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Grand Slam World Tour Wraps Up in Rio With No-Gi Divisions Before Packing Up to Abu Dhabi

The third stage of the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Jiu-Jitsu Tour wrapped up this Sunday, November 13, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Day 2 featured both GI and no-GI divisions, but the highlights were the black belt division, both for adults and masters. Here’s how they play

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Grand Slam Rio: Pena Beats Xande to Win Back to Back Titles at 94kg; Other Champions Crowned on Day 1

The Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Jiu-Jitsu World Tour made its third stop in the season this Saturday, in beautiful Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The event gathered more than 1,800 athletes from all over the world at the Olympic Arena. The black belt division for men and the brown/

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Learn From the Champion: Yuri Simões Teaches a No-Gi X-Guard Sweep

Yuri Simões ran the show this weekend at the 2016 Worlds No-Gi, in San Francisco. With a double gold campaign, he won both the ultraheavy and the open class division. We browse through the internet to find Yuri teaching at least one of the techniques that make him such

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2016 Worlds No-Gi: Simões Wins 2nd Open Class Gold, Nathiely Chokes Andresa For Absolute Title; Other Black Belt Results

Yuri Smões and Nathiely de Jesus were the man and woman of the weekend in San Francisco. Both won double gold in the black belt division with outstanding performances throughout the weekend. Here’s how they got to the top of the podium and also all other results in the

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2016 Worlds No-Gi: Simões vs. Santana, Andresa vs. Nathiely In the Black Belt Open Class Finals; Other Results

Day 1 of the Worlds No-Gi was filled with thrills and some of the highest level of Jiu-Jitsu performed by the sports’ biggest names. The highlight of the day was the black belt open class divisions for men and women. In the men’s division, Yuri Simões and

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Dominyka Obelenyte Teaches the Domoplata From the Mount

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5 Things You Should Pay Attention to at the 2016 World No-Gi Championship

The final major IBJJF event of the season is upon us. The 2016 Worlds No-Gi goes down this weekend, in Daly City, California, and some of the biggest names on the scene already confirmed presence at the mats in the greater San Francisco. We want to help you get

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Success - Darci Omori

Success doesn’t always manifest itself in the same way for everyone. Usually this page is occupied by success stories from people just like you and I that have used jiu-jitsu to create a healthier physical and mental life for themselves. Oftentimes, this success looks like huge amounts of

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Why Every Grappler Should Drink Coffee!

Coffee isn’t usually considered a health food, but it should be. Among the grappling community, there seems to be a coffee subculture emerging, and that’s a good thing. Along with giving you a little bit of pre-roll push, coffee contains four B vitamins along with minerals such

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Less Than a Week Before Worlds No-Gi, Josh Barnett Teaches How Hand Control Is Vital For Passing the Guard

Josh Barnett has done it all. An MMA legend, he has also successfully ventured in the grappling universe. A world champion in 2009, he has a lot to teach in this week leading to the 2016 Worlds No-Gi. In this video, he explains the importance of not allowing the

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Why People Quit Jiu-Jitsu

For some of us, the thought of quitting jiu-itsu doesn’t even enter the realm of possibility. We’d go insane without our weekly fix of human chess. We continually need to challenge our body and mind, test our ego, and connect with our fellow gi wearing brothers and

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ICYMI: Tonon Finishes Burns, Tererê Beats Shaolin; IBJJF, UAEJJF, Fight to Win Pro Results

Another weekend has come and gone and once again the action was non stop for the grappling community. There were great options all over the world. Here’s a quick roundup in case you missed something. Polaris 4 – Tonon taps Burns, Tererê beats Shaolin In poole, England, the fourth edition

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One Day Before Polaris 4, Watch the Time Durinho Beat Lo at the Worlds No-Gi

A world champion with and without the gi, Gilbert Burns has a very high wall to climb this Saturday, at Polaris 4. Durinho will be in the co-main event facing no other than Garry Tonon. For the past few years, Burns has dedicated himself mostly to his MMA career,

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Worlds No-Gi: Remember Cornelius vs. Tonon in 2014 and Register Before the Deadline

The final deadline to register for the 2016 World No-Gi Jiu-Jitsu championship is tonight. You have until midnight in California to sign up to compete November 5-6, in Daly City. The list of big names registered is already impressive, including the likes of Caio Terra, João Miyao,

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Felipe Pena Teaches a Sweep Similar to the One He Used to Defeat Xande In Tokyo

The duel between Felipe Pena and Xande Ribeiro was the highlight of the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Jiu-Jitsu World Tour Tokyo, this Sunday, in Japan. With two sweeps against one by Xande, Preguiça won 4-2 to claim the gold medal. The Gracie Barra black belt used the single

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Grand Slam Tokyo: Pena, Xande Wage Big battle; Dern, Arges, Satoshi, Others Win Big

The UAEJJF held the second leg of the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Jiu-Jitsu Tour this Sunday, October 23, in Tokyo, Japan. Some of the biggest names in today’s competition circuit travelled to the land of the rising sun to fight for their share of over $100,000 in

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Lesson of the Day: Join the Class and Learn a Guard Pass From Otavio Sousa

Join the class at Gracie Barra Huntington Beach, California, in the first video of a new series. The Lesson of the Day is a stand up guard pass taught by 3X black belt world champion Otavio Sousa. A simple technique that will be useful throughout your entire Jiu-Jitsu life,

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ICYMI: Dern Wins 2nd in MMA; Jones Shows Up at Naga Event; IBJJF, UAEJJF Results

Another weekend has come and gone and once again there as grappling action for all. Here’s a quick roundup of the best that happened in the past three days in case you missed something. Mackenzie Dern’s Rear Naked Chokoplata The 2X black belt world champion stepped on a

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Jiu-Jitsu to Watch and to Compete: Six Events to Look Up For in the Next Weeks

As Jiu-Jitsu’s popularity grows, more and more events pop up for fans to watch and competitors to take part in. There are so many it is getting hard to keep track of all of them. So, we decided to put up a list with some of the events

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Find Your Nemesis

In Guy Ritchie’s 2000 film Snatch, a gangster named Brick Top offers up his definition of nemesis. He says that nemesis means “a righteous infliction of retribution manifested by an appropriate agent.” Even though I loved the film, I never quite understood that part. It wasn’t until I

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5 Tips From Champions to Help You Build an Efficient Game in Jiu-Jitsu

Is your Jiu-Jitsu technique evolving in the right pace? Sometimes, it’s not how hard you train, but how smart you train. All champions of our art have found a way to make their time on the mats as productive as they can. With time and experience, they have

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Hyperfly CEO Talks About Injury and CBD

“I use CBD,” says Pascal Pakter, CEO and founder of the successful martial arts apparel company DO OR DIE Hyperfly. “And CBD has saved my life.” A former Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu fighter, Pakter injured two vertebrae while training, necessitating surgery that left him in a world of pain and with

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Rodrigo Comprido Teaches One Way to Attack the Toe Hold From Side Control

Two-time black belt open class world champion (1999-2000), Rodrigo Comprido is one of the most renowned competitors of all times. Over more than a decade, he built a solid career using clever ways to surprise his opponents. One fine example was the 1999 open class final, when a