Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is quickly becoming more and more professional.  Not only is the sport starting to develop various platforms for athletes to make money and be considered “professional grapplers,” but there are also much more Brazilian Jiu Jitsu practitioners training full time...

Helio Gracie, the patriarch of the Gracie family, who alongside his brother Carlos is most often credited with refining and marketing the martial art now known as Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, died in 2009 at the ripe old age of 95 years old.  He...

The half guard is one of the first guards that many Brazilian Jiu Jitus practitioners are introduced to, therefore, it has become an extremely common guard.  You could say that at almost every bjj academy there are probably several students who favor half...

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is primarily practiced wearing a Gi or Kimono.  The gi in Jiu Jitsu adds an extremely sportive element to things.  You can grab onto the collars, sleeves, and pretty much any part of the gi.  This can make things extremely...

The holiday season is now fully upon us.  Nearly 8 weeks of fun and frivolity supposedly. Many of us are still recovering from the post-Halloween hangover of candy and treats.  This time of year is supposed to be a joyous time filled with the...

We all know that guy who is good at just one particular submission, but he is the best at it.  The guy that can arm bar you from anywhere, top or bottom, the guy that can triangle you from everywhere, mastering one submission...

We are all familiar with the closed guard.  For many of us, this may have been the first exposure that we had to the guard.  Closed guard has long been one of the most popular and successful guards to utilize.  The closed guard...

The longer you train BJJ and the more techniques you become exposed to, you begin to build a base of knowledge of techniques.  Some techniques might tend to come easier to you, so you will naturally gravitate towards those favored techniques that you...

Half guard is one of the fundamental positions in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.  In the early times of bjj the half guard was considered by many, merely a transitional position.  Nobody even considered the half guard an effective method of guard.  As Brazilian Jiu...

Being the smaller grappler can be very difficult.  It is never easy to go against your training partners with a big weight or strength advantage but if you know what guards to play it can make life easier.  When you’re a smaller guy...

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu has long been considered one of the best martial arts in the world for self-defense.   Since the birth of this martial art, people have known of the effectiveness.  Brazilian Jiu Jitsu rose to international popularity among many people when Royce...

Technology rules the day.  Some say that technology, particularly social media creates a sense of isolation and social distance that separates us as human beings.  But like most things in life, how we use a tool, such as social media can decide its...

The half guard has long been one of the most popular guards in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Mixed Martial Arts, and Self-Defense.  Since the creation of Jiu Jitsu, this guard has been heavily considered one of the fundamental guards.  It is taught in many...

In the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu community there has been a long debate going on between old school Jiu Jitsu and “New School” or “modern” bjj.  Many of Jiu Jitsu’s most iconic figures believe that bjj is losing the essence of what it is...

One of the fastest growing movements and developments in the world of jiu jitsu and grappling has been the attention placed on lower body submissions and leg locks.  With the increased popularity of No Gi and sub-only events across the world, the current...