Exploring the bout... Josh Leduc, a Jiu Jitsu black belt under Rob Khan is scheduled to face Brandon “The Strangler” Ruiz for the Catch Wrestling World Heavyweight title Saturday January 19th. Submissionwrestlingart.com defines Catch Wrestling as, “Catch Wrestling is a combat sport and...

Polaris 8 Results: Craig Jones Defeats Keenan Cornelius In Tough Match Up This past weekend Cardiff Wales hosted the 8th Polaris Jiu Jitsu Invitational. This is considered by many to be Europe’s most prestigious grappling event. The main card was headlined by a...

3 Of The Best Chokes For Gi There is something special about the gi when it comes to choking another guy out. Having a collar, sleeves, and even a belt to grab a hold of really opens up a level of control to...

Butterfly Guard Sweep Against The Underhook by Cesar Casamajó If you have been around the BJJ world you may have heard of Cesar Casamajo. Cesar is a 25 year old black belt from Brazil. He has many years ahead of him as a...

BJJ for MMA: The Rat Guard About a year or so ago I was introduced to The Rat Guard and I immediately saw the power of this guard. Keeping an opponent’s posture down is my biggest struggle when working my guard, and Rat...

Finishing With Lapel Choke by Marco Barbosa If you have never heard of Marco Barbosa before you surely will have seen or heard of one of his many students. Barbosa is one of the most popular coaches in Brazil. He is responsible for...

Mario Roberto Shows A Bicep Slicer from Arm Bar Learn how to use a biceps slicer to finish the match when your opponent is resisting your arm bar attempt. The bicep slicer is an attack on your opponent that can seriously cause some...

Butt Kick Entrance into Single Leg by Leonardo Saggioro Leonardo Saggioro is considered by many to be one of the greatest Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belts in the world alive today. What makes Leonardo Saggioro an all  time great is the simplicity with...

Mayssa Bastos Wins The Strawweight Title! This past Sunday, December 9, 2018, the Onnit Academy in Austin, TX hosted the Eddie Bravo Invitational 18.  This event consisted of the inaugural women strawweight tournament. World Championship Competitors This tournament featured 16 no gi competitors,...

Take 10 Minutes...Give Your Body Some Love! Stretching is one the most important elements of health and fitness grapplers tend to ignore even though it is vitally necessary. Because of the grueling nature of our wonderful support, our bodies tend to remain tense...

They Are Testing Themselves. Help Them Out! If you find yourself in a situation in which your teammates are preparing for a competition, you should offer them help in anyway possible. Helping teammates preparing for a Jiu Jitsu competition or MMA fight will...

 Old School Sweeps Still Work! Recently I saw a post that showed Marcelo Cohen sweeping his opponents in multiple competitions using a technique known as the Old Man Sweep. It seemed quite intriguing to me as it seems to be quite accessible. The...

After We Train Jiu-Jitsu, Lots Of Things Kind Of Become Trivial... What if anything gives you anxiety? I never had issues with anxiety but there is one thing that causes an uneasy feeling in my soul. Driving to unfamiliar destinations alone. I know...

2 Extremely Effective Recoveries For Hip Switch With Tom DeBlass Today we will look at two extremely effective recoveries for hip switch.  In Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and all other grappling martial arts, the hips are an effective way to control an individual from...

2 Wrestling Take Downs For BJJ by Ben Askren As one of the newest fighters to the UFC roster, Ben Askren has a lot to teach us about the art of grappling. Askren is a mixed martial artist, former Olympic wrestler, former ONE...