Reverse De La Riva is one of the most popular and dynamic guards in modern jiu-jitsu. In a new video, elite black belt Espen Mathiesen gives an overview of the general principles of the reverse De La Riva guard. As Mathiesen describes in the video below, the key to an
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View full event results and video highlights from ADXC 4, which took place in Paris, France on May 18. Still-young grappling and BJJ promotion Abu Dhabi Extreme Championship held its fourth event over the weekend in Paris, France, and the card featured a number of elite competitors in both gi
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Ffion Davies will square off with Morgan Black in a no-gi bantamweight match in the co-main event of ADXC 4 in Paris. The top pound-for-pound competitor in BJJ is set to return to action on May 18. That night, at Abu Dhabi Extreme Championship (ADXC) 4 in Paris, France, Ffion
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View results from Polaris 27, featuring a welterweight grand prix and a title match between Ffion Davies and Brianna Ste-Marie. Polaris 27 took place on Saturday, March 23, at the International Convention Center in Wales. The main card saw eight world-class welterweight competitors square off in a much-anticipated grand prix
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Polaris 27 will feature an eight-man welterweight grand prix and a rematch between Ffion Davies and Brianna Ste-Marie. On Saturday, March 23, Polaris will return to action with a talent-laden card featuring an eight-man welterweight grand prix and a pair of world-class title matches. Ffion Davies vs. Brianna Ste-Marie Polaris
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Just one week removed from the ADCC World Championships, the submission grappling and jiu-jitsu competition scene isn’t slowing down one bit. Over the weekend, top UK-based promotion Polaris held its first ever “Grapple Island” event in Sardinia, Italy. And in other action, several top black belts competed at the IBJJF
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The 2022 IBJJF Worlds take place on June 2-5, live from the Walter Pyramid in Long Beach, CA. This is the premier gi tournament, attracting the best Brazilian jiu-jitsu competitors in the world. Adult black belts will be competing on Saturday and Sunday. The men’s lightweight division at the 2022
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The 2022 IBJJF European Championships took place on February 15-20, live from Rome, Italy. The black belt finals took place on Sunday, and a number of new European champions were crowned. Thalison Soares impressed in the final of the roosterweight division, making quick work of Welerson Da Silva. Soares quickly
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The 2021 IBJJF Worlds take place on December 9-12 in Anaheim, CA, with black belts scheduled to compete on Saturday and Sunday. Thanks to the global COVID-19 pandemic, this will be the first Worlds since 2019, making it one of the most anticipated and stacked world championships in recent memory.
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The Abu Dhabi World Pro Jiu Jitsu Championships (ADWPJJC) are well under way, as elite gi competitors went head to head in the main brackets today. Of note, 18-year old phenom Mica Galvao picked up one of the most impressive wins of his young career when he submitted accomplished Unity
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