One of the most important and fastest growing demographics in the BJJ community is in the area of female practitioners.  The sport of BJJ, like most sports, had been long dominated by men, but that is changing and it is changing rapidly. The...

One of the most exciting and colorful styles of jiu jitsu originated from the vision of Eddie Bravo.  His 10th Planet system was created as a way to continue to expand and evolve the jiu jitsu Eddie learned as a student of Jean...

Now that the summer time vacation season is underway, millions of people across the globe are packing up a heading to new locales.  For those of us who train BJJ, it can be a painful thought leaving BJJ to go on vacation.  The...

Every single day millions upon millions of people around the globe find their way to a gym for a workout, the trail for a run, or some other activity.  The benefits of physical activity are scientifically proven to help keep one's body and...

Adam Wardzinski is one of the premier Polish black belts making his name known in the world of BJJ.  Poland, with a cultural love of grappling, has produced over 300 black belts and Adam Wardzinski has become one of the most accomplished.  Recently...

Many BJJ academies offer different classes for all levels of practitioners.  Often times there are "Fundamental" classes and classes labeled as "Advanced" and as a student, we are striving to be considered advanced as soon as humanly possible.  But in our rush to...

Let's look back at a special installment of Kurt Osiander's hugely popular YouTube "Move of the Week" videos, where he welcomed Anthony Bourdain, who was in town shooting a special episode of "Parts Unknown" which featured BJJ and Kurt quite predominantly. The technique...

Bernardo Faria is one Brazilian Jiu Jitsu's most decorated athletes.  As a five time gold medalist at the IBJJF World Championships, his place in the history of the sport is secured.  This past weekend, for the first time in a decade, Bernardo Faria...

The world lost an incredible talent and advocate for Brazilian Jiu Jitsu today.  Anthony Bourdain who was most well-known for his widely viewed television show "Parts Unknown" where he traveled the globe introducing his viewers to his unique and colorful explorations of every...

Imagine if you will, a particularly tough night at BJJ class.  You walked out feeling destroyed.  Maybe during class, you struggled to perform a drill your coach used to set up the technique.  Whether it's half guard or the berimbolo, the first time...

 Alexandre Vieira is one of the most exciting up and coming grapplers today under the Brazilian Top Team flag.  In 2017, his loop choke submission was chosen as the Submission of the Year by FloGrappling. Alexandre recently visited with us at BJJFanatics to...

Our friends over at BJJ World put together this ultra concise breakdown of all of the winners at this weekend's IBJJF World Championships.  It was a weekend filled with amazing jiu jitsu, phenomenal victories and crushing defeats, some of which were extremely controversial....

Trying to learn leg locks without proper guidance or instruction can be an extremely overwhelming task.  It's important to seek out the best possible coaching and instruction.  There are a number of well known leg locking BJJ competitors out there.  There are the...

One of the most effective half guard passes involves switching the hips, turning your back towards the bottom player.  This makes the bottom player's job extremely difficult because their hips are being locked down and if they control the bottom player's legs and...

Neil Melanson is one of the most sought after grappling and MMA coaches today.  Having worked with a veritable who's who of MMA luminaries like Randy Couture and Chael Sonnen, he also spent an extended term as the grappling and MMA coach for...