The Aoki lock is a variation of the straight ankle lock that is often found in BJJ and grappling. The submission is named after Shinya Aoki who popularised the move […]
Month: November 2020
BJJ Athletes – Pati Fontes Biography Interview
Patricia ‘Pati’ Fontes is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu athlete from Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro who started training aged 15 years old. Since then she achieved her black belt in May […]
Chad ‘Kodiak’ Fields defeats Tom DeBlass to become F2W No-Gi Champion
We recently interviewed Chad ‘Kodiak’ Fields about his competition training under Cyborg Abreu. Here, the veteran discussed how the energy of the training inspired him and others to do so […]
The Sao Paulo Pass – How to escape the closed guard
Also known as the Tozi pass, the Sao Paulo pass is one of the more unorthodox moves in BJJ and can have a very steep learning curve. Unlike conventional ways […]
Elisabeth Clay promoted to black belt by Osvaldo Moizinho & Samir Chantre
On the mats, it’s been a great year for Elisabeth Clay who has dominated the competition scene whilst putting on some great, exciting displays in the process. Today the icing […]
Gym Crashers & Submissions On The Shore present 3 vs 3 BJJ competition – $3k prize pool
Submissions On The Shore have teamed up with Gym Crashers to present a 3 vs 3 BJJ competition. These team events have really taken off since the creation of Quintet […]
BJJ & MMA Athlete – Jeff Monson Interview
Jeff Monson is a BJJ black belt and ex-MMA athlete who has had over 80 fights in his career. His hometown is Olympia, Washington, USA. His greatest achievement in grappling […]
The UK Government to respond to the possible return to training for BJJ & contact sports
For several years now, by law the UK government have been made to respond and consider certain petitions that are given to them. In short, this is the case when […]
Carlos Condit promoted to purple belt at 10th Planet Albuquerque
Even though Carlos Condit has been grappling in MMA for years, he’s still climbing the BJJ belt ladder which is fairly normal for many MMA fighters. This is because they […]
Gilbert Burns calls out Nate Diaz in $400,000 BJJ superfight match
It’s no secret that Gilbert Burns has some of the best BJJ in the UFC and MMA in general. The Brazilian is a black belt in the art and regularly […]