Joey ‘Coco’ Diaz is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu blue belt under Alberto Crane in 2016. However, he is best known for his comedy, acting and funny stories. Being a regular […]
Month: October 2020
Geo Martinez shows a nice twister back take from the dog fight position
Geo Martinez is one of the best athletes coming out of the 10th Planet organisation. Today he showed a cool back take from the half-guard dog fight position. Instead of […]
Carlos Machado promoted to red & white coral belt
This week saw Carlos Machado get promoted to red and white coral belt. His previous rank was the red and black belt which in itself is a massive achievement. However, […]
Bullpen Submission Series – 7th November 2020 – Quintet style grappling competition in Tuscon
November 7th, 2020 will see the Bullpen Submission Series take off. This is a quintet, team style competition which currently has 4 mens teams and 2 pending. These teams are […]
BJJ Athletes – Timur Ouzlaner Biography Interview
Timur Ouzlaner is from Haifa, Israel and started training Brazilian Jiu Jitsu at age 14 years old. In his own words, he says “I was always interested in martial arts. […]
What are the competition rules for kids Brazilian Jiu Jitsu? (IBJJF ruleset)
Most adults who compete in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu will be aware of the basic ruleset in IBJJF competitions. However, as an adult, you may not be as well versed in […]
Physiological profile of an elite Iranian junior Wrestler – what workouts are best?
A study from 2009 by Mirzaei, B, Curby, DG, Rahmani-Nia, F, and Moghadasi, M was created to see the physiological profile of elite Iranian junior wrestlers who competed in the […]
Gustavo Gasperin shows the Pendulum sweep from closed guard
In this video, Gustavo Gasperin shows the pendulum sweep from closed guard in nogi. Here, he underhooks the opponent’s leg, controls their arm and creates an angle. He then chops […]
Unusual Americana / Kimura shoulder lock submission hit in ONE MMA bout by Eko Roni Saputra
Today saw the event, ONE Reign of Dynasties which featured several MMA fights over in Singapore. Perhaps the most peculiar submission of the year was witnessed in the fight between […]
Jon Jones explains why he infamously hid under a cage – Dillon Danis says what everyone’s thinking
Today, UFC champion Jon Jones took to twitter to explain why he infamously hid under a cage. The story goes that he did this to avoid a visit from USADA […]