Danaher Says Front Headlock System More Accessible Than Any Other In this rare breakdown video featuring 5 time world champion Bernardo Faria and grappling mastermind John Danaher, they take apart Gordon Ryan's gold medal winning performance in last year's ADCC World Championship in...

 Tom DeBlass Reminds Us to Celebrate Milestones Tom DeBlass, a three time ADCC North American Trials Winner, former UFC, Bellator and Ring of Combat MMA fighter and IBJJF World Champion has had a career that many up and coming grapplers would kill for. ...

Who is Jocko Willink? Jocko Willink, is a retired commander of the Navy SEAL Team, decorated Iraq War veteran, BJJ Black Belt and all-around Bad-Ass-Mofo.  He started Jiu Jitsu in 1992 and continues to train and teach at his Victory MMA and Fitness....

UFC Lightweight Veteran and Bellator Noob Air Beef After hearing an interview with UFC lightweight veteran, Kevin Lee where he referenced an informal training experience with the self-professed "highest paid guy in Bellator", Dillon Danis where Lee said he basically had his way...

Over 30yr old BJJ Practitioners Show Their Stuff!  5 time world champion Bernardo Faria has dedicated over half of his life to Jiu Jitsu.  As a student, competitor, instructor, and academy owner, he has taken the lessons learned from years of training to...

3X Trials Winner DeBlass Runs ADCC Trials Again The most prestigious no gi grappling competition in the world, ADCC, will be holding their first North American qualifier on November 3rd of this year. The event will take place in Bayville, NJ at Central...

Will Grappling Masters Penn and Hall Meet? There’s been some rumblings of a possible MMA bout between grappling superstar and TUF22 winner Ryan Hall, and MMA legend BJ Penn. These two BJJ heroes have been off the MMA radar for over a year,...

The King Targets No Gi Pans Gordon Ryan recently announced his intentions to compete in the upcoming no gi Pans. He made an Instagram post with a copy of his registration for the event, that include the text, “Ok, who’s ready to get...

The Triangle In One Minute A classic BJJ submission involving the legs in the process of strangulation, the triangle choke is a staple in any BJJ arsenal. It often times lends itself more readily to the lankier practitioners, but it can be performed...

Do you supplement with protein? A protein shake has to be the most common supplement in the history of fitness and sports. And for good reason. A good protein shake will help replenish many of the things we lose during training, and if...

In his latest release from BJJ Fanatics, famed grappling and MMA Coach Neil Melanson opens up the playbook for his Ground Marshal Half Guard techniques.  One of the positions he explores is the Octopus Guard.  In simplest terms, the Octopus Guard shows itself...

No matter what the endeavor, it's human nature to want results fast.  If you've been training BJJ long, you are well aware that technique improvement and those coveted belts take quite some time to earn.  The expectation that we are going to be...

You recognize the names. These men are pioneers in the UFC, and they’ve both contributed immensely to the growth and history of the sport. We thought maybe their time had passed, but MMA legends, Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz will once again return...

It can be argued that the hips are the single most important part of the body in jiu jitsu.  The powerful muscles of the hips and surrounding legs and lower back are where the majority of the power comes for most escapes.  The...

To the average practitioner that’s just getting started on their BJJ voyage, inversion can seem insurmountable. It’s kind of bizarre looking if you’ve never actually delved into the mechanics. Being exposed to the basics of inversion can seem intimidating at first, but once...