We might have heard the saying that we can’t build a house without foundations and that’s also true for many other creative projects, including training in a martial art.  It can be easy to think of foundations or fundamentals as something that we...

One of the most important aspects of your BJJ game is passing. Without a good understanding of how to pass the guard, your BJJ will simply be incomplete and never reach its full potential. Many times, the passing procedures we enjoy most depend...

We may have many personal reasons for practising jiu-jitsu, fitness, lifestyle, a social activity, or a sport, but the main attraction to and roots of BJJ is a system that an individual can use to protect themselves from attack.  Understanding the jiu-jitsu philosophy...

  Israel Adesanya achieved what he set out to achieve in the UFC in 7 ELECTRIC fights. If you knew about Adesanya before his UFC Tenure you probably aren’t all that surprised, considering his kickboxing credentials. But if you predicted the whirlwind rise...

World Jiu Jitsu Festival

Edwin Najmi By RNC Submission   Edwin Najmi does it again with a RNC victory over the tough Mathias Luna at the World Jiu Jitsu Festival Event in Long Beach today, October 5th. The event is headline by an anticipated match between Gordon...

In one of the most anticipated cross-over matches ever put on, bad boy wrestler Pat Downey defeated grappling super nova Nicky “Nicky Rod” Rodriguez by tech fall 12-0.  

In the famous words of Bachman-Turner Overdrive, You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet........ If you loved the Brown Belt Open that was held back in September, get pumped for November! Once again the event will be live and on YouTube. So be sure to...

  After dropping a tough match to Lucas Lepri in the opening round of this years ADCC World Championship, Lachlan Giles came back the next day and entered the absolute division of the tournament. Being a smaller grappler and the fact that the...

  OK, GREAT…….BUT UFC 243 is TODAY. In Austrailia Robert Whittaker will be taking on Israel Adesanya in the main event. Let’s hear what Uncle Chale has to say about it!   As per usual, Chael has a unique and informative approach to...

This is another installment of our BJJ Fanatics mini docu-series "I Am a BJJ Fanatic". In this episode we take a glimpse into the mind of one of the greatest in the sport of Jiu Jitsu, Bernardo Faria. Bernardo has won 5 Jiu...

As if the main card of of the Dec. 7th 3CG3 event in Houston, Texas wasn't going to be amazing enough, it has just been announced that blue belt ADCC Silver Medalist and grappling phenom Nicky Rodriguez is going to take on UFC...

  Jeff Glover is a BJJ icon. He’s been in the game for a very long time. I’ve been watching and learning from Glover for years and what I love most about his style, is that its unpredictable. Glover has been a part...

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is something you enjoy if you are reading this, and likely where you find a lot of people you become friends with over your training time. If you are going to be competitive in the sport, either locally or at...

Today we’re going to go DEEP with Jeff Glover.  Deep half guard, to be exact.  One element that it’s sometimes easy to forget with martial arts is the “art” part. Just like any other art it takes a huge amount of dedication and...