Whether you do regular Brazilian jiu-jitsu or no-gi jiu-jitsu you have probably noticed people wearing spats. Of course, if you are somewhat new to BJJ you might wonder why people wear them. So let's...

Judo is probably not the first martial art that comes to mind when you think about MMA. That said, you might be surprised to find out how many great MMA fighters have a black belt in judo. In fact,...

When most people think of submissions the first martial art that comes to mind is usually BJJ. Of course, if you know the history off BJJ then you would know that the art actually evolved from judo....

There are some martial arts where you can achieve black belt status in as little as three years. BJJ on the other hand takes a very long time. In fact, it takes longer to get a black belt in BJJ than...

A very small amount of people who start their jiu-jitsu journey make it to brown belt. You could probably guess that less than 3% of people who start BJJ become brown belts. There is of course good...

People often refer to Brazilian jiu-jitsu as a ground fighting system. Of course, if you are going to learn how to fight on the ground, you might also want to know how to get someone to the ground...