When I was coming up in Jiu-Jitsu, the most impressive grapplers to me were guys who were able to balance high-level Jiu-Jitsu with other things in their lives.

I’ve taken many leaps of faith in my lifetime. Some paid off, many didn’t.

Adam Wardzinski is rightfully recognized as the best butterfly guard player in the modern era. When he gets his hooks in place, it is almost impossible for his opponent to resist being elevated and turned over.

The no-gi game continues to take steps forward and evolve as grapplers build on the strategies and metas that came before. While not every evolution will be as pronounced as the leg locking boom of the 2010's, there are still a lot of changes happening that we can learn from and appreciate. A new method for approaching and defusing the modern no-gi guard has emerged; rumble passing, as pioneered by Dima Murovanni and the squad at B-Team.

Every exchange in submission grappling carries a certain amount of risk, but some are riskier than others. There's one move that many professionals don't even bother using in training but when you see it - it can be a fight-ender. For years we saw very few examples of it, but now we are seeing a rise that deserves noted.

One of the most interesting parts of grappling is seeing how it continues to evolve, even in small positions. Professional athletes and coaches are constantly looking for new and novel ways to initiate or counter existing techniques or strategies, and the moves trickle outward through jiu-jitsu from there. For a good recent example, we can look at the leg lock position that Nicky Ryan used recently at WNO 23 - and how Deandre Corbe answered that position with a counter at WNO 24 against a B-Team athlete.

We are less than fifty days away from the ADCC Worlds and one of the crown jewels of the event will be the super fights. This year, the reigning super fight champion Gordon Ryan will be defending his title twice, against Yuri Simoes and Felipe Pena, in an unprecedented challenge. As Yuri, the 2022 Open Class Champion, prepares for this gargantuan task that could redefine his career, let's take a look back at the four meetings so far between Gordon and Yuri.

When Tainan Dalpra announced his plans to transition to no-gi competition, it was one of the biggest stories in jiu-jitsu. The two-time IBJJF World Champion had mowed through the gi scene and was left with few challenges as the middleweight king. Since then, he has gone 2-0 in no-gi matches with both coming at WNO.

Eight matches. Eight victories. Eight submissions. Roger Gracie’s 2005 ADCC tournament run is considered the greatest feat ever achieved in submission grappling. Roger did not only dominate great grapplers, he was able to submit three multiple-time ADCC champions in Xande Ribeiro, Fabricio Werdum, and the great Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ Sousa.

As we get ready for the great grappling action set for Tezos WNO 18: Meregali vs. Marinho, let’s take a look at one of the matches on the card that has the most potential for fireworks - Dante Leon and Ruan Alvarenga at lightweight, 155lbs. In this article, I’m going to highlight a few areas of the fight that could prove critical or interesting in their bout, explain a few ways they match up based on prior performances, and give you a sense of what to watch out for when they lock up on May 18th.

Training for just over three years at Unity Jiu-Jitsu under the inimitable Murilo Santana, Laura Kolm already has a laundry list of accomplishments on her resume. A blue belt world champion, a European champion, and Pans champion, Kolm has build a game around the use of sleeve control through variations of lasso, spider guard, and collar-sleeve that makes her a nightmare for her opposition.

The ADCC Champion invited us to learn some techniques from him, and I couldn't possibly pass up the opportunity.

Endurance, precision, and tenacity are all key components to these speed drills led by Gui Mendes at the Art Of Jiu-Jitsu

Ellis Karadag of the Vault BJJ is the latest of a series of athletes to fly over his opponent's guard directly into a triangle.

The ADCC West Coast Trials saw many shocking submissions but the newly christened “Cisneros stretch” was maybe the most spectacular.