Add Some Reversal Variety To Your Butterfly Guard Game! The butterfly guard and its attractive set of utilities is favorite among some of the best players in the world. It’s a preferred open guard platform to practitioners of all sizes and shapes, and...

The Young Prodigy Takes The Win At Polaris! This past weekend in Cardiff, Wales, BJJ fans were treated to a match between BJJ “prodigy” 17 year old Nicky Ryan and Japanese MMA and leglock legend, Masakazu Imanari.  The match was an exciting back...

5 Great Exercises For BJJ By Malcom Gwilliam How much time off the mats do you dedicate to improving your jiu jitsu? If you are new to the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu scene, or have very little experience on the mats, you might not...

Does Rolling With Emotion Help Or Hinder Your Game? If you have studied with any high level Brazilian Jiu Jitsu players you will know how passionate they are about the sport. Anyone with a strong competitive mindset is susceptible to being an emotional...

Yuri Simoes Butterfly Cradle To Back Take In the world of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu the more unique your pass is the more effective it becomes. We often spend a lot of time learning how to defend. By doing this we grow a keen...

Learn The Cross Collar Choke From Roger Gracie Roger Gracie is a 14 time World, ADCC, Brazilian Nationals, and Pan Americans Champion. Roger has choked out many of the best utilizing the basics of jiu jitsu. It goes without saying Roger Gracie is...

Kurt Osiander’s Loop Choke Kurt Osiander is a legendary black belt in the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu community. If you have not heard of him before then let me fill you in. Osiander earned his black belt from Ralph Gracie, of the infamous Gracie...

Kurt Osiander shows his favorite arm bar escapes and defenses If you have spent any time on the mats training Brazilian Jiu Jitsu or any other grappling martial art you will have likely heard of the arm bar. It is one of the...

Gordon Ryan Back Control System Gordon Ryan, a pupil of the infamous Danaher Death Squad, is a well know Brazilian Jiu Jitsu player. If you are familiar with the Eddie Bravo Invitational (EBI) tournaments, you will have likely seen him compete at one...

Learn The Tai Otoshi From Jimmy Pedro And Travis Stevens The Tai Otoshi (or body drop) is an incredibly powerful throw in Judo. Technically it is classified as a hand technique in Kodokan Judo but as you will see it involves your entire...

Sick Ouchi Gari with Judo Black Belt Matt D'Aquino Matt D’Aquino a judoka form Australia. He competed in the extra light weight category. He is a 4th degree judo black belt and a BJJ brown belt. He was won the Australian judo championship...

The Top 3 Ways Jiu Jitsu Will Improve Your Life Someone who is new to jiu jitsu may not be familiar with the many benefits jiu jitsu provides your life outside the gym. If you are new to Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, or are...

Tom DeBlass Shows Some Amazing Closed Guard Options Tom DeBlass is the guy to learn closed guard from. Tom has competed in the middleweight division for Bellator and the UFC with a professional record of 9 and 2. DeBlass is also a 3rd...

Exploring indicators of a toxic Jiu Jitsu culture… Often times, dirty mats come to mind when we think of a toxic Jiu Jitsu gym. Most likely, we all have seen one gym that should have been cleaned with fire. However, there are other...

Exploring aggressiveness in Jiu Jitsu… Aggression can be defined as a forceful and sometimes overly assertive pursuit of one's aims and interests. Aggressiveness in life is often applauded. However, there are many circumstances where it can be deemed as inappropriate at best and...