Jacare Souza With A Stellar Performance Over Chris Weidman At UFC 230 Jacare made his presence known to the Middleweight division on Saturday night at UFC 230. In an epic battle between two stalwarts of the division Jacare turned the tide of battle...

Common ground on the IBJJF. The International Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Federation or IBJJF recently made waves by requiring competitors to pay a yearly membership fee of $40 dollars. This fee is in addition to tournament costs.  The change goes into effect January 2019...

This weekend saw the first North American trials for the 2019 Abu Dhabi Combat Championships, with the champion at each of the five weight classes punching his ticket to the toughest submission grappling tournament on the planet. So, who is in for ADCC's so...

Simple Pass, Right Into A Slick Submission! The knee slice pass may be the most common guard pass in BJJ. Whether its being utilized in the gi or no gi, the pass lends itself to a variety of players. Tall, short, stocky, skinny,...

The Omoplata Position is Powerful, But Are You Finishing The Omoplata Submission? The omoplata is one of the most recognized and powerful submission attacks in BJJ and Submission Grappling - but it is typically used as a sweep or reversal (especially in no...

Jiu Jitsu's complicated relationship with marijuana. High Rollerz tournament has been making waves within the Jiu Jitsu community. Although the first event was held in June and the second was held in September, the tournaments are still garnering a significant amount of attention....

There's been a lot of talk the last few years about "systems", these series of moves that all work together so that, once you start attacking, you'll have an answer for every possible reaction, giving you a huge competitive advantage. But, are these...

Leg locks have a reputation across jiu-jitsu as something of a dark art, something that is meant for only those who are willing to play a little riskier than everyone else. The IBJJF and most gym cultures back this up by making any...

Attack early and often to set up your attack chain! In the early stages of Jiu-Jitsu beginners can get a little too defense minded. Although defense is a must, often times this leads a newbie to put up a defensive wall. Depending on...

Small Changes That Will Improve Your Omoplata! Submissions from the closed guard in no gi can be tricky. With everything being so slippery and the absence of the grips we enjoy in the gi, our options become different. That doesn’t mean we can’t...

How To Finish The Kimura EVERY TIME with John Danaher and Bernardo Faria The kimura is one of the first major submissions you learn in Jiu Jitsu.  The kimura itself is a shoulder and elbow lock submission that can really bit attacked from...

This Takedown Should be Part of Every Grappler's Game Wrestling is a component of Jiu Jitsu that not all grapplers attempt to continuously improve in. As the guard game develops, Jiu Jitsu practitioners will often ignore the takedowns as they are more certain...

Missing those Zzzz's can impact performance   Sleep is an often-ignored element of physical and mental health among people of all ages. Ironically, people who sleep a limited amount are braggadocious about the few hours of rest they get. Being a student, I...

The cauliflower ear. I remember attending my first practices with the middle school wrestling team and seeing my coach with a bulging deformed ear. I honestly had no idea what it was at the time, and I was afraid to ask him. I...

Can you get out of this BJJ predicament?                                                       If there was one position you feel most...