Learn Sambo And Wrestling To Improve Your Jiu Jitsu If you have spent any time on the mat, you already know that jiu jitsu is incredibly hard to learn and takes many years to master. There are many opinions and many tips on...

3 Simple Tips For A Better Crucifix If there is one position that does not get enough attention from the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu community it has to be the crucifix. Although most would consider the crucifix a “new school” technique, it really fell...

2 Excellent Spider Guard Techniques Often when BJJ practitioners think about the most effective guards they think about the widely used Spider Guard. There is a reason for this. It is considered one of the all time best guards for defending against an...

Roberto "Cyborg" Abreu is one of the most successful jiu jitsu competitors, instructors and academy leaders in the sport.  He is an ADCC Absolute Champion, multiple time IBJJF No Gi World Champion and World Masters Champion.  BJJ Fanatics is proud to welcome Cyborg...

Rafael Lovato has turned his sights to MMA, and he’s been wildly successful in his efforts so far. I don’t think we had any doubts that Lovato would make an effective transition to MMA given his extensive background and life long pursuit of...

Threaten Their Guard With A Submission OF Your Own! Undefended, the de la riva guard can be one of the most dangerous positions a guard player can use to attack a standing opponent. There are numerous sweeps, back takes, and submissions that many grapplers...

Set Up Your Setups For Greater Success! One of the coolest things about watching a high-level Jiu Jitsu match is that it is an extremely sophisticated battle of trickery and manipulation rather than a display of brute strength and mindless attacks new grapplers...

Go Check Out A New Gym. It Is Always A Good Time... Last week, while I was on vacation, I was a little unsure about training at a gym away from home.  I debated for a few days about whether or not I...

Recently on the Jocko Podcast he and his cohort Echo discussed some of the benefits of knowing Jiu-Jitsu. Specifically about how knowing how to fight can help avoid confrontation. Being confident in one's ability is a deterrent in itself.    When you spend...

Sprawl Not Working To Stop The Takedown? This Will Fix You Up! The singe leg may be the most common wrestling take down used in BJJ. It shows up frequently at all levels, and in all competition formats. It’s been adapted hundreds of...

The Featherweight Title Is On The Line In Canada! This Saturday, December 8th, UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega takes place at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.  The main event will feature a UFC Featherweight Championship bout between the champion Max Holloway...

3 Highly Effective Takedowns for Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Uki Waza: Uki Waza, or Floating Technique, is a sacrifice throw and one of the original 40 throws in Judo. This is a very effective technique because it is not size or strength dependent and...

Top Chokes for Brazilian Jiu Jitsu “For the choke, there are no tough guys”. This is an old saying from Helio Gracie and it is absolutely true. A strong, tough, athletic person can very easily ignore the pain of a joint lock and...

Ideas on adopting the over looked white belt… Jiu Jitsu is hard. Many people quit. In my own experience, none of the people who were white belts with me are still around. Many years have gone by. Sure, some move away. But a...

Cigano Comes Out On Top! The UFC Fight Night: dos Santos vs. Tuivasa (also known as UFC Fight Night 142) was held on December 2, 2018 at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre in Adelaide, Australia.  This even was the second time the UFC has...