No. Let Jiu-Jitsu help you! Striving to be at a healthy weight is always a good idea. If you ask a lot of our readers they will tell you the same thing about Jiu-Jitsu. When is the best time? How about right...

Trouble with losing weight? Jiu-Jitsu can help! Far to often when people set out to lose weight they do so with traditional fitness means. This could include treadmills, ellipticals, and free weights for the average part. What happens to some folks who use...

Is the Self Defense vs. Sport Debate Alive and Well? Three time ADCC veteran and former MMA fighter Tom DeBlass recently took to his social media to respectfully "agree to disagree" with a statement made by the legendary Rickson Gracie.  Arguably one of...

5 Tips To Improve Your Half Guard by Bernardo Faria &Tom Deblass There seems to be a love / hate relationship with the half guard in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Several top competitors are known for their half guards, such as Bernardo Faria,...

Recently, my home academy Leverage Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, which happens to be Tom DeBlass' first affiliate hosted both Garry Tonon and Gordon Ryan for a No Gi Super Seminar.  These two have have the competitive resumes that only the rarest of athletes could...

BJJ is a struggle.  It is a struggle every day against our training partners and opponents, but more importantly, it is a struggle against our pride and our ego.  Ask yourself, honestly, how many training sessions do you go home from not feeling...

Developing a Killer Closed Guard With This Jiu Jitsu Drill Closed guard submissions and sweeps can be sharpened by various jiu jitsu drills. Yes, the closed guard may favor longer leg fighters, However, no matter the type of body that you have, you...

If you train Brazilian JiuJitsu there may be a variety of reasons why. From learning self defense, physical improvement, mental health, or perhaps social reasons. All of the before mentioned reasons to train BJJ are all potential benefits of training in the "gentle...

Let Tom DeBlass Simplify Your Triangle Set Up Fresh off of coordinating and running  the largest North American Trials event ever and cornering his first black belt Garry Tonon to his third MMA victory in the One Fighting Championships in Singapore, New Jersey...

Exploring Carbs for the Jiu Jitsu Athlete... One of my favorite quotes from the movie and book, of the same title, Fight Club is the following: “Fight club gets to be your reason for going to the gym and keeping your hair cut...

Defending the half guard pass is all about one thing - the Half Guard Frame Tom Deblass (no gi half guard expert) and Bernardo Faria (master of all things half guard) break down how to defend against the half guard pass using the...

Jiu-Jitsu. Our Escape From Life When We Need It... Like many outlets, Jiu-Jitsu can provide assistance in dealing with problems in life. How it helps is different than say a therapist or a counselor. Jiu-Jitsu serves as an escape. Next time you are...

One thing we love about Tom Deblass is that his closed guard game is simple, effective, efficient and submission focused. If you've ever seen him compete or even watched some of this techniques from his half guard domination DVD series;you'll know that...

The Omoplata Position is Powerful, But Are You Finishing The Omoplata Submission? The omoplata is one of the most recognized and powerful submission attacks in BJJ and Submission Grappling - but it is typically used as a sweep or reversal (especially in no...

Attack early and often to set up your attack chain! In the early stages of Jiu-Jitsu beginners can get a little too defense minded. Although defense is a must, often times this leads a newbie to put up a defensive wall. Depending on...