The Hardest Martial Art to Beat: Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
For those looking to master the martial arts, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) is widely considered to be the most difficult discipline to learn. Even for the most athletic of students,…
Author: John Davis
UFC Middleweight promoted himself to blue belt after famous BJJ gym wouldn’t let him do a Pro class
BJJ can be a very strange sport. This is in part due to a complete lack of promotion criteria. While some affiliations of schools award promotion based on attendance, others…
WATCH: MMA bout ends with a unique kneebar finishing strategy
Ramzan Suleymanov recently made waves in the MMA world with his unique submission during a bantamweight bout against Dait Abdulaev at ACA Young Eagle 34. This is a major event…
Roger Gracie: I was overpowered by everybody, so my technique developed more
When we talk about learning jiu-jitsu we often fail to address how the starting point matters. Time and time again, a topic will pop up on reddit where somebody asks…
Gabi Garcia mistakenly gets caught up in Trans controversy
Gabi Garcia is a BJJ legend despite the fact her MMA career didn’t go according to plan. Garcia is one of the rare individuals that were able to capture the…
Judo GOAT Teddy Riner adds BJJ to his training in hopes of another Olympic Gold in 2028
Teddy Riner is the two-time individual Olympic heavyweight judo champion from France. He’s widely considered one of the most dominant Judokas of all time. Recently, he has expressed his desire…
Felipe Pena’s fourth match against Gordon Ryan likely happening in July
Gordon Ryan’s bad bout of stomach flu caused him to pull out of his rematch with Felipe Pena. This led Pena to compete against Nick Rodriguez instead. Rodriguez was a…
Jon Jones’ BJJ coach reveals why he hasn’t given him a brown belt yet
In the eyes of many BJJ practitioners, Gi jiu-jitsu is drifting away from Nogi. With the popularization of MMA, we’re seeing a lot of UFC stars get promoted rather fast,…
Werdum backs Beneil Dariush to defeat Charles Oliveira at UFC 288
There are complicated cultural issues around loyalty in jiu-jitsu. Fabricio Werdum found himself in a particularly thankless situation. Recently he was forced to pick between fellow Brazilian jiu-jitsu specialist Charles…
Meregali shades Gi competitors: It’s easy to appear ‘humble’ on the internet
The changing of the generations has been severely impacting the popularity of GI BJJ. A number of high profile BJJ athletes pointed out that IBJJF is losing step as the…