Dante Leon: Ecological BJJ is Drilling
On The Immortal Podcast with Matt Brown, two time world champion Dante Leon was asked about ecological jiu jitsu. His answer was pointed. Leon acknowledged the approach has some merit.…
Category: BJJ in pop culture
BJJ Brown Belt Shares Why The Belt System Is Outdated And Only Relevant For Hobbyists
On Episode 97 of the Jits and Giggles Podcast, host Alysa Couce asked Josh Wyland, BJJ competitor and gym owner, whether the belt system is outdated. What followed was one…
Polaris Competitors Are Throwing Shade At Each Other Over How Badly Compensated They Are
Owen Jones and Max Hanson are trying to drum up publicity for Polaris promotion. What makes them special is they’re airing out grievances over how much competitors are actually earning.…
Jay Rod Posted a Video of Himself Training at Simple Man Complete With a Date Stamp, Then Claimed It Was Old Footage
Jacob Rodriguez, aka Jay Rod, has handed the jiu-jitsu world a simple lesson in how not to keep a low profile. He posted a clip from a gym security camera…
UFC BJJ, ONE FC and Flograppling Prove BJJ Has a Marketing Problem, Not an Athlete Problem
Brazilian jiu-jitsu has never had more promoters. Yet the sport feels in a fundamental way smaller than the sum of its parts. This is not an athlete problem. It is…
Tye Ruotolo on BJJ’s Guard Pulling Problem: “I Call It the Ultimate Scissoring Championship”
Backstage at Tye Ruotolo sat down with Nick Atkin after successfully defending his submission grappling world title against Jaworski via unanimous decision. Tye Ruotolo was candid about his performance and…
Tye Ruotolo Edges Out Victory At ONE FN 41
Recently, Tye Ruotolo returned to the mats at the iconic Lumpinee Stadium, where he successfully defended his ONE Welterweight Submission Grappling World Title. The 22-year-old champion secured a unanimous decision…
Tye Ruotolo: Gordon Ryan would’ve had more years in the sport if he stayed away from PEDs
Gordon Ryan recently announced that he is stepping away from competition due to persistent health issues. The news quickly reignited the long-running conversation around PED use that has followed him…
Renzo Gracie Set To Be a Part of UFC-FBI Training Collaboration
Brazilian jiu-jitsu icon Renzo Gracie is among a lineup of combat sports athletes expected to take part in a partnership between the UFC and the FBI. It is a two-day…
ADCC veteran: “Judo and Jiu-Jitsu were essentially the same thing until the 1970s”
Robert Drysdale recently broke down a point that surprises many practitioners, that what we call jiu jitsu and what we call judo were for most of the 20th century essentially the…