21+ hour, 25+ min ago   (444+ words) Rickson Gracie has never been shy about handing out praise sparingly, but this time it came wrapped in something more permanent: a black belt around the waist of the man he once competed against twice in the same tournament and…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (308+ words) In a recent interview on the channel Dieta de Guerra Jiu-Jitsu, Rolker Gracie, son of Helio Gracie, spoke about the traditions his father built inside the academy, traditions rooted firmly in Brazilian identity rather than imported Japanese customs. According to…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (507+ words) Tana Umaga built his rugby legacy on the field, but for over a decade he has quietly built a second one on the mats. The former All Blacks captain, who led the team through one of its most dominant stretches…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (376+ words) Justin Flores, the longtime coach who guided Ronda Rousey through her judo-to-MMA transition and later served as USA Judo’s team coach for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, has drawn a detailed comparison between Rousey and current UFC bantamweight champion Kayla Harrison, crediting…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (347+ words) “Your first class in jiu-jitsu was the most important class,” Danaher said. “Everything you need to know for the long term, you learn in your first day.” Danaher kept building on it, laying out exactly what a beginner absorbs in…...

6+ day, 18+ hour ago   (289+ words) Santino Marella has added another glory to a resume that already spans two combat sports and a professional wrestling career that made him a household name. The former WWE Intercontinental and United States Champion took gold at Jiu-Jitsu Con, competing…...

1+ week, 51+ min ago   (438+ words) Dima Murovanni, one of the sport’s most in-demand coaches, sat down on the Grapple Asia podcast while preparing his athletes for ADCC trials in Bangkok. Among the topics he broke down was the ecological, or constraints-led, approach to teaching jiu-jitsu,…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (396+ words) Rafael Lovato Jr. had already mapped out where he wanted to spend his competitive energy this year, and it wasn’t inside the ADCC bracket. The BJJ star had explained his reasoning plainly just weeks earlier: at 43, he no longer sees…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (420+ words) Mikey Musumeci did not hold back when asked to assess the current state of grappling during a joint appearance with UFC lightweight Bryce Mitchell on the Mighty Cast. Musumeci painted a picture of a sport running on fumes after losing…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (402+ words) Rigan Machado, the 9th degree jiu-jitsu red belt and longtime instructor to Hollywood’s elite, addressed criticism of Ashton Kutcher‘s black belt head-on during an appearance on the Jiu-Jitsu Dummies podcast. Machado, who has built a reputation training celebrities out of…...