Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is much more than the fancy Berimbolos and De la Riva guard sweeps that you see in the competition scene (although I love competition). It’s more than the slick guard passing and submissions that you see in the UFC and in other Mixed Martial Arts settings. In order to earn a Black […]

Congratulations to Chas, Lloyd, and Kris on their performances today at “The Good Fight.” Kris won 2 GOLDS, Lloyd 2 Silvers, and Chas won a Silver medal. I’m glad to hear that the guys were hitting the “Jacare” choke that we had just recently covered in class last week! Great job!

One of the greatest boxing matches of all time! So much heart shown by both guys!

Check out Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt Ben Saunders and his nice rubber guard setup to omoplata. This was the first omoplata submission in UFC history! Enjoy CLICK HERE

Day four started with the kids working their escapes from the bottom position in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Class. We had a great game of king/queen of the closed guard, where students have to practice their sweeps from the bottom position to reverse their opponents. These kids are getting really, really good, it’s amazing to see […]

It’s pretty cool to see Cole Miller using Gi Brazilian Jiu Jitsu at this past weekend’s UFC Fight Night! The American Top Team Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt caught Jorge Gurgel with a triangle choke from spider guard a few years back… CLICK HERE TO WATCH

If you haven’t seen Metamoris 4 yet, check out the videos here. There were some awesome exchanges throughout the entire event. UFC star Chael Sonnen looked very tough to sweep and submit, but all it takes is one mistake against someone like Andre Galvao and it’s all over. Saulo Ribeiro and Rodrigo “Comprido” Medeiros was one of my […]