Alliance black belt Thomas Lisboa recently visited the Bernardo Faria Academy to film his first instructional exploring one of his favorite positions the crucifix and the many different variations of the crucifixes he uses in training and competition.  In the video below, Lisboa...

Exploring an Unexpected Benefit of Jiu Jitsu. In the self-defense community, Jiu Jitsu has had it critics. How do you deal with multiple attackers? What do you do if your attacker has a knife? I do not want to explore the various criticism...

Does Jiu Jitsu as an art grow organically over time? Early in my Jiu Jitsu career, I heard two different philosophies regarding Jiu Jitsu. The first was, “I want to teach and preserve Jiu Jitsu the exact way it was taught to me.”...

Another Conor McGregor Khabib Nurmagodov Article - Commentary a Jiu Jitsuero Should Avoid. So the dust has cleared on the Khabib Conor fight. The night was entertaining and historic for many reasons. Yet, this is not an article breaking down techniques, discussing the state...

Exploring the Line Between Passion and Responsibility. If I could go back in time to tell my 10 year old self something it would be this, “Keep looking until you find that thing that you love. Search hard for it. Don’t be discouraged....

Most people on the mat are doing BJJ recreationally. It's to lose some weight, get some exercise, learn how to defend yourself, or just to stay a part of a community. So, do people need to spar every single class? Or is it...

 A Great Technique To Stop The Head Push To Finish The Pass! Perhaps, one of the greatest pressure-based passes in BJJ, the over under pass is a dynamic guard pass that can be used in a variety of ways. It firmly secures the...

We can be our own harshest critic, or we tell lies to ourselves Most of our instructors help us with assessing our game. This should be the most trusted voice we listen to. That said, we can also self-analyze our progress. When we...

Great Foundations Build Great Grapplers! In my early years of practicing Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, I was often keen on quickly moving through the fundamental techniques of the curriculum to progress to complicated techniques and weird guards. The grapplers I watched mostly, the Mendes...

Technical Jiu-Jitsu Always Wins... How many game changing details do you think it’s possible to learn in one 10-minute video? Every time I’m treated to some instruction with John Danaher, I’m immediately glued to the screen, and making a list of phenomenal details that...

The Mood Swing that comes with the End of Daylight Saving Time Most of us enjoyed the extra hour of sleep this weekend due to “falling back” with the end of Daylight Saving Time, but what about losing those daylight hours much earlier?...

Toughness. Do We Have It? Or Can We Develop It? This weekend I attended the ADCC North American Qualifier in Bayville, NJ. This is the second time I was able to make the trip to one of the most exciting, and challenging grappling...

Add this popular modern guard variation to your game  Making your guard game more dynamic is one of the best investments you can make in your BJJ game.  As a new student, those first few times opening your guard can be scary, frustrating...

Passing The Guard Can Become A Game Of Will... Be Relentless The days of passing the guard easily on first attempt is very rare except when done on brand new white belts. In fact, passing the guard on the second or even third attempt...

Simple Technique For A Quick Sweep The shin-on-shin guard in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is a very versatile position to sweep and enter into more dominant positions. This unique guard can be used against standing and seated partners. This position is effective and consistently...