Basic Sets Of Controls Obtain Easier Passes... When passing the guard of skilled Jiu Jitsu practitioners, we are often met with intricate resistance such as frames, hip escaping, under hooks, and so on. Usually when passing, grapplers fail to establish good hand control...

Yes, and No... About 1% of the population is truly ambidextrous, meaning they have no dominant hand. This leads to people preferring specific sides of attack and defense. Being able to do techniques both sides is almost a must in BJJ, but in...

The Easy Berimbolo...The BABYBolo! The Da Liva Guard in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is one of the most popular and most utilized positions when someone is playing from their back. The numerous transitions, sweeps, and submission potential makes this guard dangerous even against skilled...

A Simple No-Gio Technique That Will Help Your Closed Guard Defense So, as an addendum to yesterday’s piece about how to deal with being inside the closed guard in no gi, Lachlan Giles presents us with another idea. This time he touches on...

We Are All Working Towards Our Goals. Let's Help Each Other Out... IF your BJJ academy feels like a family to you, then you’re in the right place. Many people search their entire lives for the things BJJ can provide. We all feel...

If you train Brazilian JiuJitsu there may be a variety of reasons why. From learning self defense, physical improvement, mental health, or perhaps social reasons. All of the before mentioned reasons to train BJJ are all potential benefits of training in the "gentle...

By now, many of us have seen the controversial ending to the Kasai 4 Pro bout between Renato Canuto and Vagner Rocha. It was a high-paced, back-and-forth, action-packed match (as predicted), and Canuto gritted out a victory by points, 3-0. He was able to...

The Scissor Sweep is one of the most basic jiu jitsu guard sweeps, to a point where everyone is bored by it and doesn't even bother trying it. As for most of us when we started, the scissor sweeps was used as the...

Just Get Out There...You Are Ready! Competition can be a nerve-racking. Choosing to compete is quite an endeavor for the beginning Jiu-Jitsu student. For Jiu-Jitsu this can be one of the ultimate testing ground for your game and how your strategy stacks up...

Let Tom DeBlass Simplify Your Triangle Set Up Fresh off of coordinating and running  the largest North American Trials event ever and cornering his first black belt Garry Tonon to his third MMA victory in the One Fighting Championships in Singapore, New Jersey...

Break Free Of The Closed Guard!  Playing the open guard in no gi might be the preference of many BJJ players. It’s a little faster, the leg lock entries are a little more accessible, and switching between the other guards is a little...

Want to know the secret to getting good really quickly? Fail. A lot. Now I'm not saying to go out and get beat up every time you put yourself on the mat. Or am I? Ego is the enemy of good jiu-jitsu.  If...

    As a seasoned Law Enforcement Officer (18 years), I have had the unfortunate experience to see the ugly side of life all too often. As a  Patrol Officer, I have responded to numerous assaults in my long career. Many of the...

Exploring this stacked card… Recently, ripples were made in the grappling community by the announcement of Masakazu Imanari v. Nicky Ryan at Polaris 8. They stated the following on their Instagram page, “Unfortunately due to injury, Ash Williams has had to pull out...

Ideas on the historic anniversary... Yesterday marked the 25th anniversary of the UFC. It was a historic day for both the promotion and the sport. For many in the grappling community, it served as another anniversary. It is the day that we were...