It Only Makes Senses.... It’s no surprise to anyone who knows me what my original passion was back in the day: wrestling.  I competed for years in middle school, high school, and across the North Carolina USA Wrestling circuit, and had a blast...

  The absolute division is always a fan favorite. The idea of smaller competitors getting a shot to rise to the top and defeat their larger peers is a unique opportunity that only Jiu-Jitsu provides. This year’s 2019 Absolute Finals have been set...

The Stage Is Set For AMAZING Black Belt Gi Worlds!! The time has come and one of the most prestigious Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu events is upon us. Held in beautiful Long Beach, California the IBJJF GI World Championships never disappoint! 2019 has been a very...

  Submission Underground has slowly been building momentum and putting on better cards every show. SUG 9 looks to be following the same trend! Everyone’s favorite Aussie Craig Jones will take on one of the scariest men to ever step into the Octagon,...

  The UFC takes to Stockholm, Sweden this weekend for Fight Night 153 featuring a hometown hero in the main event slot. That hometown guy is none other than Alexander Gustafsson. He will face Alex “lionheart” Smith. Although this fight and some of...

  Few athletes in Jiu-Jitsu stay busier than Adam Wardzinski. The Polish Powerhouse has over 20 matches spanning the globe in 2019 so far. Wardzinski looks to play spoiler for the 2019 Heavyweight division. In his way stands some of the stoutest Jiu-Jitsu...

Professor Bernardo Faria breaks down the best way to improve our cardio for BJJ... Do more Jiu jitsu…. The end. Ok, so you were hoping for some more insight into how to improve your cardio for Jiu Jitsu.  It really is that simple,...

According to these high level black belts, here are the submissions every black belt should know and love. Of all of the questions I had when I started my jiu jitsu journey, “Am I working on the right thing” and “Am I where...

A question I have asked many times, and continue to ask myself often, am I where I should be in this journey?   It seems to me in jiu jitsu, or in anything in life really, it’s natural to look at others and...

  In what might be the most stacked Rooster weight division in years, Malfacine will have his work cut out for him to obtain his 11th world title at black belt. Bruno will see the return of an old rival in Caio Terra,...

This is the second look at the De La Riva Guard Sweep. For additional information about this sweep, check out our first post on the subject.  When I first started Jiu Jitsu, the position that attracted me the most was open guard. This was...

The flower sweep is a closed guard sweep that students usually learn as white belts. It follows in suit in simplicity with the sit-over sweep and the scissor sweeps. These are three sweeps from closed guard that every white belt should know before...

This is the first installment of our new Docu-Series "I Am A BJJ Fanatic."  In this episode we get an inside look at one of the best modern competitors lives.  Leonardo "Cascao" Saggioro was the Adult IBJJF Black Belt Runner Up two years...

Spread the word, Jiu-Jitsu is for everyone! Being a long time practitioner, I believe that it is a responsibility of mine to spread the word about jiu-jitsu. Actually, I believe that it is the responsibility of all that train jiu jitsu to be...

We are all familiar with the items that need to have for BJJ training. Gi, training shorts, rash guard, sandals, mouthguard, water bottle, compression wear, and a change of clothes for after. Those are the basic items we need for a day on...