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...

Dean Lister shows how to get out of the nastiest heel hook on the planet! The incredible Dean Lister is back to teach us how to escape from a nasty heel hook. If you have been caught in one before you know how...

How to Handle Rear Naked Chokes by Dean Lister If you have been around the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu scene you will surely have heard the name Dean Lister. As one of the pioneers of jiu jitsu and mixed martial arts, Lister’s story is...

Learn The Kickstart Back Take From Mike Palladino Mike Palladino, is a World Champion Grappler, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Player, and Founder of Evolution Grappling Academy. In October of 2017, Palladino represented the U.S. in the Combat Wrestling World Championship, held in Honjo, Saitama,...

Learn An Arm Bar From North South Position With Kris Kim Kris Kim is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black belt under Tony Passos. He is the head instructor for Yongsan BJJ Trent Warrior Fitness Center. Kris is also the BJJ Coach for Team...

Marcos Tinoco Even though he is without the usual lasso guard that he's been perfecting against the elite, the Marcelo Garcia rep is here to add a world gold to his 2018 Pan American No-Gi title. He won 3 fights that day, two...

With IBJJF No-Gi Worlds in one week, let's take a second and look at some of the most high profile competitors who will be trying to become a no-gi champion. Isaque Bahiense Isaque has had a stellar year already, topped with a world...

Attacking the legs seems to be the go-to for most No-Gi grapplers today. This has caused old to be new again. Many passers will start to avoid the leg attack game by passing off of their knees. For some people it seems like...

Two Of The Best Modern Grapplers Face Off! Who Will Take It Home In Wales! Polaris, one of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu’s most prestigious and entertaining competition promotions has scheduled the 8th event for December 9th, 2018. This event is Polaris’s first veiling of...