The Eddie Bravo Invitational burst onto the scene in 2014. With its inception, we got to see a new take on the Sub-Only rule set. At the time many sub only events were plagued with nothing but Draws due to the rule...

  Over the course of the last several years, the half guard has risen to power as one of the most effective and efficient guards in BJJ. It’s well known for its ability to produce reversals, transitions, and foster an innumerable amount of...

  The BJJ Fanatics Submission Only Grand Prix is this Friday and we’re anticipating quite a show! Unfortunately, Gordon Ryan, has recently withdrawn his name from the bracket. Ryan was undoubtedly the favorite to win the Grand Prix, but in his absence, grappling’s...

We’ve all been there. Regardless of your rank, you’ve probably had the experience of clashing with an experienced wrestler on the BJJ training floor. This kind of run in with a fellow student of grappling can bring about some serious frustration at times....

  The BJJFANATICS No-Gi Sub Only Grand Prix is right around the corner. The lineup is stacked to the brim with the sport’s top talent. Their accomplishments speak for themselves, but do you know how they feel about today’s most IMPORTANT questions? Like...

  You know the name. Gordon Ryan has been on a quest to be the most successful no gi grappler of all time and so far… he’s doing a pretty good job. Since Ryan was unleashed on the no gi scene a few...

Gathering some of the most incredibly successful and talented grapplers on the planet together in the same room and watching them go head to head for a shot at a 10K grand prize is a pretty exciting prospect. Well, this is exactly what...

Catching a solid arm bar from the guard has never been a strength for me. If you’re like me, your first experiences learning the arm bar went kind of like this; We secured the arm and maybe the collar as well. We’d place...

  A good straight foot lock is worth its weight in gold. We hear a lot of BJJ players stating that they don’t tap to straight ankle locks. My response to this? Maybe its never been applied properly to your foot. A truly...

To say the Matheus Diniz performed well at ADCC 2019 would be an enormous understatement. The Marcelo Garcia black belt employed his aggressive top game throughout the competition, besting some of the sport’s biggest names on his way to ADCC gold. With the...

  I will try to contain my excitement through the progression of this piece, but I can’t help but be a little giddy about his upcoming instructional with “The Lion Killer” Garry Tonon. I think many of us have been waiting for years...

I remember it like it was yesterday. Learning the scissor sweep for the very first time, I was completely enamored. I was so incredibly impressed by the fact that we could position our bodies in a manner that allowed us to perform this...

  No gi guard passing can put us into a tailspin pretty quickly. When you’ve got a proficient guard player in your path and things have become a bit slippery, the challenges we face become greater and more difficult. We have fewer anchoring...

Nicky Rodriguez was the big story this year at the ADCC World Championships. He showcased his incredible athleticism, mixed with his wrestling pedigree, and endless gas tank, in one of the greatest performances the ADCC crowd has ever had the pleasure of witnessing....

  It’s probably safe to say that if you’re reading this, you believe that jiu-jitsu is one of the most effective fighting arts on the planet. Its effectiveness has been proven time and time again and the early pioneers of the art sacrificed...