Woodley retains welterweight title with D'Arce Choke  This weekend, Tyrone Woodley successfully defended his Welterweight title with a win over the Brit Darren Till via D'Arce choke.  After the fight, Woodley was awarded his black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.   Want to learn...

What is this 'truck position' of which you speak? If your knowledge and exposure of 10th Planet jiu jitsu is limited, then the first time someone puts you in the truck position can seem downright demoralizing. Not to mention the host of nasty...

Lion Killer Leaves An Absence in Grappling World We miss seeing the “Lion Killer” on the grappling stage. Garry Tonon has provided us with years of exciting and inspiring moments during his run as one of BJJ’s stand out stars. Tonon has since...

Effective Deep Half Guard Sweep Sometimes Ignored Deep half guard has become a position after many years, that I'm finally becoming a bit more comfortable with.  As a bigger grappler, it never seemed like it made much sense to dive beneath and between...

 5X World Champ Gives Secret to BJJ Toughness Bernardo Faria is no stranger to competition.  Recently honored by the IBJJF for being one of only a few people to have ever won the Open Class World Championships.  His career included 5 World Championships. ...

Training Mats Are For Experimenting There's been a lot written and talked about regarding the way one should approach the training mats.  Do you train and roll to win?  Do you go easy and let the other person work?  Recently Tom DeBlass posted...

Paulo DQ'd After UWW Upholds USADA Ban On of jiu-jitsu’s most decorated competitors was caught off guard this weekend while competing at the UWW 2018 World Grappling Championship. After submitting his first opponent, Paulo Miyao was disqualified from the competition. Miyao had received...

Young Gun Highlight Will Get You Moving BJJ highlight videos are one of the best tools to get yourself excited to get out there and train.  If you're ever in a position where your motivation is lagging, a quick three to five minute...

Versatile Submission From Ground Marshal The guard by nature is a defensive position.  On a basic level, the closed guard is a place to maintain distance and control, protecting from the guard pass or potential strikes in a self defense scenario.  The half...

 Lessons from the short film "Unstoppable"  Bernardo Faria is one of the most successful BJJ competitors to have ever stepped on the mats.  As a young man, he faced the same challenges everyone faces as they grow up and try to find their...

Fake it until you make it! Don’t ever underestimate the power of a poor attitude. It has the ability to cloud a good vibe for an entire room full of your BJJ your peers. Many people who enter the academy on a daily...

 BJJ success built on skill rather than luck In this excerpt from The Joe Rogan Podcast, Joe sits down with author and philosopher Sam Harris and discusses each of their personal martial arts journeys.  As a youth, Joe Rogan took part in Tae...

The Story of the "Down Under Dog" We love a great story. And Craig Jones certainly has provided us with one. A trailer for a new documentary about Craig’s rise has surfaced on the web. Put together by none other than Stuart Cooper,...

California Kid Shows His Grappling Skills  Urijah Faber hasn’t been on the inside of the cage in almost 2 years, but the 39-year-old MMA star will be returning to the grappling arena on October 5th for Quintet 3, in Las Vegas. Wanna learn...

You Are Responsible for Your Safety Recently, the area around my Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Academy in Ohio has had a rash of high profile violent assaults happen at various local parks on or near bike and walking trails.  The current police stance regarding...