BJJ and submission grappling are certainly growing in popularity, but the sport will never capture mainstream appeal. Last weekend saw the Craig Jones Invitational (CJI) return to Las Vegas for the second installment of the groundbreaking, sport-changing event. Craig Jones, Seth Belisle, and the team behind CJI 2 put forth
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Main Character Jiu Jitsu 2 took place on 12 November 2023. The event hosted some of the top names in the sport right now such as: PJ Barch, Oliver Taza, Chris Wojcik, David Asare, Hunter Colvin, Sophia Cassella and Jasmine Rocha, to name a few. The event was based around
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Ffion Davies is the most accomplished and successful grappler to come out of the UK, regardless of gender, and she has forever been a strong advocate of women’s BJJ. Davies is both a judo and BJJ black belt. In 2022 Davies won the No-Gi and Gi World Championships, ADCC and
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Polaris 26 took place on 4 November, 2023 at Southampton Central Hall, England. The event saw two UFC fighters step up on one of the biggest grappling stages in Europe, as well as an open weight title fight and an abundance of exciting matches. The main card began on a
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Polaris 25 Grand Prix took place in Wales on 30 September, 2023. The event hosted eight of the top players in the sport to go head-to-head in a Grand Prix eight-man tournament. Prelims, as always, were super exciting to watch on and are free to view on YouTube. The prelims
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The old legend has it that if you wash your belt, everything you have learnt will get washed away with it; and you will go right back to the beginning of your journey in BJJ. Or the other legend has it that, if you don’t wash your belt, all of
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When it comes to takedowns, much like submissions, you want to create chains; therefore if one doesn’t work out, there is another one you can try from a failed outcome. The biggest crossover sport when it comes to No-Gi jiu jitsu is wrestling. Wrestling and grappling are very similar and
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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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It shouldn’t come as any surprise to learn that passing guard is one of the most difficult elements of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Exacerbating this difficulty is the sheer number of countless guard variations that your opponent can play against you. Another difficulty you face with guard passes is that everyone
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I absolutely love an entire round of having a 90kg guy pinning me in side control whilst I burn all of my energy trying to frame and get out – but escaping appears to be simply impossible – yet instead of letting me work, or even switching their own position/
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