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Tech Tuesday: Sit Up and Sweep Like Cobrinha Sweeps

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Do’s and Don’ts Being a Lifelong Practitioner

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Thursday Class: Pass the DLR Guard Using the Leg Drag and the Berimbolo

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Monday Class: Lucio Lagarto Teaches a Sneaky Armbar From the Open Guard

Lucio Lagarto has done it all. He’s a Jiu-Jitsu black belt. He beat cancer (and even trained during treatment). He has one of the best records in competition of his generation.

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How to Relax for More Effective Jiu-Jitsu

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How To Get a BJJ Sponsorship

Sponsorship by a major brand might seem to be the pinnacle of BJJ lifestyle achievements. Sponsored athletes get a ton of free gear, appear in magazine advertising and videos, and all sorts of cool publicity, and some even get paid to travel the world and compete. Trying to earn that

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Godoi Teaches One of the Lapel Chokes He Used to Win Double Gold at the Worlds Masters

Black belt Roberto Godoi had a perfect campaign at the recent Worlds Masters. He won both the superheavy division and the open class. One of Godoi’s most efficient weapons are the clock chokes and its variations. He won the absolute final with what he calls the “Godoi choke”. Here,

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Roger Gracie Gives You Pointers for the Perfect Cross Collar Choke

You know you are in good hands in terms of Jiu-Jitsu instructor, when a 10X black belt world champion is teaching you some of his most deadly techniques. Roger Gracie is getting ready to fight Marcus Buchecha in a super match July 23, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Before that,

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Demian Maia Will Fight Woodley for the UFC Title; Learn Jiu-Jitsu From Him

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Tech report: Rafael Mendes Teaches a Kimura Variation From Side Control

Six times black belt world champion Rafael Mendes is getting ready to step on the mats in long Beach in a little more than two weeks and try to win his seventh gold medal at the Worlds. The training routine at Art of Jiu-Jitsu academy is non-stop and it is

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Tech Thursday: Bill Cooper Teaches Two Ways to Bait and Finish the Opponent

Black belt Bill Cooper is celebrating his 30th birthday this Thursday, May 5. We mark the date with two techniques by one of the most resourceful American black belts of all times. Pay attention to the details and learn two ways to bait your opponent into a submission technique.

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Learn from Buchecha and Lovato as They Get Ready to Fight This Weekend at the ADCC Trials

The talk of the town within the Jiu-Jitsu community this week is the upcoming ADCC West Coast Trials, scheduled April 15, in Anaheim, California. The event will feature four super matches to top the competition for the final spots in the 2017 ADCC. You can watch it live. Marcus Buchecha

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Mackenzie Dern Teaches How to Set Up a Triangle Choke From the Spider Guard

She is today the most recognizable face in the Jiu-Jitsu community. Mackenzie Dern turns 24 years old this Friday, March 24. After winning all she could hope for with the gi, Dern has transitioned to MMA is already making huge headlines. Just recently, UFC President Dana White said that he’

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Thursday Class: Leo Vieira Teaches How to Pass the Spider Guard

Leo Vieira is celebrating another birthday this Thursday. The founder of Checkmat has influenced so many people with his style of Jiu-Jitsu. Leader of one of the most successful teams of all times, Vieira was responsible for guiding huge names in Jiu-Jitsu history. Here he teaches how to pass the

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Tech Tuesday: Felipe Pena Teaches How to Attack the Calf Slicer From the Inverted DLR Guard

Felipe Pena’s bottom game is one of the most resourceful ones in Jiu-Jitsu today. The Gracie Barra black belt knows his way around when his back in on the mat. In this video, he teaches a calf slicer technique that originates in the inverted DLR guard. Pay attention to

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Mackenzie, Dominyka and Bia Teach Three Techniques to Make Your Jiu-Jitsu Better

On International Women’s day, we went through our archives to find three videos with the current numbers 1, 2 and 3 in the IBJJF adult black belt ranking. Mackenzie Dern, Dominyka Obelenyte and Beatriz Mesquita have all the qualities of a great champion. They are talented, dedicated and fearless.

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Straight from the mats: Keenan Teaches the Secrets to a Spotless Armbar Technique

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Thursday Class: Roger Gracie Teaches How to Set Up the Ezekiel Choke

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Tech Tuesday: Learn a Lasso Guard Pass From "Black Belt Hunter" Gustavo Batista

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Tech Tuesday: Learn Hannette Staack's Trademark Flying Armbar

Hannette Staack is celebrating another birthday this February 7th. The 7X black belt world champion in the gi is an IBJJF Hall of Fame member. She’s also a 3X ADCC champion. With such a rich record, Hannette relied on a powerful set of techniques to achieve her titles. Here

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Weight Cutting The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Weight cutting, the unfortunate consequence of weight-based divisions in sports, is the rapid loss of fat and water in a relatively short amount of time. There are arguments for cutting weight and most certainly arguments against cutting weight. Regardless, as long as there are weight divisions, there will be competitors

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Learn from Braulio and From Lo as They get Ready to Face Off at the ADCC Trials

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Tech Tuesday: Queixinho Teaches the Backward Sweep From the DLR

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Learn the Cartwheel Armbar From European Middleweight Champion Marcos Tinoco

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Gui Mendes Teaches You How to Counter the Leg Weave and Finish From the X-Guard