brazilian jiu jitsu

Different sports require different fueling strategies. Understand how food affects your body to maximise your performance.

The rear naked choke can be used from a standing position or on the ground and serves as an effective submission technique.

An opponent’s unfamiliarity with wrist locks and how to defend them adds an element of surprise to your submission game.

This video demostrates a progression of five escapes you can perofrm as the triangle gets tighter and tighter.

Be a force for good in your jiu jitsu world and crush negativity into the mat.

Avoid injury by finding balance between your combat sport and your conditioning. This three training day plan will send you in the right direction.

If you're just starting in BJJ and want to get a black belt someday, you're in for a long journey. Seasoned BJJ practioners share how to make the most of it.

These are the most common mistakes I see in fighters' strength training plans, and my suggestions for fixing them.

Discover how training goals will allow you to progress and leave class better than when you walked in.

Improve your strength and balance by adding some guard-opening specific exercises to your training program.

From finding the calm in chaos to learning how to roll with the punches, martial arts will make you a stronger person.

Coach Valerie Worthington opens up about about making the scary leap to follow her BJJ dreams, coaching others, and the beauty of emotion.

Having a healthy relationship between your training on and off the mat will keep you strong.

Tapering before a tournament is the most important and difficult phase of training. But it doesn’t have to be a mystery.

Specialization is for insects - true athletes should be able to run, jump, lift, climb, and swim.

The blue belt is often the longest, most challenging, yet most rewarding rank in your BJJ career.

This upcoming Brazilian jiu jitsu event matches hometown heroes against some of the brightest up-and-coming stars in the sport.