Imanari’s Infamous Leg Lock Finish vs. Mike Brown
Dan Faggella is a BJJ Academy Owner, No Gi Pan Am Champion at 130 pounds, and recognized expert in the area of leg locks. Dan writes or Jiu Jitsu Magazine,…
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May 2, 2013
Rashguard Review: Apollo Fightgear Long Sleeve (L)
Intro: I wear rashguards every time that I train. Gi or nogi, it doesn’t matter. I wear half a dozen rashguards every week and I’m pretty rough on them. My…
April 18, 2013
Heart Rate Monitors While Training BJJ
Just about every conditioning program out there uses heart rate monitors to some extent. They’re great tools for reviewing, tracking and implementing your training. Is it necessary for everyone? Probably…
April 1, 2013
Post-Workout Nutrition for Grapplers
When I first started playing organized sports about thirty years ago we were all told that water was all you needed after and during practice (it wasn’t called training in…
March 26, 2013
Review/Mindmap: Gracie Barra Fundamentals 2.0 App Weeks 5 thru 8
Gracie Barra has updated their Fundamentals Curriculum to the new version 2.0. If you missed it please check our breakdown of weeks 1 thru 4. This program is intended to provide…
March 20, 2013
Grappling with Team Jones: an interview with Adam Cella
I met Adam about a year and a half ago. I had just started training BJJ and I saw him and some of our fighters working out. I didn’t really…
March 7, 2013
Gear Review: Sprawl Gi-Flex 2 Pant (Large)
Intro:Sprawl has been around forever. They’re one of the oldest names in fight shorts that I can remember and introduced their first pair over 10 years ago. Since then Sprawl’s…
January 22, 2013
Review/Mindmap: Gracie Barra Fundamentals 2.0 App Weeks 1 thru 4
Gracie Barra has updated their Fundamentals Curriculum to the new version 2.0. This 16 week program was designed by GB black belts, Ricardo Almeida and Marcio Feitosa and the philosophy…
January 20, 2013
Breaking Down the Grappler’s Manifesto
The Grappler’s Manifesto is a 347 page treatise on nogi grappling for MMA written by Lance Freimuth with the help of some of the biggest names in mixed martial arts. The…
January 8, 2013
Gear Review: X-Guard Customized Rashguard
Intro: Over the last year X-Guard Brand has made a name for itself by producing high-quality gis at affordable prices (
December 26, 2012