You have to check this out. It’s BJJ at its finest. If you’ve never seen Eddie Bravo‘s Banana Split submission, check this video out first. Banana Split: Submissions 101 Now, take a look at this crazy “rolling” match ending in a Banana Split brought to us by Connection Rio. Pretty awesome to see some guys […]

There are two commonly asked questions regarding Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. One of them is whether or not Jiu-Jitsu is any good when it’s compared to other martial arts and the other is whether or not Jiu-Jitu is any good when it comes time to get dirty in a street fight. Let’s talk about the first question […]

There is an area of Jiu-Jitsu that I really don’t think much about anymore. I don’t think about it because I am quite happy where I’ve been training for the past four years. I’ve grown as a person and have learned some very valuable skills. I’ve also made some great friends. The area I’m talking […]

Rich is, hands down, one of my favorite guys to roll with. Since he’s lighter than I am, he has to rely on technique, which, through the years, he’s become quite proficient at demonstrating. Not to toot his horn or anything, but he’s thoughtful and careful in what he does. I actually see him think […]

I will be posting a few videos in just a moment. They show a good friend of mine and me showing off some flow rolling after today’s class. I suppose our instructor had the same line of thought as I did this past week when he suggested that we brush up on this area of […]

There is a serious epidemic sweeping the nation of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. It afflicts nearly every academy countrywide and greatly hinders student progress and advancement. It’s something that can be easily corrected, if we only accept that we need to change some things we’ve learned in life so far. So dramatic. If I asked each and […]

I’m going to do my best to not get philosophical during this post. A bit of my personal philosophy may creep in here and there, but I’ll try my best to be as normal a human as possible. Listen, we are all in the same boat. Life is going to throw us curve ball after […]

One of my favorite BJJ players by far is Roy Dean. The reason for this is my admiration of his use of Jiu-Jitsu technique as opposed to his use of muscle. He’s also one of the few true Jiu-Jitsu intellectuals I know of. In Jiu-Jitsu, there is an overwhelming temptation to use your muscular gift […]

Whenever I roll with John, I have no idea how it’s going to turn out. He is a very unpredictable man. He’s also quite strong, so I oftentimes have a challenge on my hands. Last night, John and I enjoyed two rolling sessions, only one of which was worth putting online. The other, I don’t […]