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BJJ Self Defense

Police Chief Trains Officers in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

LUDLOW, Ky. — Ludlow Police Chief Scott Smith said most law enforcement mistakes can be boiled down to a lack of training. He’s on a mission to change that. Smith opened a gym where he offers free martial arts classes to officers in disciplines like Brazilian jiu-jitsu. He said those are the skills that officers […]

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BJJ Fitness Health/Fitness

Airman Finds Himself Through Jiu Jitsu

He rises out of bed in unison with the sun breaking the horizon in the distance to make his way for war…His heart begins to pound inside of his chest from fear of the possibility to fail as soon as he gazes upon the battlefront. Once Senior Airman Collin Eddington, 374th Maintenance Squadron isochronal aerospace […]

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BJJ MMA

Jiu Jitsu Star Garry Tonon ‘Addicted’ to MMA After Successful Debut

Garry Tonon (born September 12, 1991) is an American Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner specialising in submission-only grappling and mixed martial artist. He is a five-time Eddie Bravo Invitational champion.

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BJJ Technique of the Week

Aces Technique of the Week | How to Take Mount

Here’s another FREE TECHNIQUE OF THE WEEK!!! In this video we teach the “RIGHT WAY” to take one of the more dominant positions in a fight – THE MOUNT POSITION! A lot of people make some serious mistakes here and lose their position and ultimately the fight because of it. For more cool techniques and […]

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BJJ Competition

The Ever-Changing Diversity of the Jiu-Jitsu Competition World

In the jiu-jitsu world, there is great importance placed on competition. Very often the kind of practitioner one becomes depends at least in part on the kinds of competitions they attend and the rule-sets they train to accommodate. Of course, every tournament’s rules are going to possess subtle differences, but there are some bigger circuits […]

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BJJ BJJ Advice Technique of the Week

Aces Jiu Jitsu Club Technique of the Week: Armbar From The Mount

Do you even armbar from mount, bro? If not, here’s the way Professor Mikal teaches the champions at Aces Jiu Jitsu Club how to retain a mounted position (and not go to their back) while hitting their opponent with an armbar for the finish. Enjoy!

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MMA UFC

Khabib Nurmagomedov Wanted to Fight Conor McGregor at UFC 223

When news broke that that Tony Ferguson was out of the UFC 223 title fight against Khabib Nurmagomedov “The Eagle” thought it was some kind of April Fool’s joke. As it turns out it was not. Ferguson injured his knee, requiring surgery and was off the much anticipated UFC 223 card. By now we know that an always game Max Holloway […]

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BJJ MMA UFC

Max Holloway Steps in to Save UFC 223 Main Card

If you are anything like me, you were SUPER disappointed to hear the news that Tony Ferguson was out of his UFC 223 fight with Khabib Nurmagomedov. As it turns out Ferguson injured his knee and it will require surgery. This struck a major blow to what was an amazing UFC 223 card. That major blow was quickly […]

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BJJ Curated MMA UFC

Is Jiu Jitsu Losing Relevance in Modern MMA? Alexander Volkov Thinks So

Recently, Alexander Volkov defeated Fabricio Werdum in the 4th round of their UFC Fight Night 127 Main Event matchup. He used his striking to finish Werdum, a world class Jiu Jitsu athlete. However, leading up to the event, Volkov had some choice words for the Jiu Jitsu community while speaking to the effectiveness of Jiu Jitsu in the sport […]

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BJJ Community Curated Mental Health Why BJJ

BRAVE NEW WORLD: Short Film Highlights the Life Changing Impact of Jiu Jitsu

BRAVE NEW WORLD is a fictional film about how Jiu-Jitsu changes the life of one man.