Henry Akins is one of the most sought after BJJ instructors in the world. A black belt under the great Rickson Gracie, Akins has a knack for instructing us on the more unseen themes of BJJ, helping practitioners worldwide to delve deeper...

  The half guard may be the most highly utilized position in all of BJJ. With one of the most exciting and well-rounded platforms, this incredibly useful guard configuration is the chosen homebase for thousands of BJJ enthusiastists and high level competitors alike....

  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...

  Side control offers a great deal of comfortability as far as controlling your training partners and opponents go. Oftentimes it's the first dominant place we become comfortable, due to the stabilization that we can achieve and there's a whole host of great...

CrossFit Champ and BJJ Purple Belt Jason Khalipa Has A Couple Tips... Brazilian jiu-jitsu and fitness have been on a collision course for quite some time. It seems that nowadays if you hope to be successful at any competitive level, you must find...

  Using the gi to finish a grappling exchange is not only a great use of resources, it's also the essence of jiu-jitsu itself. Finding crafty methods to choke your opponents should be something that you delve into very early on in your...

  Over the course of a long, illustrious, and successful career, Lucas Lepri has easily cemented himself as one of the greatest competitors of our time. His accolades include multi[ple world titles in gi and no gi alongside plenty of other prestigious accomplishments...

  When we think of the  most exciting grapplers to ever grace the competition stage, Garry Tonon is easily at the very top of the list. When Tonon comes to the competitive grappling arena he doesn't just bring an incredible will to win,...

  10 years ago, it wasn’t  likely that you’d run into a wide variety of guards in your training stints on the mat. Closed guard, half guard, maybe a little bit of open or butterfly guard was common. But jiu-jitsu has evolved a...

  The modern BJJ game is chalked full of innovations and outside the box thinking. As our art has progressed, practitioners from all over the world at all levels have continued to develop jiu-jitsu that suits their own unique style and needs. From...

  The north south choke is one of the most elusive submissions in all of BJJ. Though it seems simple and direct, this neck attack can be a tough one to finish for many of us. There are elements of perfect positioning that...

  Getting your back taken can be a BJJ death sentence if you’re on the other end of an exchange with a proficient player. The back is often touted as the best position in BJJ and this is for good reason. With all...

  Opening the closed guard has to be one of the most common problems in the history of BJJ training. This decades old conundrum plagues our training sessions to this day when dealing with proficient bottom players. Many of us do our best...

  Everyone loves to be a beast on the mats but we usually attribute submissions and positional dominance to being a so called “beast”. But... great defense is just as important if not more important than being a dominant practitioner. If you're a...

  With the rise and spread of the covid-19 virus, many BJJ schools have been forced or have elected to shut their doors. These new restrictions and mandates have hit the BJJ community incredibly hard and the current situation has many school owners...