The Origins Of The Scottish Twister
Grappling produces new nicknames for old ideas all the time, but few have captured the imagination of the MMA and…
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Why Is UFC BJJ Producing So Many More Submissions Than Everyone Else?
Nine events into its existence, UFC BJJ has built a submission rate that no other major no-gi promotion is close…
10 Things I Wish I Knew Before Starting BJJ
Walking into your first Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu class can feel like stepping onto another planet. Everyone around you seems to know…
Who’s Repping Who? A Country-by-Country Breakdown of ADCC 2026
The ADCC World Championship has always billed itself as the sport’s true world stage, and the 2026 edition backs that…
The Philosophy Student Who Started It All: How Christian Barry Got John Danaher Into Jiu-Jitsu
Every jiu-jitsu fan knows the John Danaher origin story in broad strokes: a philosophy PhD student at Columbia University, working…
The Story of Prince Philip and his love of Catch Wrestling
Prince Philip today died at the age of 99, after serving as husband to Queen Elizabeth II for most of…
The Rear Naked Choke
The Rear Naked choke is possibly the most common and dominant submission in all of grappling. This submission is as…
Gordon Ryan calls out Dillon Danis over his girlfriend Savannah Montano
The biggest BJJ Instagram feud rolls on. This week it was Gordon Ryan who called out rival Dillon Danis. Here,…
1998 World Cup winner Bixente Lizarazu is a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and has competition success to back it up
Depending on what part of the world you’re from you will either call it soccer or football. Regardless, Bixente Lizarazu…
New Zealand ex-rugby captain Tana Umaga trains BJJ & earns silver at Masters Worlds
Few athletes transition as naturally into Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu as former rugby professionals. The physicality, clinch work, and contact-heavy instincts from…