The search continues for the absolute best ways to recover. Why? Because we love to train, and we love to train hard. What’s more important, is that we want to come back the next day and do it all over again, and not...

This past week's IBJJF Masters World Championships in Las Vegas was jam-packed with amazing performances by Team BJJ Fanatics.  With gold medal performances from Jake MacKenzie, Fabiano Scherner in their respective categories, we can add the amazing DOUBLE GOLD performance by Rafael Formiga...

Herb Dean has been a familiar face in the MMA scene for many years. Overseeing hundreds of bouts with his cool, collected, and focused demeanor, he’s highly regarded as one of the best mixed martial arts referees of all time. He’s presided over...

As instructors and owners of a BJJ academy, our first priority should be the atmosphere and culture at the school. It should be a goal to establish an environment where students from all walks of life can thrive and enjoy their training. Everyone...

World famous MMA and grappling coach Neil Melanson is back with another installment of his Ground Marshal Series here at BJJ Fanatics!  This time he brings his unique approach that blends decades of catch wrestling and grappling experience into one of the most...

Recently, BJJ black belt and academy owner Tom DeBlass took to social media to call the world's attention to one of his students, Mark Aguirre.  Mark is still a few weeks shy of his 16th birthday and is a green belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu...

This past weekend the OG's of BJJ competition were out in full force.  Las Vegas was the setting for this year's IBJJF Masters World Championships bringing over 30 athletes from all over the globe to the mats to display their competition spirit as...

Flavio Almeida may be competing in the Masters division, but in his performance this past weekend he looked more like an up and coming young gun, than a masters 2 athlete. Flavio appeared to be in incredible shape, and His jiu-jitsu was beautifully...

Having a guard that is impassable is one of the most coveted possessions in all of jiu jitsu.  By being able to stop everyone at the gates is one of the most important skills you can have.  Very few BJJ athletes are as...

Vagner Rocha pulled off a nasty wrist lock in his match with Marcin Held at Kasai 3 last weekend. This was very cool to witness, we don’t often see the wristlock show up in high level competition. The wrist lock may be an...

You may have found yourself falling into the Z guard by accident during live training. This highly effective version of the guard is pretty user friendly and has many utilities. It’s a favorite of some top-level practitioners and it continues to evolve at...

Jay Wadsworth is a law enforcement officer, BJJ black belt and competitor who utilizes a very dynamic guard he calls the 92 Double Sleeve Guard.  The key component of this style of open guard is the use of a two on one grip...

As BJJ instructors we will come in contact with hundreds, maybe thousands of people throughout our time as school owners and teachers. Of course, we will always prefer that everyone that comes through the door falls in love with our academy and thrives...

To paraphrase the great Neil Young and his epic track "Hey, Hey, My My" this is the week that the jiu jitsu celebrates the notion that it's truly better to "burn out than fade away," with the IBJJF Masters World Championships going on...

This just in from the 2018 IBJJF Masters World Championship currently being held in Las Vegas.  Canadian superstar Jake MacKenzie has defeated Osvaldo "Queixinho" Moizinho to become this year's Masters 1 Black Belt World Champion! Congratulations Jake! Check out Jake MacKenzie's High Precision...