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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
Marcus Almeida Buchecha is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu record holder having won the World title 13 times. He’s since transitioned to mixed martial artist. He is among the greatest Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu…
