The B-Team’s Ethan Crelinsten previews his squad and details his strategy for the CJJ Worlds Team Duel. Elite no-gi competitor Ethan Crelinsten is already a Combat Jiu-Jitsu (CJJ) champion, and on Sunday, December 18, he’ll look to add another CJJ belt to his mantle as he leads The B-Team into
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Twin brothers Kade and Tye Ruotolo recently spoke about the differences between Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) and Sambo. In the past several months, as ONE Championship continues to expand its submission grappling divisions, the organization has posed a question: Does BJJ or Sambo fare better in no-gi submission grappling? As brothers
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“Martial Arts is not something you casually do, you become a martial artist, you live by the Bushido – the principles of martial arts – and that rewires your mind so you see the whole world from that perspective. Everything becomes a chess game. Life is the art of war.
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Multiple-time Sambo world champion Mariia Molchanova had harsh words for Danielle Kelly ahead of their submission grappling match at ONE on Prime Video 4. Things are heating up between Mariia Molchanova and Danielle Kelly. As the two grapplers prepare for their sambo-versus-BJJ showdown on November 18, Kelly hasn’t shied away
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ADCC veteran Jay Rodriguez spoke to Grappling Insider about the use of performance enhancing drugs (PEDs) in jiu-jitsu and submission grappling. Few athletes have seen a quicker rise to the top of submission grappling than Jacob (Jay) Rodriguez. Following the path laid out by his older brother, two-time ADCC silver
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Pedro Marinho wants to challenge himself against the absolute best grapplers in the world. On November 11, he’ll have a chance to do just that when he defends his Who’s Number One (WNO) light heavyweight title against newly-crowned ADCC champion Giancarlo Bodoni. Marinho recently spoke to Grappling Insider about his
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Uali Kurzhev didn’t get the memo that Kade Ruotolo is one of the world’s top pound-for-pound submission grapplers. On Friday at ONE on Prime Video 3, Kurzhev will take on Ruotolo for the inaugural ONE lightweight submission grappling world title. And although Kurzhev is ultra-accomplished in the world of Sambo
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Kade Ruotolo recently spoke about his upcoming match at ONE on Prime Video 3, his ADCC run, leg lock defense, steroids in jiu-jitsu, and more. Undefeated as a black belt and fresh off a gold medal performance at his first-ever ADCC World Championships, Kade Ruotolo is enjoying one of the
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Recently-crowned ADCC champion Amy Campo spoke to Grappling Insider about her spectacular gold medal performance. Amy Campo’s run through the 2022 ADCC World Championships was one of the most dramatic in recent memory. Just a little over a week after winning gold in the 60+ kg. division, the Zenith BJJ
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Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in the gym and using it in a competition are two very different things. There will be things you can’t prepare for, however, there will also be things you can prepare for. Emily Eyles, a Canadian Brown belt jiu jitsu athlete under Pedro Bessa, who trains out
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