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Undercutters Video by Aces Jiu Jitsu Club

If you’re an Aces Jiu Jitsu Club member or follow us online and haven’t seen our Undercutters video, perhaps it’s time to crawl out from the rock you’ve been living under! 😉 This awesome video was shot, directed and edited by our in-house video genius Kalani Sevigny (https://www.facebook.com/kalanisevigny). This video is making its way around the […]

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BJJ Curated

Jiu Jitsu International Federation To Submit Jiu Jitsu As An Olympic Sport

News emerged a few days ago that a major international sporting body overseeing grappling has ordered its member federations to prepare for Olympic accreditation and submit Jiu Jitsu as an Olympic Sport. The news was first reported by jiu-jitsu commentator Mohammed Al Housani, who is an analyst and presenter for Abu Dhabi TV. Al Housani […]

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#MeToo: BJJ And The Fight Against Sexual Assault

(The following is a curated article from jiujitsutimes.com written by Acacia Parks Mo.)  I love jiu-jitsu and believe that anyone would benefit from learning it. However, I am not the world’s loudest BJJ evangelist. If I meet someone who I specifically think would like it, I’ll suggest it, but I’m not going around preaching the gospel […]

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Ask a Black Belt Video Series: Chasing The Next Belt

At Aces Jiu Jitsu Club we would never get mad at you for aggressively going after success, with the caveat that we focus on the process over the final “place” or belt! If you want something in life you have to solve the question, “What does that level of think like, prioritize, move like? These […]

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Anthony Bourdain Transforms Himself into Chiseled Grappling Machine

Many people know chef, author, and television host Anthony Bourdain as the guy from The Parts Unknown television show. There was a time when the then mid-50 year old sported a soft body as he indulged in life as a foodie. However, now at the age of 61, Anthony Bourdain has transformed himself into a chiseled grappling machine. So […]

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BJJ Competition MMA

Mackenzie Dern Almost Retired From Jiu Jitsu This Year

Mackenzie Dern was recently interviewed with Ariel Helwani on “The MMA Hour.” In the interview she opened up about her career plans in MMA and Jiu Jitsu. On the heals of a tough opening round loss at ADCC 2017 against  brown belt Elvira Karppinen, Dern (3-0) is lighed up to fight Mandy Polk (3-3) in a 125lb fight at LFA […]

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Never Try to Rob A Jiu Jitsu School While Class is in Session

Ever heard of the show called America’s Dumbest Criminals? Well, this guy may just be featured in the next episode. This guy decided it would be a smart idea to rob a Jiu Jitsu academy while it was full of students … Those students being Jiu Jitsu practitioners who train how to fight every single […]

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Ask a Black Belt Video Series: BJJ Cardio Tips

Professor Mikal has decided to start a new series where we take questions from students or anyone who has a Jiu Jitsu related question and give you the answer from his black belt perspective. We are going to call this the “Ask a Black Belt Video Series” and we hope you will get some answers […]

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Ask a Black Belt Video Series – How To Deal With Being Injured

Professor Mikal has decided to start a new series here we take questions from students or anyone in search of an answer to a Jiu Jitsu related question and give you the answer from his black belt perspective. We are going to call this the “Ask a Black Belt Video Series” and we hope you […]

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BJJ Competition

Jiu Jitsu In The United Arab Emirates is Growing Fast … REAL Fast

According to a recent report and article, Jiu Jitsu in The United Arab Emirates is emerging as an everyday part of the country’s culture. It is no secret that the United Arab Emirates has emerged as a pioneer in the sport, so seeing this type of growth and involvement is not so surprising. From FloGrappling: […]