I like the Faria Sweep; I don’t know why.  Maybe it’s because—despite being in my 40s—the move is close enough to a wedgie to make me giggle like a 10 year old? It also has the advantage of working really well.  The more...

The Champ is here, and he’s bringing his takedowns with him. When talking about the most accomplished athletes in combat sports, Henry Cejudo is sure to come up. He is the only Olympic GOLD MEDALIST and UFC Champion. This weekend he will have...

When we’re looking to escape side control and improve our position, it's not always such a one-dimensional effort... When we first begin learning to escape side control, we’re often taught to turn back in to our partner, begin escaping our hips, and recompose...

Over the years, it’s become the mantra of Jiu Jitsu. Repeated countless times in every school in the world. Leave your ego at the door. Let your ego go. For some people this can be one of those easier said than done type...

Arguably the most dreaded position to get trapped in is knee on belly. When a top player acquires this brutal position, they are easily capable of applying all of their weight against the bottom player, making it painful and hard to get out...

If you recall back to you when you were just getting started in Jiu Jitsu, you’ll remember being taught to open the closed guard by posturing, putting one hand on your opponent and pushing their guard open with your other hand. Sure, this...

The scissor sweep has been a long time favorite of mine.   Personally, I feel like it’s one of the easiest, simplest sweeps to learn as a newcomer to Jiu jitsu, but it is also something that you can continue to develop, get...

In a match that held the crowd on tenterhooks in the Pyramid at Long Beach,  California, Gabriel Arges became this year's gold medal winner at Middleweight. In the final match, he met the talented Isaque Bahiense on the mat and battled through until...

It’s easy to take people for granted.  And the terrible truth is that, the more reliable a person is, the easier it is to take them for granted. The problem is so bad that we’ve had to create national holidays just to remind...

Is Intermittent fasting the new fad diet?  Why are so many people talking about it? How do you do it properly? I should start by telling you, I am not a doctor, nor a nutritionist.  I’m writing strictly about my experiences with fasting...

I recently received my purple belt and I struggled with accepting that I was “purple belt level”.   That is until I watched Professor Bernardo Faria’s video “When you feel you don’t deserve to be promoted to a new belt”.  Professor Faria makes...

In the a street fight situation arguably the worst place you can possibly be is in bottom mount, the aggressor on top of you holding you down with all his weight and having the ability to land full force deadly strikes to your...

A good knee on belly can be pretty uncomfortable, a great one can be downright sickening. Depending on the top players understanding of weight distribution, the knee on belly position can be incredibly difficult to escape from. In the gi, where there are...

With the release and success of John Wick 3, it is undeniable that Keanu Reeves has learned some serious moves since the film series began in 2014. After all he has trained with some amazing martial artists for the role such as the...

We hear people cluck their tongues all the time about how entitled the younger generations are, about how they think everything should be handed to them, and about how they’re not willing to work for anything. They’re right—but it’s not just the younger...