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BJJ For Old Guys: How to Train From 40 Onward and Remain Injury-free
Brazilian Jiu-jitsu is well established as a martial art that is relatively gentle for a combat sport. Compared to other style of fighting, there is no striking. But this doesn’t always mean that BJJ is necessarily a safe sport. The impact on your knees, shoulder and elbows can cause a lot of long term […]
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Eduardo Telles and the Turtle Guard: the Turtle Master Can Also Pass!
Everyone knows Eduardo Telles is the king of the turtle. But did you know the funky turtle master can also pass a guard like a hot knife through butter? Telles is a huge fan of back-stepping through people’s guards. Watch for yourself to see how Eduardo Telles’ not only finds amazing angles and directions to […]
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Gracie Self-Defense Jiujitsu
Despite being the founders of what we see today as Brazilian Jiujitsu, the Gracie family have since day one always been about using their fighting style is self-defense situations. How does this vary from a BJJ match or an MMA fight? First and foremost, rules and time limits don’t exist in a street fight. Therefore, […]
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BJJ vs. the World: How BJJ Rose to Fame via VHS Taped Street Fight Videos
We all know that UFC 1 through 6 were basically a live infomercial for Brazilian Jiu-jitsu. Royce Gracie press kicked and shot (sloppily) into every opponent, took them down or pulled guard and found his way to a submission. But even before these contests, the Gracie family had been slowly compiling footage of their family […]
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Aikido vs. BJJ: The Idea of Fighting vs. Fighting
Aikido is a beautiful art with long flowing robes and extravagant throws based on wristlocks and joint manipulation. To an outsider, this is an amazing display of leverage, grace and balance. In comparison, when we look at Brazilian Jiu-jitsu as a beginner or an outsider, we don’t really see anything. We see grabbing, hugging and […]
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Learn How to Shrimp Properly: Why Shrimping in the Wrong Direction Might Do More Harm Than Good
From your first BJJ class to the day you get your black belt, there is probably not a day that goes by on the mats without shrimping. And as we all know, shrimpin’ ain’t easy! Well, it is once you’ve done it properly tens of thousands of times. But are we shrimping in the right […]
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Jason Scully Shows You 57 Different Ways to Pass the Guard
Jason Scully is a world class black belt and excellent instructor. Watch here as he breaks down various way to pass the guard. While you might not need to know 57 different guard passes when rolling. watching a lot of different ways to pass will open your mind to routes that you potentially haven’t explored […]
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IBJJ Worlds Master Competition 2016 Wrapup
As always, the IBJJF Worlds Masters was a lively event. Fans of old school BJJ can still watch some of the heroes go against legends of the sport. Although the style of competitors has evolved drastically over the past two decades, the Master Worlds always us to look back at a time when double guard […]
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Tapping Due to Neck Pain in BJJ: Rear Naked Choke or Neck Crank?
A common common reason excuse people give for tapping is that the pressure on their neck was too great to feel comfortable in a submission. So, they tap, and say something like, “Dude/Man/Bro….that was all neck crank.” We’ve all heard it. Aside from running to hand the person who just voluntarily submitted to a submission hold […]
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Nate Diaz and his Unorthodox Recovery Methods
Nate Diaz made headlines for rocking what appeared to be a vape pen at his UFC 202 post-fight press conference. When questioned about what exactly he was doing, he refrained from referring to any illicit substance and instead seized the opportunity to give a shout out to his sponsor. Nate is known for his triathlon […]
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The Technical Advantage when Rolling: Inverted Triangles with Braulio Estima
Triangles are clearly a staple of every Jiu-jitsu players game. They’re favored by the lanky and long-legged players but that doesn’t mean people of average height can’t use them to submit larger opponents. Technique prevails. And part of being technical is having superior technology to your opponent. If you can manage to threaten your opponent […]
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Jiu-jitsu Movement at the Highest Level
What’s the difference in the way a blue belt who has been training for 2 years moves and the way a highly competitive black belt moves? Fluidity. Years of experience aside, a high level black belt has spent countless hours drilling and practicing movement. This type of fluidity is apparent when you watch the highest […]
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San Francisco’s BJJ Madman: The Madness of Kurt Osiander
We all know Kurt Osiander as the wild-haired beast at Ralph Gracie’s school in San Francisco. But you might not know that in addition to being a monster on the mats and a neat freak about keeping those same mats super clean, Kurt has a wide array of hobbies. An avid tattoo artist, gun collector […]
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Where in the World is Rousimar Palahres?
Whether it’s Toquinho, Palhares or Paul Harris, everyone remembers the short span (roughly a year) where Rousimar Palahres was taking everyone’s knee home with him at each match. In a submission grappling scenario, one of the biggest no-no’s a grappler can do is to hold onto a submission for long. Sadly, this fact about Palhares became far […]
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Andre Galvao’s Mastery of Grappling
Arguably the great of all time, Andrea Galvao is nothing short of phenomenal to watch compete. Cutting his teeth at TT Team (Terere and Telles’s original academy in Brazil), there is literally no facet of the submission grappling game Galvao has no explored at great length. Whether it be takedowns, passing, guard playing or leglocks, a typical […]
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Gracie Northridge Black Belt Robumo Barral Shows Three Attacks from Mount
Romulo Barral has no shortage of competitors at his academy in Northridge. His school is home to the rising superstar Edwin Najimi. And it’s no wonder Najimi’s skills are as sharp as they are with such a knowledge Brazilian Jiu-jitsu instructor as Romulo. Here he shows you two ways to choke your opponent and an […]
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Why Your Little Girl Should Start Training BJJ Today
Let’s face it: nobody wants to see their young child, especially a girl, involved in a fight. But that’s exactly why introducing a child to Brazilian Jiujitsu is ideal. The mindset taught by most legitimate Brazil Jiu-jitsu professors will give children an outlet to burn off excess energy, teach them the importance of avoiding confrontation […]
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