Brazilian jiu-jitsu specialist Ryan Hall is, yet again, booked for his return to UFC action. After he was twice scheduled to fight in 2020 and both fights fell through, Hall is now set for a March 13 showdown with fellow UFC featherweight Dan Ige. BJPenn.com first reported the fight. Even
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In late 2020, the IBJJF announced rule changes to allow leg reaping and heel hooks for brown and black belt no-gi competitors. The IBJJF has now released the details of its updated 2021 rules. For some in the Brazilian jiu-jitsu community, the rule changes are overdue. With the addition leg
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A word to the wise: leg locking yourself is never a good idea. A new viral video is making the rounds on the internet that drives that point home in an incredibly painful way. In case it isn’t obvious, the video isn’t for the squeamish. Playing from his back in
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Jack Brown is a BJJ brown belt No-Gi competitor from Scotland, who’s travels have taken him to coach as a volunteer at one of the BJJ academies over in Kenya – Sharks BJJ. Whilst looking for clubs to train at over there, Jack came into contact with the organisation ‘Lionheart
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Forget about ‘Red Belt’ or Nicholas Cages’ ‘Jiu Jitsu’ movie – there’s a new BJJ movie in the works that I’m sure many of the BJJ community will be interested to watch – ‘O Faixa Preta’. Rumours started circling of the film in 2019, but now it is actually in
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Yes, 2020 was a harrowing year in many respects. Especially for small business owners and jiu-jitsu schools particularly. Depending on what area you reside, it may still be impossible to train in a normal way at your home academy. So, I decided to give you some insight into the training
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Submission Underground returned for one last event before the new year. SUG20 took place on 30th December 2020, in Portland, Oregon U.S. at 3PM PST/ 6PM EST on UFC Fight Pass. Presented by Chael Sonnens, SUG20 is a sub-only No-Gi event with 20 of the world’s greatest and most dangerous
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X2 ADCC world champ and X13 IBJJF gold medalist Marcus ‘Buchecha’ Almeida has decided to make the move from BJJ into mixed martial arts, and for his MMA debut it has been revealed that the Brazilian grappler will be facing Senegalese wrestler Oumar ‘Reug Reug’ Kane. First reported by MMA
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Since being able to train BJJ is off the cards for the majority of people, especially since England announced the new wave of tier 4 restrictions – meaning gyms are closed again – how else can you keep that BJJ muscle memory strong? There’s various ways you can practice/ study
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Being a Woman in BJJ – What’s It Like? Being a woman in any male dominated industry can be tough, but at times, it can depend on your approach and your attitude towards what you’re doing. BJJ is addictive. You want to constantly learn and progress and feel and see
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