5 hidden gems of the UK grappling scene
Take a look at the best hidden gems in UK grappling.
Read moreTake a look at the best hidden gems in UK grappling.
Read moreBJJ is full of misnomers, but by far the most common is ‘the gentle art’. Sleek technique videos, combined with high level practitioners making sparring look more like art than anything close to a fight makes a case for that. Vagner Rocha and Gracie in action tapes of old make
Read moreOn May 25th Nicky Ryan faces off against Urijah Faber for the Polaris no-gi featherweight title. Here we look at the fighters, the match up, keys to victory and predictions for this main event. Urijah Faber, UFC hall of famer and ex WEC featherweight champion, retired from MMA competition just
Read moreOn May 25th Nicky Ryan faces off against Urijah Faber for the Polaris no-gi featherweight title. Here we look at the fighters, the match up, keys to victory and predictions for this main event. Nicky Ryan is one of the youngest names in the sport. Little brother of BJJ superstar
Read moreThe illustrious Combat Jiu Jitsu Worlds returns on May 26th, but this time it is different. Instead of featuring a small bracket, the CJJ worlds will be stacked with some of the best 135lb grapplers in the world. In the days leading up to the event, grapplinginsider.com will be giving
Read moreMarch 30th, 2019 marks the 80th anniversary of the first appearance of Batman in Detective Comics. It has long been speculated that Bruce Wayne masters BJJ and Judo (in addition to several other arts) during his time away from Gotham before he comes back to create the Batman. Quite often,
Read moreJosé Padilha, the director of the hit Netflix series “Narcos”, has signed onto his newest project: a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu film named “Dead or Alive”. He will co-write with Peter Maguire, a relatively unknown director. Netflix is advertising the film as the saga of Mitsuyo Maeda and Rickson Gracie, beginning in
Read moreLegendary Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu competitor and coach Ricardo Liborio was promoted to the rank of coral belt in BJJ. After 31 years as a black belt, BJJ world champion, ADCC veteran, and world-renowned MMA coach Ricardo Liborio has been promoted to the rank of coral belt. The promotion took place on
Read moreOne of Britain’s most successful rappers, Tinie Tempah was recently spotted competing at a jiu jitsu tournament last weekend. We are seeing more and more celebrities joining the jiu jitsu realm and now more and more are stepping on to the competition mats such as British actor Tom Hardy and
Read moreBelow are results and highlights from the black belt divisions of the 2022 IBJJF No-Gi Worlds. The 2022 IBJJF No-Gi Worlds took place December 8-11, live from Anaheim, CA, with black belts competing on Saturday and Sunday. Results and brackets from every division can be found here. The weekend saw
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