Greg Souders, founder and head coach of Standard Jiu-Jitsu and one of the leading voices in the Constraint-Led Approach (CLA) to grappling, has noticed a clear pattern during his extensive…
Greg Souders, founder and head coach of Standard Jiu-Jitsu and one of the most prominent voices in the constraint-led approach (CLA) to coaching, does not hold back when it comes…
Elisabeth Clay is one of the most decorated grapplers competing today, and she has never been shy about addressing what she sees as a fundamental problem in the sport. In…
When Gordon Ryan casually mentioned that his bench press outweighed his squat, exercise scientist and BJJ black belt Dr. Mike Israetel of RP Strength had a take that might surprise…
Dr. Mike Israetel of Renaissance Periodization, a college professor of exercise science, competitive bodybuilder, and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner, recently offered his take on Gordon Ryan‘s assertion that he could have…
There was a time when no one in a Jiu Jitsu school ever debated whether they were training for self-defense or competition. The question simply did not exist. Pedro Sauer,…
When a man refused to leave Philip Harker‘s martial arts school, he chose the wrong place to make a stand. Harker, a black belt and owner of Higher Performance Jiu…
Jonah Hill stirred up the jiu-jitsu community after a clip went viral showing the actor boldly declaring he would “annihilate” anyone who crossed him, crediting his white belt Brazilian jiu-jitsu…
Andrew Tackett, the reigning UFC BJJ welterweight champion, sat down in the Mighty Cast podcast for a conversation that touched on the current state of competitive jiu-jitsu. One topic that…
In a sport where credibility is earned over years on the mat, Dan “Big Dan” Manasoiu carries the kind of resume that commands attention. The 6-foot-7 Romanian-American grappler is a…
