Wrestling champion teaches a single-leg counter for no-gi BJJ
With the Brazilian National Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship coming up (Sep. 29), flashy positions start popping up on social media, intended for use in this sort…
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Video: Learn how to escape side control to a single leg with Oliver Geddes
Go back to basics with a twist. Half guard lover Oliver Geddes, black belt under Roger Gracie, demonstrates a technique that gets you out from…
The Opponent Scored a Takedown? Counter with a Kimura Lock
When your opponent shoots in for a single-leg takedown, it’s time to start worrying: First, because you’ll get two points scored on you. Second, because…
Robert Drysdale finishes from mount and notches 5th MMA win
The only challenge Robert Drysdale faced in headlining the Legacy FC 15 card this Friday was making the 93 kg (205 lb) weight limit for…
Vinicius Marinho: “I was surprised by my own performance”
Starting with the very first training session, Jiu-Jitsu teaches us to pursue the inner calm needed to assess the best exit route. The black belt…
Brush up your takedown and Jiu-Jitsu game for MMA with Bruno Frazatto
Fourth placed on the IBJJF competitor ranking, the list of the eight fighters through to the IBJJ Pro League (find out about it here), Bruno…
5 videos to help you defend the takedown in Jiu-Jitsu and MMA
American statistics website FightMetric recently updated its UFC takedown-defense ranking. The new leader in this factum across the promotion’s history is Jiu-Jitsu black belt Gleison…
“Hell Boy” teaches guillotine and reviews loss: “Insisting on the single-leg was a mistake”
Middleweight black belt Caio Magalhães made his UFC debut last June 8, but his first outing in the top flight didn’t go quite the way…
5 counter-attacks for you to dazzle your master with in training
In Jiu-Jitsu, as with any sport, champions are possessed of a great defense. See the NBA, Eurocup 2012, etc. As a tribute to the winners…
Watched the 2012 Worlds absolute final between Marcus Bochecha and Léo Nogueira yet?
Watch and learn from the riveting absolute black belt final from last June 3 in Long Beach, California. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVq6V0pX58Q
Another 4 self-defense techniques to stay safe in the streets
In Jiu-Jitsu, the simple moves are the most effective ones for getting yourself out of a jam, especially when faced with an unforeseen altercation in…
“Jiu-Jitsu’s full of stallers who fight to say they didn’t tap”
A submission wizard from competition Jiu-Jitsu's top tier, André Galvão won his weight class but stopped short of winning the absolute in the final last…