WATCH: MMA star chomps on opponent’s ear, bites it off
An incident at Maxcompete 62 in St. Vlas has attracted attention in the combat sports community after Bulgarian grappler Georgi Valentinov bit off a piece of his opponent’s ear during…
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Gordon Ryan shares must see Half Guard tips
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu legend Gordon Ryan recently shared invaluable insights on escaping from bottom half guard focusing on a fundamental dilemma game that can revolutionize your ground game. The multi-time…
Kade Ruotolo calls out Mica Galvao for ducking him: I was looking forward to a possible rematch at CJI
Kade Ruotolo has publicly suggested that Brazilian jiu-jitsu phenom Mica Galvao has been avoiding a rematch between the two grappling standouts. Ruotolo, who previously faced Galvao in a highly contested…
WATCH: Rorion Gracie teaches stick self defense
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is no longer the exclusive domain of the Gracie family—but if some of them have their way it might be again. A growing number of prominent…
Henry Cavill: Jiu-Jitsu Is a Thinking Man’s Sport
“What fascinates me about Jiu-Jitsu is that it’s as much mental as it is physical,” Henry Cavill shared during a recent interview. “You’re constantly solving problems in real-time while someone…
Nick “Chewy” Albin Rips the Idea of Earning a Black Belt Through Only Privates
The debate around legitimate promotions in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu continues, with veteran black belt Nick “Chewy” Albin weighing in during a recent podcast. Albin addressed the infamous Moneyberg case of…
Owen Jones roasts the idea that Musumeci is the “face of the sport”: He’s just going to cruise, fight bombs, and that’s it.
In a fiery segment on The Charles Eoghan Experience podcast, rising jiu-jitsu talent Owen Jones didn’t hold back when discussing Mikey Musumeci‘s role as the so-called face of the sport.…
Ed O’Neill on how he started Jiu-Jitsu: Jiu-jitsu reminds you every day that you don’t know s**t
Before he was a beloved sitcom dad on Modern Family or the grumpy shoe salesman on Married… with Children, Ed O’Neill was a skeptic. A skeptic of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu to…
John O’Brien was the first Jiu-Jitsu instructor in America, arriving in 1900
In the annals of martial arts history few figures are as overlooked yet significant as John O’Brien the first jiu-jitsu instructor to set foot on American soil. As Jeff Shaw…
Atos BJJ’s Strength and Conditioning Coach Criticizes Broscience: BJJ guys love alternative non-mainstream type of things
Alex Sterner, the pioneering strength and conditioning coach behind Electrum Performance who has worked with elite BJJ athletes at Atos, recently delivered a scathing critique of the pseudoscientific training methods…