Everyone Trains Jiu Jitsu Differently No matter what your current belt level, gender, or even goals are, you should be willing to train with anyone. Being accessible and eager is the first step in becoming a great training partner. The second step in...

Travis Stevens Double Leg Defense With Reverse Triangle By many in the world of Jiu Jitsu and grappling are familiar with Travis Stevens. Stevens is considered to be one of the most successful American Judo Athletes in the history of martial arts. His...

  Brazilian JiuJitsu is a martial art thousands of people enjoy, although crime statistics show most JiuJitsu practitioners will never have to use their JiuJitsu skills in a self defense situation away from the mats. Therefore, the only time a JiuJitsu practitioner will...

Passing the guard can be a tricky endeavor. Luckily for us one of the most dominant passers in the game has us covered, not only for passing but also the take down game. Lucas Barbosa is the reigning 2018 Middle-Heavy World Champion. With...

Easy Reversal That Works On Opponents Of All Sizes... We’ve been enjoying these snip-it’s from Bruno Malfacine’s upcoming instructional for the past few weeks. While we wait impatiently for the release to drop, he’s been giving us some interesting concepts to mull over....

In case you don’t know, Leo Viera is one of the most successful Brazilian Jiu Jitsu practitioners and competitors to ever step on the mat. Not only is he extremely skilled beyond comprehension, he is also a very entertaining grappler to watch as...

The Worst Position To Get Stuck In Bernardo Faria is a 5x World Jiu-Jitsu Champion as a Black Belt from the Alliance Jiu Jitsu Team who holds an extensive competitive resume with titles at the world’ top tournaments such as the European Championship...

Closed Guard: Breaking Posture and the Arm bar by Dan Covel When you have an opponent in your closed guard they are going to be fighting for two primary things: grips and posture. Breaking down their posture is vital if you are on...

 An Exciting Night Of Jiu-Jitsu In San Diego! Main Event: Lovato vs. Hinger This Saturday, at Fight 2 Win 95 at the Town and Country Resort in San Diego, CA the main event featured top American grapplers Josh Hinger  and Rafael Lovato Jr....

Exploring the use of kuzushi in Jiu Jitsu… Kuzushi is a term commonly used in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.  Wikipedia describes Kuzushi as, “a Japanese term for unbalancing an opponent in the Japanese martial arts. The noun comes from the transitive verb kuzusu (崩す),...

Ideas on the mind maps for Jiu Jitsu… The question for me is always, “what is the best way to learn Jiu Jitsu?” It is like a pebble in my shoe. It is always there. When I think that I have solved it...

How To “Get Back On The Horse” In Brazilian Jiu Jitsu or any grappling martial art, how do you get back on the proverbial horse after you have fallen off? It has happened to the best of us. An injury or life event...

Sergio Penha: Tap Your Opponent Using Only Pressure From Side Control Side control is one of the most common positions to attack submissions from, but did you know you can submit your opponent using only pressure? Most of us will attack the arm...

Concepts When Doing Closed Guard By Travis Stevens If you have been around the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu scene for some time you have probably heard the name Travis Stevens. Travis is a judoka and BJJ practitioner from the United States who competed in...

Demoralize Your Opponent With Kurt Osiander’s Side Control! Side control is one of the most amazing positions you can find yourself. Sorry, not on bottom, I am talking about on top. Why is it so good to be in top side control? Well,...