Punch To Stop A Takedown? Learn It Here!! In this video, by Shane Fazen, his group of FIGHTTIPS instructors (Bubba Jenkins, Vince ‘The Anomaly’, and Coach PJ) breakdown Khabib vs McGregor but they also talk about a striking option to stop a takedown....

Do Not Get Complacent...And Be An Example Of Good Jiu-Jitsu Practices As a student who has been training for a while it is important to remember that new students will look to how others train. For an academy this can be a great...

Just Trust That Things Will Work... And, In Time, The Will This concept may drive some people nuts, but the idea behind it can be highly beneficial in BJJ. “Faking” it means acting the way you plan to be. In Jiu-Jitsu means having...

What is the Value of a Belt? The older I get, the more I realize you never quite get what you deserve. Rarely does the punishment fit the crime. Rarely does the reward fit the prize. For example, even if your job pays...

When things don't go your way, what do you do? Tom DeBlass has walked onto and competed on some of the most prestigious mats in the world.  A three time ADCC North American Trials winner and subsequent ADCC veteran, he has stepped onto...

The 5 Sambo Fusion | Vlad Koulikov Videos That Will Change Your Game Vlad Koulikov - Master of Sport in Sambo, BJJ Black Belt, Judo Black Belt, No-Gi Grappling Bad-Ass and Foot Lock Machine (how's THAT for an intro!?) ... is regarded as...

The "Olympic Trials" Of Grappling Are Here For 2018! Competitors List Below! This Saturday, November 3rd, the ADCC 2018 North American East Coast Pro Trials takes place in Bayville, NJ.  Competitors in the 66kg, 77kg, 88kg, 99kg, +99kg, are vying to qualify for...

We all remember cramming before some big test in school, trying to make up for all the lost time spent doing something else. Sadly, for a lot of us, the promise of an upcoming belt promotion can lead us down that same road,...

Sneaky Arm Lock For A Quick Submission! We love sneaky submissions that come out of nowhere. Especially when your opponent may be in the middle of mounting their offense and we take advantage at just the right moment. These may be some of...

Demetrious Johnson To OneFC. Will He Compete In More Than Just MMA? Demetrious Johnson was “traded” in a historic and never-before-seen move from the UFC to the huge Asian fight promotion ONE FC. This comes after Demetrious lost his belt to Henry Cejudo...

A Solid Foundation Is The Cornerstone Of A Great Jiu-Jitsu Game... We all learn in different ways, we all started at different academies, and all of our BJJ paths vary. This is one of the beautiful things about BJJ. No two practitioners are...

Can DC Retain His Heavyweight Title? This weekend we are treated to the main event of UFC 230 between all-time great Daniel Cormier and fan favorite Derrick Lewis. With all of the chaos leading up to finding a main event for Madison Square...

Who Takes This Co-Main Event For A Potential Shot At The Middleweight Title? The co-main event scheduled for this weekend is a BJJ fan’s dream. Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza meets up with New York’s own Chris Weidman. Both men are black belts in the...

Expansion On A Classic Position.... In early September, I attended a seminar led by Eli Knight as part of his ‘Bladed Grappler’ series.  All of the techniques involved the scenario of when an attacker has a knife. The majority of the material covered...

When It's Time...It Will Be The Best Thing You Ever Did For Your Children When I first started training jiu jitsu 10 years ago, our academy had kid’s classes three days a week, before the adult classes.  At the time, I thought the...