Learning martial arts provides countless benefits for your physical and mental health. For starters, most martial arts give you a decent full-body workout that strengthens your body and improves mobility. Training also leads to the…

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Learning martial arts provides countless benefits for your physical and mental health. For starters, most martial arts give you a decent full-body workout that strengthens your body and improves mobility. Training also leads to the…
The hip muscles are used extensively when practicing BJJ. This can be clearly seen when escaping from the bridging and shrimping position or executing armbar or triangle submissions. Similarly, when in a dominant position, such as the side control and mount, the…
John Danaher is widely known today as one of the innovators of modern-day Brazillian Jiu-Jitsu. The fourth-degree black belt holder under Renzo Gracie is the mastermind of the Danaher Death Squad (DDS), which dominated the international…
It might not seem evident at first glance, but learning martial arts makes you a more charismatic person. That’s right, these combat systems transform not just your body but also your mind into a more confident and…
Brazillian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) can be practiced in many ways – it can be used for self-defense, a sport, or as a part of your overall training when you do mixed martial arts (MMA). With that, it is…
The last two years show that we may very well be in the age of hard knocks. Our daily routines are vastly different from what they once were, and some of the changes are taxing….
A good leg lock game consists of understanding the basic concepts of leg entanglement, attack, and defense. A BJJ practitioner must be able to assess which approach to use depending on body position. This means…
The Americana, also known as the key-lock in wrestling, and ude garami in Judo is a shoulder lock in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu that applies pressure on the shoulder of the opponent by bending the arm at…
Do you want to elevate your BJJ game to a whole new level? One of the absolute best ways to improve your BJJ is to learn leg locks. Leg locks have seen a renaissance over…
One thing that separates Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu from other combat sports is its emphasis on technique to defeat bigger and stronger opponents. Grandmaster Helio Gracie once said that we should: “Always assume that your opponent is…