Exploring the cancellation... Yesterday, ADCC’s website made the following announcement, “Today ADCC Committee has announced that the 1st ADCC Asia &Oceania Trial 2018 has been CANCELLED due to lack of competitors. ADCC Trials are qualifiers to the big ADCC Worlds event that...

Jiu Jitsu black belt Kent Peters’ Instagram account was deleted without warning. He had over 20,000 plus followers. Many of us are fans of the free instructional videos he posts.  Check out this video titled Deep Half Guard DOA HeelHook Entry - ZombieProofBJJ (NoGi)....

Do Not Break The Rules...Navigate Around Them! Leg locks have enjoyed some serious time in the spotlight over the last few years. While the hype may have come down a notch or two, the fact remains, they have become a huge factor in...

This past Friday (November 30, 2018), the  The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters Finale was held at the Pearl Theatre in Las Vegas, NV.   This was the 28th season of the Ultimate Fighter, and featured women's featherweights and men's heavyweights.    The coaches for this...

 Baby Steps To Greatness! A Few At A Time... What is your approach to achieving your most important goals? What is your mindset like? Often times we put goals in front of ourselves that are realistic, but the time we wish to achieve...

For many years, I enjoyed the lax style of Jiu Jitsu that me and many of my companions partook in. Not to say that we did not start to train aggressively in preparation for competition, but outside of that, our Jiu Jitsu was...

John Danaher...Dropping More Knowledge One important aspect of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu that I appreciate the most is that to be successful in submitting a skilled opponent, I have to seize any potential opponent that presents itself. Most new practitioners go about trying to...

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

Getting Comfortable With Discomfort in Jiu Jitsu If you have been around the jiu jitsu world long enough, there is a good chance you were strangled by someone you did not think would be capable of causing you such a great level of...

Grappling Flow: Jiu Jitsu Sit Up Guard - Half Guard Sweep - Foot Lock Attacks This TRITAC Grappling Flow series starts off when you're fighting from the Combat Guard or BJJ Sit-up Guard when your opponent in standing. You will learn how to...

How to Train Martial Arts Skills for Real Self Defense There is a process for learning and to train martial arts skills for Self Defense.  It's not a simple as training one martial art technique. You need to test and train those skills...

Joao Rocha BJJ Throw: Kneeling Ippon Seoi Nage BJJ Black Belt Joao Rocha of Soul Fighters, hits a beautiful Kneeling Ippon Seo Nage a the BJJ Tournament: IBJJF New York Pro. João Gabriel Rocha is a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ)...

If you want to progress in this art, do not make the mistake of believing all you have to do is roll a lot. I've seen it too many times and wish I could go back in time and tell myself what I...

Get more productive on the mats immediately What can you accomplish in 10 minutes?  Maybe you can walk to the corner store, fold a load of laundry, or stand in line at your local bank branch.  Ten minutes is definitely not a long...

Exploring strength in the combat athlete... For the combat athlete, strength, size and agility always plays a factor in a fight. When two athletes of the same technical abilities square off, the stronger or faster athlete will win.  It would be nice if...