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...

Should Max Holloway be Conor McGregor's next fight? Max Holloway should be the next fight for Conor McGregor.  Conor is fresh off a loss to Khabib Nurmagomedov. While Khabib’s next fight seems obvious in Tony Ferguson, Conor’s next fight is not as clear....

Exploring the float tank trend in Jiu Jitsu… Float tanks, also known as isolation tanks or sensory deprivation tanks have been the recent trend in Jiu Jitsu. They bring to mind the recovery baths the brotherhood would take in the movie Wanted. In...

Rafael "Formiga" Barbosa has one of the most effective and dynamic butterfly guard games in the world. Check out these butterfly guard attacks that will instantly raise your level of attacks in gi and no gi Jiu Jitsu Rafael Formiga Barbosa of Soul...

Escaping the North South Position is one of the most challenging positions to escape - in fact most jiu jitsu coaches even say that there is not much you can do from there! Well - leave it to Bernardo Faria to show you...

In this Jiu Jitsu Self Defense Video, You'll Learn the 5 Basic Jiu Jitsu Techniques and Movements to Help You Defend Yourself in a Street Fight or Any Self Defense Situation. The demonstrator in this video is a Jiu Jitsu and MMA coach...

The top jiu jitsu coaches in the world agree that the Kimura Grip is one of the most powerful grips for attacking submissions... like the kimura, but also chain into other submissions. According to John Danaher The Kimura is one of the most...

John Danaher constantly encourages his jiu jitsu students (Gordon Ryan, Gary Tonon, Tom DeBlass, and others) to attack with the front head lock and guillotine attacks. But, why does Mr Danaher suggest attacking the front headlock? Simple - it is a grappling control...

Defend The Smash!!! Defending smashing guard passes is a whole different beast when compared to standing guard passes. With enough dexterity and hip movement, you can make your standing guard pass defense pretty sophisticated. When it comes to smashing guard passing however, defending...