A lot of BJJ practitioners will cross-train wrestling to help improve their takedowns. What good is your top game if you can't get the fight there, right? While you are working on those important single legs and double legs, you might actually be...

There's nothing that says "you will die... if you don't tap" more than a good jiu jitsu choke :) Lachlan Giles is considered one of Australia's best grapplers - especially know for this coaching and training with other top Aussies:  Livia Gluchowska and...

When John Danaher gives a guard its own name AND it's named after one of the most iconic American Grapplers: Shawn Williams, you pay attention to the transitions. Shawn Williams was the 5th USA black belt under Renzo Gracie and John Danaher (awarded...

What is spatial awareness? Spatial awareness: Spatial awareness is the ability to be aware of oneself in space. It is an organised knowledge of objects in relation to oneself in that given space. Spatial awareness also involves understanding the relationship of these objects...

You Have A Great Base...Now Believe In The Technique! Wrestling is just about the best background you can have when starting jiu-jitsu. You have at least a little knowledge on the ground, you know how to control your own/others body, and you are...

The Often Overlooked Idea of Training Structure. Lately, the words training structure have been infinitely exciting to me. In the same way a leg lockers eyes light up when he hears wedges or Ashi Garmi. In the same fashion as it was for...

Should Toolish Behavior Delay Promotion to Blue Belt? There is often a morality clause before promotion to black belt. It is a common statement, “I won’t give a black belt to someone with poor moral character.” It makes sense. That individual as a...

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...