Royce Gracie once said, “A black belt only covers two inches of your ass. You have to cover the rest”. And that is beyond true. Your skills are more important to than the color of your belt. But of course, you will always have that goal of making it to the next belt level. The […]

One of the most well known competitors on the world Jiu Jitsu scene has to be the man known as Cyborg, Roberto Abreu. Abreu, who received his black belt back in 2004, has defeated some of the world’s best in competition. Roberto has defeated such greats such as Erberth Santos, Keenan Cornelius and Orland Sanchez. […]

Jiu Jitsu is all about controlling. Controlling our opponent’s, controlling the situations and also controlling our emotion. Emotion in Jiu Jitsu is a real thing that gets over looked too much. I have seen too many people lose control of their emotions during rolling and it can cost them. What does losing control cost? It […]

Throwback Thursday…a fun way to post old pictures or videos on social media of something in the past. So how about a Throwback Thursday for an event of great Jiu Jitsu matches? Back in September of 2015, the UK based Jiu Jitsu promotion, Polaris Pro held a truly momentous event which featured some of the […]

One of the best and upcoming Jiu Jitsu organizations in the world is coming from an unlikely place…Russia. Russia is no stranger to combat sports. They consistently put out great athletes in Sambo, Judo and Wrestling. Because of the Russian people being very nationalistic, no one thought that Jiu Jitsu would gather any respect in […]

Frauds in the martial arts have always been a sad issue. A fraud will simply take the money of legions of students without actually teaching them anything real. It is bad for the students and bad for the arts in general. While many traditional martial arts have had them around for quite awhile, frauds are […]

In Jiu Jitsu, space is important. Space gives us the ability to set up and finish our attacks. One issue that you will run into again and again, is someone trying to take away your space. You will see this a lot from wrestlers and bigger guys. They will drive forward, usually with their shoulders […]

When it comes to submission wrestling, everyone either shoots for double leg takedowns or pulls guard. But there is a fine alternative to those options if you want to spice up your takedown game. The way to do that is to practice no gi Judo throws. In the gi, Judo throws are very effective due […]

With the development of many “new” guards, there has been a lack of emphasis on the most basic and fundamental guard in recent years: the closed guard. This kind of guard can be used in self defense to manage distance and control an assailant. It can also be used in competition to frustrate and ultimately […]

This past weekend, EBI returned to Los Angeles at the Orpheum Theatre for their eighth edition of their spectacular brand of submission only, no gi Jiu Jitsu. This time, the tournament would feature some of the best middleweights in no gi. EBI 8 had many people talking as Gordon Ryan, the first ever EBI absolute […]

While Royce Gracie gets the majority of the praise when it comes to making BJJ big in the USA, Rickson Gracie was the star to make it popular in Japan. Considered, the family champion, Rickson’s skills are that of legend. Past and current fighters always talk about how amazing Rickson’s Jiu Jitsu is. While, not […]

Action films have always benefited from having martial arts in them. Scenes become so much more exciting when a hero and villain square off, using all of their martial art knowledge to try and defeat one another. While most films use Karate, Kickboxing or other traditional styles, there are films that have featured Jiu Jitsu […]

Anyone that trains in Jiu Jitsu knows how tough it is to finish a rear naked choke on any person that has been doing it for awhile. The defenses of a good Jiu Jitsu student can make a back take turn into a stalemate position. But the back position should be only feared by the […]

Rodolfo Vieira is one of the most dominant competitors to ever step onto the mats. Vieira is one of the top super-heavyweights in the game today. Rodolfo comes from the renowned Grappling Fight Team (GFT), and is one of their most competitive fighters. Doing great at the lower belt levels, he was promoted to black […]

Like any other sport, jiu jitsu has its superstars. Unlike most other sports jiu jitsu has superstars for each area of the sport. The main categories in sport jiu jitsu are: gi and no gi. The top gi guy won’t always be the top no gi guy, though it’s often the case. Therefore, when truly […]