Properly Preparing Your Body For Physical Activity is Crucial If you live in area that has a winter season, then you know that cold weather is on its way. Some of you may welcome the idea of the cooler air after a hot...

The King Returns to the Land of the IBJJF for No Gi Pans This year's 2018 IBJJF No Gi Pans on September 15th and 16th is already setting up to be one of the most memorable in recent years.  For the first time...

Is Drilling or Rolling best for our development? We spend countless hours on the mats perfecting our craft. How we choose to spend that time is of utmost importance to our progress. If you have a more open schedule, allocating time during multiple...

ADCC Vet Uses Half Guard to Shut Down Over Under The over under pass is easily one of the best passes you can add to your BJJ passing arsenal.  Categorized as a pressure pass, a good over under pass expert can staple even...

Half Guard Master Bernardo Faria Gets Analyzed You can learn a lot cruising through YouTube despite what the BJJ elitists say.  In this great break down of the game of 5 time world champion and one of the few people to ever win...

 Adam Wardzinski Wins Poznan Open 2018 The longer you spend training and watching competitive BJJ, the more you will begin to see the cycle of life of certain positions.  As new guards, sweeps, submissions or positions come into favor, it can be easy...

Half Guard Master Reveals Triangle Right Under Our Nose Most of us get caught up using our half guard to try to control the weight and pressure our opponents are able to inflict on us, while we are desperately trying not to let...

Podcast Powerhouses Discuss Power of BJJ Joe Rogan, television personality, UFC commentator and host to the popular Joe Rogan Experience Podcast and Jocko Willink, author, former Navy Seal got together during an episode of Joe's podcast to discuss the unique nature of jiu...

Is BJJ Class at 4:20? You’ve probably seen the viral video of Jeff Glover and George Karakhanyan enjoying a joint on the mat alongside referee Eddie Bravo before their match at the High Rollerz tournament this past June. High Rollerz is the brain...

Rock Music and BJJ Tour Together If you’re a fan of the heavier music scene there’s probably a good chance you’ve heard of the band Trivium. What you may not know is that their lead vocalist/rhythm guitarist is an avid BJJ practitioner. Matt...

 Using the Z Guard to Reverse Opponents Bernardo Faria recently hosted black belt Joseph Cashin at his Academy in Massachusetts.  While visiting, Joseph showed one of his favorite sweeps from the Z Guard Position.  The Z Guard is a variation of Half Guard...

Tom DeBlass Says Hip Heist Keeps Opponent Guessing ADCC and UFC veteran Tom DeBlass has a way of cutting through the crap and telling it like it is.  His no-nonsense approach to BJJ and life make him a hugely popular presence on social...

Coral Belt Legend Shows Side Control Pressure Secrets  Recently, 5 time world champion, Bernardo Faria caught up with BJJ legend and Coral Belt Sergio Penha.  Sergio Penha is well-known throughout the jiu jitsu community as being one of the toughest fighters from the...

Critics Calling Rocha's Approach Dirty Vagner Rocha has been under the microscope lately surrounding some of his recent wins and his aggressive style of BJJ. Recently employing a nasty wrist lock at Kasai Pro 3, then smothering an opponent in a combat jiu-jitsu...

Roberto Jimenez is Not Happy with BJJ Athletes Using Steroids Newly promoted brown belt, Roberto Jimenez recently took double gold at the 2018 Worlds in Long Beach, California as a purple belt. He earned championship honors in his division, and the open weight...