Seventeen-year old Mica Galvao has one of the brightest futures in all of jiu-jitsu. Barely old enough to drive a car and still in his first year as a black belt, Galvao has made his mark on the competitive scene this year with victories over elite opponents like Oliver Taza,
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The current jiu-jitsu metagame strongly emphasizes wrestling — both the ability to bring the fight to the mat using wrestling techniques, as well as the ability to use wrestling from the guard to sweep (“wrestling up”). Few jiu-jitsu competitors have shown more improvement in their wrestling than elite competitor Nicky
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Advanced grapplers and jiu-jitsu players understand that the best way to secure a submission to to set a trap. By forcing your opponent into just a couple of options — both of which put him in a submission — you have essentially created a “checkmate” scenario. In a recent video,
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Submission Underground (SUG) absolute champion Mason Fowler has now successfully defended his title nine times. On Sunday at SUG 27, Fowler took on SUG veteran Gabriel Checco and yet again walked away with his belt. And in the co-main event, Bellator MMA and former SUG tag team champion Cris Lencioni
Read moreWhether you’re a Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) hobbyist or a professional MMA fighter, you’re likely carrying a pile of gear to and from the gym several times each week. In order to transport that gear conveniently and comfortably, you’ll need the right bag. To help you find the perfect bag for
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Somebody messed with the wrong teenager. Veteran MMA fighter-turned coach Alex Enlund posted video of one of his students, Alex Williams, involved in an altercation on the street in which Williams, a multiple-time BJJ world champion, deals with an attacker. Watch that video below. View this post on Instagram A
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It’s no secret that BJ Penn’s base martial art was jiu-jitsu. He used that jiu-jitsu, coupled with excellent boxing and superb takedown defense, to win UTC titles as a lightweight and a welterweight. Now, Penn is weighing in on why another former lightweight champion — Khabib Nurmagomedov — never attempted
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Members of the former Danaher Death Squad are moving on to new endeavors. Consistent with a previous announcement, Craig Jones has officially announced the formation of the “B-Team.” And although Jones’ previous announcement was somewhat cryptic, this one is much more to the point. Jones will be opening a jiu-jitsu
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Craig Jones is one of the best no-gi jiu-jitsu competitors on the planet, so it’s no surprise that he’s also one of the sport’s most sought-after instructors. In recent video released by BJJ Fanatics, we see a clip of Jones’ instruction “The Anti Wrestling Equation.” In the video, Jones explains how to
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Sean Flynn, (@championofchampions on Instagram) is a BJJ Brown Belt from Watford, England who has been training jiu jitsu for 14 years, starting at the Roger Gracie Academy in London, now training at Premier BJJ in Harrow under Chris Foran. Recently on 25th July, Flynn decided to challenge himself with
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