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Andy lives in Austin, Texas with his wife Amanda and their 3 beautiful children. Andy is also the father of a Marine who is honorably serving in the United States Marine Corps.
Jose Aldo will return to competition next week, but it won’t be for the UFC. Jose Aldo, the former UFC featherweight champion has signed up to compete at IBJJF’s Master International Championship in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on July 28-30, the federation announced Thursday night. We are very honored to have the great Jose Aldo Junior […]
Kurt Osiander is full of colorful language, amazing Jiu Jitsu knowledge and awesome tips to help keep you on the mats. One of things all Jiu Jitsu athletes face at one point or another is finger soreness or injury. In the video below, Kurt Osiander shows off his techniques for taping fingers to prevent injury and […]
Our friends at the Jiu Jitsu Times recently held an online survey asking female Jiu Jitsu athletes about what they wanted out of their Jiu Jitsu gear. Things like gis and rashguards were discussed polled and voted on. Here are some of the findings: 73 percent of respondents said that they preferred rashguards sized specifically for women. […]
Alexandre Vieira hit a loop choke the other day at the Tokyo Grand Slam and the “Jiu Jitsu internet” is still buzzing. Flograppling describe this as “the Most Savage Loop Choke You’ll Ever See” and it would be hard to disagree. Along with it being one of the less common submissions, it is also one […]
Maynard James Keenan, the legendary lead singer for Tool recently visited Joe Rogan’s podcast “Joe Rogan Experience” and talked about many things, including Jiu Jitsu. On the topic of Jiu Jitsu, Maynard James Keenan says: “It’s the hardest thing I’ve ever done in my life. It’s the hardest. It’s the most… I’m getting snowflakey weepy. […]
Demian Maia only has about a month to prepare for one of the biggest (if not the biggest) fight of his career. A lot of fighters would be complaining about the short time frame, but not Demian Maia, who sees little use in complaining about the things he can not control. Speaking to the folks […]
For many Muslim women, doing every day tasks like walking home or running to the store can become dangerous and in some cases deadly. The fact is that a growing number of muslim women feel unsafe and the students at the Texas Muslim Student Association are trying to do what they can to change that. […]
Yesterday, the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu community was buzzing with news that the legend, Rickson Gracie was promoted to red belt. Rickson was giving a seminar in Las Vegas where the surprise promotion took place. Rickson’s older brother Rorion (who put this all together) and younger brother Royler as well as notable names such as Jean […]
Dedicated teacher Fernando Restrepo works as a restorative practices coach at Bronxdale High School. His passion is Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and he spends his days giving lessons to students who attend Bronxdale and the other four high schools within the Christopher Columbus Educational Campus in the Bronx. For his tireless efforts to improve the lives […]
Pastor Jim Hayes of St. James Baptist Church in Hillsboro stated “I believe in miracles” at a prayer service for Matt Hughes of Hillsboro, who was critically injured in truck/train accident June 16 near Raymond. Patton also gave an update on Hughes’ condition. He stated Matt’s eyes were fully open and he was able to […]