important when training in the...

MMA Fighter. Olympian. Super Athlete. Yes, Way Cooler Than Most! Kayla Harrison has proved herself to be one of the most successful grapplers in combat sports. If you aren’t familiar, Harrison is an Olympic gold medalist in Judo, a gold medal winner at...

Greatest American Grappler Ever Shows 2 Ways To Pass The Half Guard Kayla Harrison is a former judoka from the United States. She currently competes in mixed martial arts in the light weight division. Kayla won the 2010 World Championships. Kayla made history...

The New Kimura by Olympic Judo Champion Satoshi Ishii Olympic Gold Medalist Satoshi Ishii is a well recognized Japanese judoka and mixed martial artist. His fame comes from his judo grappling success. Ishii began his training in judo in the fifth grade. In...

Is Wrestling or Judo Better For BJJ? An often debated subject amongst BJJ players is the question of which is better for BJJ, wrestling or judo? Both have a lot to add to your game so why not train both? Wrestling is great...

Sick Ouchi Gari with Judo Black Belt Matt D'Aquino Matt D’Aquino a judoka form Australia. He competed in the extra light weight category. He is a 4th degree judo black belt and a BJJ brown belt. He was won the Australian judo championship...

Exploring the use of kuzushi in Jiu Jitsu… Kuzushi is a term commonly used in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.  Wikipedia describes Kuzushi as, “a Japanese term for unbalancing an opponent in the Japanese martial arts. The noun comes from the transitive verb kuzusu (崩す),...

Exploring the bout... Kayla Harrison will be returning to the cage to fight Moriel Charneski. The bout is scheduled New Year’s Eve at Madison Square Garden on PFL 11. The fight will take place at 155 pounds. Harrison is no stranger to the...

Most people on the mat are doing BJJ recreationally. It's to lose some weight, get some exercise, learn how to defend yourself, or just to stay a part of a community. So, do people need to spar every single class? Or is it...

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,...

The Ezekiel choke is a devastating choke where the grappler utilizes his own gi/kimono sleeve as leverage to choke their opponent by using a scissoring motion with their wrist and hand across their opponent’s trachea and/or cartid arteries. The Interesting History of the...

Face your take down fears and gain the benefits One of the most common fears of the first-time competitor is the take down game. Unless you were previously exposed to wrestling or some other form of take down art, the prospect of having...

 This weekend two-time Olympic judo gold medalist, Kayla Harrison took her MMA record to 2-0 in the Professional Fighters League's 6th event.  In this lightweight bout, fans were able to get a much longer look at Kayla's developing striking game as she spent...