Rener Gracie speaks the truth about the difference between Street vs. Sport BJJ….

Check out this great match from the 2012 IBJJF Brazilian Jiu Jitsu World Championships. Two of the greatest grapplers in the world, Marcus “Buchecha” Almeida and Rodolfo Vieira, met in the Absolute division and battled it out in a great match. Both athletes attacked the entire time and there were some really nice transitions. At […]

Greg J. Wins the Silver at Grapplers Quest NJ United Mixed Martial Arts purple belt Greg J. continues to rack up the medals in NJ grappling tournaments, taking home the silver medal Saturday against some tough competition. Greg was able to defeat a very tough Jimmie Rivera by a score of 6-3 in the opening round […]

The finals of the 2008 IBJJF Brazilian Jiu Jitsu World Championships pitted two of the greatest BJJ competitors of all time against each other. Xande Ribeiro and Roger Gracie battled it out in one of their many memorable matches. I remember being out in California and watching this match from the stands… Awesome stuff!

Check out 2013 IBJJF No Gi Jiu Jitsu World Champion JT Torres teaching some nice details on how to submit your opponent from the back with a Bow and Arrow Choke.

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Blue Belt David D. wins his semi-final match last month at NAGA’s North American Championships in West Orange, NJ. Competing in the Blue Belt Heavyweight division, David showed his solid technique defeating his opponent with a nice mounted triangle choke. The submission is not a common technique usually used in competition as […]

Bibiano Fernandes is one of the most accomplished Brazilian Jiu Jitsu competitors and MMA fighters in the world today! I remember watching Bibiano compete in the ’06 Pan American Championships in California when I was a purple belt. He won the GOLD in the Black Belt division and was definitely one of the most impressive […]

Two Legends of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu battle it out in the finals of the 1997 Mundial World Championships in Brazil. Mario Sperry and Roberto “Gordo” Correa are two very influential BJJ athletes who are pioneers of the sport. Sperry was a 3x World Champion and fought MMA all over the world. His 2001 win by arm […]

Looking forward to BJJ 101 class at 11am tomorrow! See everyone on the mats!

It’s reassuring to know that in case you should ever run into an attacker that knows “magic” your Brazilian Jiu Jitsu will still work! Check out this cool video of Criss Angel visiting Randy Couture’s academy to learn some details about protecting his neck during a stunt that he is performing… Notice how it only takes […]