If You Have Spent Any Time On The Mats You Know That Flexibility And Mobility Go A Long Way. Yoga Is A Practical Way To Improve Your BJJ, Especially On Active Recovery Days... It is often debated amongst many Brazilian Jiu Jitsu players...

When it comes to passing guard, a lot of technique comes down to your body size... It's a personal preference, but it helps to study grapplers who are similar in size to you... For smaller guys, passing the guard typically involves clever use...

On March 24th 2019 the International Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Federation hosted the annual Pan Am Championships in Irvine California.The Pan Ams are one of the most prestigious BJJ competitions with competitors from all over the world coming to test themselves against the best...

Having a little trouble with your armbar? I have always struggled with the arm bar, particularly from guard, but I’ve continuously lacked key elements to acquiring it and finishing it successfully from all positions. John Danaher has returned once again with the last...

  Anthony Pettis made a triumphant debut at welterweight in Nashville against Top 5 opponent Stephen Wonderboy Thompson. Leading up to the bout much was made about size difference, and perceived striking advantage of Wonderboy. As the fight went on it started to...

“Why ignore 50% of the body?” The quote all Jiu Jitsu practitioners are familiar and associate with John Danaher, one of the best leg lock instructors of all time. For many years, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu practitioners considered leg attacks to be taboo and...

One of the most popular positions in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is the half guard. Interestingly, many grapplers like Tom Deblass and Bernardo Faria would make the half guard their primary guard and will even force opponents to the position. The reason half guard...

Poland's Premier Black Belt Seeks First Pan Title Adam Wardzinski met Leandro Lo in the semi-final round and pulled off a dominating performance over Lo, who appeared to possibly have sustained an injury during the match.   After a few minutes of Wardzinski playing...

Of all the differences seen between gi Jiu Jitsu and no-gi Jiu Jitsu, it think you’ll notice they are most different from the closed guard. Defending against the closed guard in the gi is easier because you can use grips to your advantage...

There are many ways of passing the guard. The two main styles of passing the guard are quick passing and pressure passing. Each style of guard passes also has its own subsets. These subsets include going under the legs or over the legs....

Black Belt Titans Collide at Pans Lucas "Hulk" Barbosa will meet Leandro Lo in the Absolute Finals of the 2019 IBJJF Pan American Championships.  Leandro Lo looks to make this his third consecutive Pans where he wins both his weight and the Absolute...

  Time for an update folks As always with an Enter The System release people are flocking to receive the newest info laid forth by the Legendary John Danaher. He has revolutionized the approach to multiple aspects of BJJ. Leglocks, back attacks, front...

The UFC returns to Nashville and features a main event between Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson and Anthony ‘Showtime’ Pettis. Curtis Blaydes and Justin Willis will take place in the co main event slot. The main event seems to be the type of fight where...

If you’ve been training Jiu Jitsu for more than a few months by the time you got to this article, you probably think the closed guard is a boring position that doesn’t work against anyone that has a blue belt or higher rank....

Edwin Najmi is a black belt Brazilian Jiu Jitsu practitioner from California. Edwin displayed interest in combat sports at a young age and eventually pursued a full time career, becoming one of the top competitors in the sport. Although Edwin initially began his...