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Make Them Fly By Switching Sides in Your Butterfly Guard
The butterfly guard and the sweeps derived from this guard can be some of the easiest techniques to begin mastering early on in our jiu jitsu career. Butterfly guard can be one of the first styles of...
View ArticleUFC champion Jessica Andrade robbed at gunpoint in Brazil
Jessica Andrade hasn’t had her UFC title for long yet she still managed to attract the attention of some robbers in Brazil. The UFC champion went through a scary situation in Niteroi on Thursday....
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Advice for BJJ Beginners Nervous About Getting Smashed
Jiu-jitsu is an inherently social activity. There aren’t any really good ways to learn it by yourself. You can try practicing on a grappling dummy in your garage, but that will only take you so far....
View ArticleTop 10 Excuses People Use To Not Try Jiu-Jitsu & How To Counter Them
The benefits of Jiu-Jitsu are numerous: self defense, increased fitness, health, social skills, self confidence, humility, ego killer, camaraderie etc…However, not everybody will understand this and...
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8 yr Old Brazilian Boy Sells Bullets in the Street & Collects $1,300 To...
To achieve the dream of participating in a BJJ competition in the United States, little eight year old Enzo Simões sold bullets at Niterói traffic signs with his family for three months. After that...
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Mikey Musumeci Breaks Worlds Record w/ 12 Second Modified Ankle Lock Submission
USA’s Mikey Musumeci made history last weekend at worlds for many reasons. He became the first non-Brazilian to become 3x IBJJF world black belt champion when he defeated the legend Bruno Malfacine in...
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Smart Training & Lifestyle Tips for Grapplers Over 30
Guest post by James Duscio, a BJJ black belt under Walter Cascao Vital. He runs Cascao Evolution BJJ out of Las Vegas nv. Back in the day not too long ago, people used to have the mind set that the...
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Renzo Gracie’s Favorite Escape From Knee on Belly
Being stuck on bottom in knee on belly is bad news. It’s one of the most dangerous positions to be in. Not only does having either a knee or shin on your chest or belly really hurt, you also have to...
View ArticleAnthony Bourdain’s Private Lesson with Turkish Black Belt
Last year, the world was stunned when news broke that bjj megafan and celebrated chef and tv personality Anthony Bourdain had committed suicide. Bourdain, a blue belt in bjj, picked up a sport several...
View ArticleMario Lopez Goes Deep On His Passion For BJJ On The Ellen Show
If you are in your thirty’s and over, you may remember the cult TV show from the 90’s’Saved by the Bell’. Well, twenty years later, the show’s two star actors Mark-Paul Gosselaar and Mario Lopez are...
View ArticleBreaking: Rodolfo Vieira signs with UFC
The ADCC & five-time world champion of Brazilian JiuJitsu and undefeated in MMA, Rodolfo Vieira (29) has been signed by the UFC. The Brazilian will face Oskar Piechota at UFC Fight Night Uruguay...
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How To Build Your Whole Game Around The Kimura Trap System
There are certain names in the world of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu that go hand-in-hand with Mixed Martial Arts. One of those names happens to be David Avellan. A former MMA fighter himself, Avellan has...
View ArticleUnderestimating Your Opponent: Why Does It Happen Over & Over Again?
Guest post by James Duscio, a BJJ black belt under Walter cascao vital and runs Cascao Evolution BJJ out of Las Vegas nv. It is one thing to lose a fight or a match because the opponent is better then...
View ArticleBJJ Black Belt Self Defense Instructor On Do’s & Don’ts in a Street Altercation
There are many videos on YouTube featuring BJJ practitioners in street altercations, and the majority of them seem to end in favor of BJJ. However, if you are inexperienced in the self defense aspect...
View ArticleRoll Session: Rockstar & BJJ Black Belt Billy ‘Biohazard’
The guitarist and frontman of the Metal band Biohazard, Billy Graziadei is a BJJ black belt who has been training since as far back as 1993. His Jiu-Jitsu story is unique as he was training while on...
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Keenan Cornelius Reveals Issues With Galvao Leading To Him Being Kicked Out...
Last April, Keenan Cornelius was asked to leave Atos, a team he’s belonged to for 6 years. Cornelius has been widely considered one of the prodigies of the sport for quite some time now. Here are some...
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How to Keep Yourself from Burning Out in BJJ
Guest post by James Duscio, a BJJ black belt under Walter Cascao Vital. He runs Cascao Evolution BJJ out of Las Vegas nv. The amount of people that stick with BJJ from white belt to black belt is...
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BJJ Instructor Blows Out Student’s Knee As Punishment For Using The...
Over the years we’ve reported on various bullying behavior and hazing rituals from BJJ instructors and teammates – however this last one is truly disturbing. While there are many different promotion...
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BJJ World Champion Rafael Lovato Jr Makes History; Wins Bellator Middleweight...
BJJ world champion Rafael Lovato did it! The undefeated MMA fighter (10-0 MMA) dominated and toook a decision win over the dangerous veteran Gegard Mousasi in the main event of Belllator London at SSE...
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Lucas Leite’s Proven Method For Avoiding & Countering the Darce in Half Guard
Many BJJ practitioners have made a career from forcing an under hook half guard and sweeping or taking the back. This is a common method of playing guard used by a lot of elite level grapplers such...
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