Wanki Chae was born in Pocheon, South Korea. He has been training since age 16 and is now 33, which means he has 17 years of training under his belt. […]
Month: August 2020
BJJ Athletes – Eli Knight Biography Interview
Eli Knight is a BJJ athlete who currently lives in Paducah, KY and started training BJJ at age 17, roughly one year after he began training Japanese Jiu Jitsu. His […]
How Much Money Does It Cost To Do BJJ Per Month? Looking At The Expenses Of The Sport
BJJ is not a cheap hobby and is relatively expensive compared to other martial arts. With this being said, it is quite new compared to other combat sports such as […]
The Best Yoga Routines For BJJ – Free On Youtube
Supplementing your BJJ training with yoga is a very good idea. Whilst not being 100% essential, if you are looking for longevity in the sport and enjoy training then it […]
The Arnold Gracie incident – How the can opener got banned (Jeff Monson Vs Marcio Pe de Pano)
If you’ve ever trained BJJ, then you will have probably heard at some point that the can opener is an illegal move. Although used in MMA, the move is banned […]
BJJ Athletes – William Tackett Biography Interview
William Tackett is a BJJ athlete from Austin, Texas who started training in 2009 when he was 8 years old. As Tackett puts it, his introduction into BJJ was originally […]
BJJ Athletes – Vitor Oliveira Biography Interview
Vitor Oliveira is a veteran black belt who hails from the city of Teresópolis, located in the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Oliveria originally started training BJJ in 1994 […]
BJJ Athletes – Pieter “The Archangel” Buist Biography Interview
Pieter Buist is a professional MMA fighter from Breda, Netherlands. He is currently signed to the ONE promotion in Asia where he has won his first 3 fights and is […]
BJJ Private Training – Are Privates worth it?
Private lessons are a common part of BJJ training. A Private training session typically involves a one-to-one interaction between the student and their teacher. Sometimes Privates can have two or […]
BJJ deaths – why don’t they happen? Looking into the safety of the martial art
Compared to other martial arts – deaths in BJJ are incredibly rare. Whilst practicing martial arts very rarely leads to deaths in general, it is even less likely when doing […]