In BJJ We Can Always Learn From Everybody If you have been training Brazilian Jiu Jitsu for a long time, you will probably have forgotten what it feels like to be a white belt stepping on the mats for the very first time....

Dean Lister Neck Crank From Side Control When it comes to Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, and all grappling martial arts in general, neck cranks can be one of the most effective ways to brutalize your opponent. The neck is one of the most commonly...

Get your mind right for 2019 with the Fanatics Podcast The holiday season can be jam packed with more fun, friends, family and frivolity than any 2 week period should be able to hold.  The downside to all of the festivities is a...

Check Out This Balloon Sweep Variation by Bruno Malfacine If you have been around the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu scene you will have likely heard of Bruno Malfacine. Bruno Malfacine is a 10 time Black Belt World Champion. Bruno is the only competitor to...

Open The Closed Guard In 3 Simple And Easy To Learn Steps! If there is one position that you will use your entire Brazilian Jiu Jitsu career, whether as a student in a live roll, or as a competitor, it is definitely closed...

How To Flow In Brazilian Jiu Jitsu The concept of flowing in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is often over looked. Many of us when we go to train think that it is all about fighting as hard as we can in order to get...

3 Simple Steps To Nail A Pendulum Arm Bar From Closed Guard The closed guard is known for its versatility, especially when it comes down to nailing a submission. Did you know there are a variety of arm bars you can hit from...

Chael Sonnen Head and Arm choke with Bernardo Faria and Fabiano Scherner Today we are here with Chael Sonnen, Bernardo Faria, and Fabiano Scherner to go over the details of the head and arm or arm triangle choke. If you do not know...

Knee Push Sweep Butterfly Guard by Bruno Malfacine Who is Bruno Malfacine? Bruno Malfacine is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu competitor. He began training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in 1998 at the age of eleven under Carlos Santana. After Santana stopped coaching, Malfacine moved to the...

"Old Guy" Stops Pressure Passing In Its Tracks! (Scissor Sweep by Jay Wadsworth) Jay Wadsworth is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu instructor and an urban cop in western New York. He is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt representing BJJ Revolution Team (Julio “Foca” Fernandez)....

Long Step Knee Cut Pass Defense by Mikey Musumeci Mikey Musumeci is the most accomplished American Grappler on the planet. Mikey is a 2 time Black Belt World Champion. He is a black belt under Gilbert “Durinho” Burns and Jonatas “Tagarela” Gurgel. Mikey...

Learn This Easy Back Escape In Just 2 Simple Steps It is commonly agreed that in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, self defense, and other grappling martial arts such as wrestling and sambo, that the worst thing you can let someone do in a fight...

Cloverleaf by Charles Harriott Charles Harriott is a lifelong martial artist with a passion for Jiu Jitsu and a focus on a conceptual approach to teaching. Charles Harriott is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt and he is a BJJ Globe Trotters Instructor. He...

Switching to Alternative by John Danaher  Who is John Danaher?  For a long time he was the best kept secret in grappling. He was known as the coach to MMA fighters and champions of the highest caliber. Fighters like George St. Pierre and...

Hand Block Go Behind by John Danaher Who is John Danaher?  For a long time he was the best kept secret in grappling. He was known as the coach to MMA fighters and champions of the highest caliber. Fighters like George St. Pierre...