Compared to other martial arts, Brazilian jiu-jitsu is still in its infancy. For that reason, footage exists of the early, developmental days of the art. By 1986, Brazilian jiu-jitsu as a martial art had existed for decades. But the art as a sport, a form of regulated competition in and
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The PGF has announced that its Season 6 finale will air live and exclusively on UFC Fight Pass this April from Las Vegas. Earlier this year, the Professional Grappling Federation (PGF) announced plans to hold a week-long, team-based grappling event in Las Vegas with $100,000 going to the winning team.
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Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is getting more and more popular among the celebrity circuit; some have been doing it for years and others are new to the game, some celebrities do it to help them prepare for fight scenes in movies, but many just do it for themselves. From Hollywood a-listers to
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It’s here. The new “Jiu Jitsu” movie trailer is out with a significant absence. There’s no Jiu Jitsu. There’s kicking, punching, stabbing, sword-fighting, shooting, more shooting, explosions, Ninja stars, crashes and throwing stuff action. Even Samurai style sword-fighting. But for a movie named “Jiu Jitsu,” you would think there would
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For the longest time, megastar and Oscar-winning actor Nicolas Cage has had this dream of making a full-on martial arts movie. He’s been close. And why not? He is an action kind-of guy. Think “Con Air,” “Gone in 60 Seconds,” “Running With The Devil,” “Ghost Rider,” “Face Off” — you get the
Read moreAshton Kutcher has been spotted training with high-level athletes again, this time he’s been getting in some training time with UFC Middleweight Contender Paulo Costa. It wasn’t all that long ago that Kutcher was awarded his Brown Belt in BJJ, courtesy of his long-time mentor, Rigan Machado, who is quite
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Ashton Kutcher, the star of “That 70’s Show” and MTV’s “Punk’d” was recently awarded his brown belt by the legendary Rigan Machado. The BJJ community exploded at the news and there was plenty of debate about the legitimacy of Kutcher’s belt and what skills he actually possessed. Now, at long
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Riccardo Ammendolia posted a surprising picture today to his Facebook feed: Ashton Kutcher getting a brown belt from Rigan Machado. It might seem fast, but Kutcher was promoted to purple belt back in late 2014, which was almost 5 years ago. There were rumblings at the time that the promotion
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The ADCC World Championships are the most prestigious event in submission grappling, the closest thing jiujitsu has to a Super Bowl. The biennial grappling tournament transforms unknowns into megastars overnight. Just ask Eddie Bravo. The man in charge of this year’s ADCC World Championships, which kicks off September 28 in
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