Fundamentals and concepts may be the most important elements of improvement in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.  To learn the fundamentals and develop concepts will assist you exponentially in improving your over all bjj game.  To be able to understand the fundamentals at a high...

Jiu Jitsu can be one of the most difficult things in the world and many people have trouble learning it.  A great way to increase your technique at a faster pace is to cross train with other arts and supplement your bjj training. ...

Head and arm chokes are some of the most powerful chokes in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, MMA, and Self-Defense.  Head and arm chokes are some of the most high percentage chokes; they are good for more reasons than one.  You can utilize head and...

Closed guard is one of the most popular positions in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and in MMA.  Closed guard is one of the first guards that many people who try bjj are exposed to, and it is one of the positions that the casual...

2017 was an extremely eventful year for the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu community.  There were many things that occurred, many matches, many rising stars, and many events. Jiu Jitsu continues to grow at a rapid pace and the progression has led to a rise...

Here at BJJ Fanatics we produce a lot of bjj technique DVD’s, in doing so we try to put out at least 2-3 free techniques from each DVD that we are going to release.  This year we were able to make DVD’s with...

It’s that time of year again and as the holiday season starts to come to a close many of us that were working overtime did not have the time to get our loved ones gifts! Now that we are so close to Christmas...

Attacking the lower body has recently become one of the biggest phenomenons in bjj.  There is a revolution going on in the Jiu Jitsu community today.  People are getting more and more skilled at lower body attacks - especially the ankle lock, and...

Attacking the lower body has recently become one of the biggest phenomenons in bjj.  There is a revolution going on in the Jiu Jitsu community today.  People are getting more and more skilled at lower body attacks.  This could be attributed to several...

Connecting the dots in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is no easy task; it is one of the most difficult parts.  You have to be able to see certain things, recognize patterns, and develop a game where you have a fast paced thought process.   This...

Often times in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu we can get hyper focused on one goal at hand and it can detour us from the main goal of a roll, the submission.  What we mean by this is that we may just be thinking of...

Jiu Jitsu is often referred to as the gentle art but is bjj really a gentle art?  We have all gone against that guy that treats every roll like it is the final match of the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu World Championships.  Every match...

We have all heard that saying before but have we ever thought about applying that to our Brazilian Jiu Jitsu?  Patience can carry a bjj practitioner farther than they ever thought possible; patience is what differentiates the best from the regular ones.  But...

We all have that guy in the academy that is young, agile, explosive and aggressive.  The guy that blasts past our guard in all but 2 seconds, the guy who doesn’t know what a knee slice is only cartwheel passes, leg drags, X...

Jiu Jitsu is one of the toughest martial arts in the entire world; actually, it is one of the toughest things you can learn to do.  This difficulty condones an extremely high dropout rate; many people have said that Brazilian Jiu Jitsu has...