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MORE TASTY WORM GUARD TECH FROM KEENAN.
I know it seems like we're sending you mixed messages, grappler. Just like that mysterious girl you met during your 7th grade youth retreat. Later you discovered she made out with a classmate, so you...
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TO TEST OR NOT TO TEST - BELT TESTING IN BJJ, FEATURING STUART COOPER.
Belt Testing has been a long debated topic for many decades despite the fact that the belt system is just over 100 years old and previous to that none really existed. Your skill was displayed via...
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KNOW YOUR DNA, THE LUTA LIVRE FAMILY TREE.
Martial Arts Lineage - Think of it as your family tree or Ancestory.com for grappling. Some people swear by their lineage and those that have a direct an pure connection to the past are of course the...
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CRYING IN JIU JITSU FOR THE RIGHT REASONS AKA THE CRYO TERRA STORY.
What's Jiu Jitsu all about? This. This is 10 minutes of pure inspiration and depth from one of this era's our greatest BJJ competitors, Caio Terra. Yes, he cries, but that only reveals the...
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IF YOU CAN'T DO THE WORM, BEAT THE WORM.
If you're tired of hearing about Worm Guard repeatedly by every white belt and keyboard Grand Master, we are here to let you know we feel the same. Is the worm guard cool, yea, it's innovative, but its...
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AVOID THE SHAME OF BEING ATACKED FROM SOMEONE'S FANCY REVERSE DE LA RIVA.
The Reverse De La Riva is a pretty fancy display of guard artistry. If it was a hairstyle, it would be a something like a pompadour. Unlike it's only moderately fancy cousin, the traditional De La...
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TYUMEN RUSSIA'S JUDO GRAND SLAM 2014.
Like always, we try to provide our readers with the news that they might have overlooked or missed, and for the most part Judo isn't at the top of most people's reading lists.This past weekend the Judo...
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LUTA LIVRE IS SHORT FOR - YOU'LL GET CHOKED.
Ah, Luta Livre. Don't worry, we wont bore you with a LL History Lesson again. This time we go right to the heart of the art - attack and finish! It's no coincidence that over the last few years Cacc...
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HICKSON, HOGAN & THE HUBBER GUARD.
The power of Joe Rogan (and the UFC) is certainly strong. Almost as strong as one of Rickson Gracie's lesser fingers and/or his ear (with which he could easily submit most men). Eddie Bravo and his...
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RICKSON GRACIE FINALLY STEPS TO THE FOREFRONT OF BJJ IN A VERY VISIBLE WAY.
The Rickson Gracie we know, the myth, the legend, has for many years been seen as the soul of Jiu Jitsu. The conscience of Jiu Jitsu. Part myth, part reality, we, he's been embraced by the...
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XANDE SAYS YOU NEED JUDO, NOW!
Xande Ribeiro is a World Class athlete and one of the best Jiujitsu players in the world. Despite being very accomplished, his game is rather simple and to the point. You don’t see Xande looking for...
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CONGRATULATIONS, YOU'VE BEEN KIMURA TRAPPED AGAIN.
The kimura don't need no ones help in being a brutally badass grappling technique Still, a couple of years ago, David Avellan and his "kimura trap" system came along and elevated the trusty...
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JIUJITSU TOOK MY BREATH AWAY.
Respiration is a key element in most living creatures, and in particular mammals. Despite thousands of years of breathing, most of us have not mastered the art of breathing. Breathing is part of our...
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META-HOLY-SH*T, WHEN KEEPIN' PLAYFUL GOES WRONG.
Ladies and gents, for those of you privileged enough to watch Metamoris this past weekend, you were in for a huge surprise. Yes, this is a spoiler alert - meaning that if you skip over reading this,...
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TEACHING THE CHILDREN ... THE REVERSE DE LA RIVA GUARD.
Is the world a better place than it was 10 or 20 years ago? We say yes.Sure, you've got Islamic extremists beheading ethnic minorities in Iraq, Russian empire building in in Eastern Europe and a...
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JIU JITSU-Y SAMBO OR SAMBO-Y JIU JITSU? IT DON'T MATTER.
We've probably explained a dozen times why we think Са́мбо (aka Sambo) is a badass grappling art on par with our style, BJJ. So much of the technique is similar or the same, yet Са́мбо remains...
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JAPAN EAST SAMBO CHAMPIONSHIPS 2014.
Since we are on a Sambo kick this week, we of course bring you more Sambo. We don't need to reiterate the benefits of Sambo, since we have done that several times before. So today, we want you to watch...
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LOCKIN WITH PAINFUL LUTA LIVRE LOCKFLOWS.
Utilizing lockflows in your training regime can be a priceless method for improvement. They teach you patterns of movement to recognize when your opponent is actively resisting. Lockflows are heavily...
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IS KABADDI GRAPPLING? SORT OF. IT'S DEFINITELY BADASS!
I'm claiming close to total, if not total, ignorance here. I know very little about Kabaddi, other than it's an ancient Indian game that involves wrestling like throws and takedowns and what looks...
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SUBMISSIONS ARE CALLED ONE THING IN GERMANY, PAIN.
Nothing is more fitting than Catch Wrestling in Deutschland. They go together like beer and pretzels, in a harmonious balance of pain and pleasure. Alright, enough bullshit. Today, German Cacc...
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