Max Holloway Set To Wrestle Daniel Cormier For Charity
Max Holloway is set to take on former two-division UFC champion Daniel Cormier in a wrestling match at his first annual Holloway Foundation Golf Tournament, scheduled for July 20th. Following…
Author: Anson Arnold
Joe Rogan Says He Felt Helpless Starting Jiu Jitsu Despite Taekwondo Background
Before 1993, jiu-jitsu had no schools in the United States. Today, there is one on nearly every corner. That transformation sat at the center of a conversation Joe Rogan had…
Dante Leon: If Musumeci Looks Like That Without Lifting He Shouldn’t Be Giving Anyone Advice
The debate over whether jiu-jitsu athletes need to lift weights keeps circling back, and on Episode 108 of Jits and Giggles, guest Dante Leon had something direct to say about…
Rorion Gracie Points To Untrained Instructors As BJJ’s Biggest Modern Problem
Brazilian jiu-jitsu has grown from a closely guarded family art into one of the most widely practiced martial disciplines on earth. Rorion Gracie, the man who carried it from Brazil…
ADCC Veteran: No-Gi Is Just 5% of BJJ, GI BJJ Isn’t Going Anywhere
Robert Drysdale, a Jiu-Jitsu world champion, ADCC veteran, and historian, has a clear message for those predicting the end of gi jiu-jitsu: the numbers do not support it. Speaking on…
UK BJJ-Judo Conversion Scheme Ends In Demotion Drama After Coaches Object To Promotion
A pilot programme designed to welcome Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioners into the British judo grading system has generated an unexpected dispute after one participant’s coaches reversed a promotion awarded through official…
Gordon Ryan Accepts Kron Gracie’s Challenge: Wouldn’t Even Need To Train
The Kron Gracie vs. John Danaher storyline that’s been building for weeks took a new shape this week when Gracie packaged his skepticism of Danaher into a direct callout of…
IBJJF Bans Natural Rashguard Brand Claiming Polyester Is The Superior Material in AI Ladden Response
A small Australian activewear company has been shut out of IBJJF-sanctioned competition after a months-long back-and-forth with the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation ended in a rejection the brand’s founder says…
Gordon Ryan Responds After Kron Gracie Questions Danaher: Kron Has 1 ADCC title, 1 Euros title, 0 champions built
Kron Gracie‘s recent public criticism of John Danaher has drawn a response from Gordon Ryan, Danaher‘s most prominent student, turning a one-sided critique into a full-blown online back-and-forth. The dispute…
10th Planet Instructors Explain Why They Added A Belt Between White And Blue
At 10th Planet Torrance, Professor Marvin Castell and Coach Kay are doing something a little different from the standard belt progression. Inspired by the Lucha Libre ranking system, they inserted…