For those wondering, the next Polaris Squads is gi-based and takes place on November 7th via UFC FightPass. This comes after the previous Polaris Squads event which saw the UK/Ireland […]
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Forget Nicholas Cage’s Jiu Jitsu movie, Fatman with Mel Gibson looks awesome and actually has real BJJ included
Over the past few weeks and months, the internet was awash with anticipation for the upcoming Nicholas Cage movie, ‘Jiu Jitsu‘. Last week the official trailer dropped and for those […]
Robert Drysdale releases ‘Opening Closed Guard’, a book about the history of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
Robert Drysdale is a legend in his own right. He’s the first-ever North American to win ADCC and revolutionized darce chokes and cradle passing in the process. This week saw […]
Gym in Poland becomes a church to avoid closure under Covid19 rules. Could this be applied to other countries?
Interestingly, the current rules surrounding gyms in Poland is in favor of grappling. For instance, if you train BJJ or Judo then your gym can legally stay open. The likes […]
Kade & Tye Ruotolo promoted to brown belt by Andre Galvao
Today saw the Ruotolo brothers promoted to brown belt by their professor Andre Galvao at ATOS HQ. In all honesty, their promotion wasn’t too surprising given the context of their […]
Video shows man getting choked out by woman during military training
It should be noted that this is a light, playful spar and isn’t anything too serious. At the end of the video, the man in question is left smiling so […]
Tex Johnson BODY SLAMS Opponent In To A Brick Wall And Is DQ’d… Again
Tex Johnson is no stranger to controversy and that didn’t change this weekend. Johnson, although a high level grappler, is well known for his outbursts and inability to control his […]
Lachlan Giles on whether Gordon Ryan is ‘good’ for Jiu Jitsu
Lachlan Giles was recently a guest on the Gypsy Tales podcast which is based in his home country of Australia. The host asked Lachan “Is it unfortunate if a guy […]
BJJ White belt vs Taekwondo black belt in an MMA fight, who wins?
This week, footage was uploaded to Youtube by the user Neil Allen whose video was captioned “My attempt at competing in MMA as a skinny white belt.” For reference, he […]
Gordon Ryan details betting $10k to double his net worth during the early days of his grappling career
Gordon Ryan is never one to shy away from talking about the business side of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and it’s no secret that he’s been financially rewarded from his career […]