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One thing the NFL and BJJ have in common are injuries. Those that do either sport long enough know that it’s not a matter if, but when you’ll have to deal with an injury. For professional football player Brandon Brooks, he knows this first hand. (Join the Aces Jiu Jitsu Club Online Academy! Live and [...]

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NFL Player Brandon Brooks is Training BJJ 2 Days after Achilles Tear One thing the NFL and BJJ have in common are injuries. Those that do either sport long enough know that it’s not a matter if, but when you’ll have to deal with an injury. For professional football player Brandon Brooks, he knows this first hand. (Join the Aces Jiu Jitsu Club Online Academy! Live...

Every time I referee at a grappling competition, I see certain behavioral patterns among competitors. These are things I know I have done, and sometimes still do, and some of these behaviors are mistakes. I’ve identified 5 things competitors do that are counter productive: Spending too much time on the feet. I get it. You [...]

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5 Common Mistakes People Make At Grappling Competitions Every time I referee at a grappling competition, I see certain behavioral patterns among competitors.  These are things I know I have done, and sometimes still do, and some of these behaviors are mistakes.  I’ve identified 5 things competitors do that are counter productive: Spending too much ti...

Women’s Self Defense programs are a dime a dozen. All to often, we see YouTube videos and people in the community teaching their brand of Self Defense, unfortunately for the women attending these classes, many of the techniques taught are entirely ineffective in a real world scenario. Many of these women’s self defense classes focus [...]

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Women’s Self Defense and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is a Perfect Match Women’s Self Defense programs are a dime a dozen. All to often, we see YouTube videos and people in the community teaching their brand of Self Defense, unfortunately for the women attending these classes, many of the techniques taught are entirely ineffective in a real world scenario. Many of thes...

A very common issue that arises in competition is when a lesser competitor faces a superior competitor. More often than not matches in competition are mismatched, otherwise there would never be a winner. One thing I learned in the middle of my blue belt is that I am capable of beating vastly superior grapplers and [...]

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How To Beat Opponents Who Are Better Grapplers Than You A very common issue that arises in competition is when a lesser competitor faces a superior competitor.  More often than not matches in competition are mismatched, otherwise there would never be a winner. One thing I learned in the middle of my blue belt is that I am capable of beating vastly super...

Martial Arts are an art form, and their study and mastery involve more insightfulness than brute battles between mindless adversaries. Never let their foundation in fighting cloud this universal truth. The greatest practitioners dedicate a lifetime of study to understanding the nuanced technical details of their art, and to achieve this, philosophical pursuits are also [...]

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Interview with BJJ Blackbelt Rondel Benjamin (VIDEO) | Aces Jiu Jitsu Club | Blog Martial Arts are an art form, and their study and mastery involve more insightfulness than brute battles between mindless adversaries. Never let their foundation in...

Flameo Grapplers! Kevin B. back again with another fresh-out-the-oven edition of the Aces BJJ Roundup! Every week we go spelunking for the most oversized pearls of news from around the combat sports world, and boy, howdy-do, we have some huge ones this time! A DDS star wins big in a wager match, another great F2W [...]

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Aces BJJ News Roundup #9: F2W 158, Yoel Romero Released From The UFC and More News from Around the BJJ World Flameo Grapplers! Kevin B. back again with another fresh-out-the-oven edition of the Aces BJJ Roundup!

Winston Churchill once said, “History is written by the victors.” and the story of BJJ is no different. But, without the tireless self-promotion of certain charismatic founding members of our art rebelling against the dogmatic control of an authoritarian rule through decades of pressure to conform, there might not be what we consider Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu [...]

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“Opening Closed Guard” Book Review: The Unabridged Story of The Origin of BJJ Robert Drysdale’s name is legendary in the BJJ world for his achievements on the mats as a competitor. But, it’s his contribution as a historian of the art that may be his lasting legacy. His new book, “Opening Closed Guard,” is a collection of interviews he amassed while filming a documenta...

There I was, getting my hand raised after a tough match, and despite the rush from victory, I felt the overwhelming need to cry. I continued to look up and away and tried to control my breathing, but the tears were desperately rolling down. I only had 7-9 minutes before my next match, and the [...]

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The Role Of Emotions On The Mats There I was, getting my hand raised after a tough match, and despite the rush from victory, I felt the overwhelming need to cry. I continued to look up and away and tried to control my breathing, but the tears were desperately rolling down. I only had 7-9 minutes before my next match, and the

Hoist the sails grapplers, for we’re all set to embark on another high seas adventure through the mysterious waters of professional combat sports. That’s right. It’s the weekly Aces BJJ Roundup, baby!! This week we have a ton of craziness to shoot at you, like adaptive Jiu-Jitsu with slaps, a new world record, and a [...]

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Aces BJJ News Roundup #10: Fastest IBJJF Adult Finals Submission, Blind Grappler Clinton Terry and More News from Around the BJJ World Hoist the sails grapplers, for we’re all set to embark on another high seas adventure through the mysterious waters of professional combat sports. That’s right. It’s the weekly Aces BJJ Roundup, baby!! This week we have a ton of craziness to shoot at you, like adaptive Jiu-Jitsu with slaps, a ...

The Masters World Championships is the tournament that always showcases the best qualities the art of Jiu-Jitsu has to offer. The competitors are past their primes, so there are no egocentric misconceptions about who the greatest grappler on the planet is or Instagram callouts to get rich off sponsorship money. They are only here because [...]

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Marcos da Matta: How Focusing On Technique Makes Us All Giants The Masters World Championships is the tournament that always showcases the best qualities the art of Jiu-Jitsu has to offer. The competitors are past their primes, so there are no egocentric misconceptions about who the greatest grappler on the planet is or Instagram callouts to get rich off sponso...

The debate between NOGI Jiu-Jitsu and Gi Jiu-Jitsu has raged since the early days of the creation of our sport with no sign of slowing down in the present. Many students swear their allegiance to one form other with cultish vigor supporting their choice of attire while training. In my experience with this topic, both [...]

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Interview with Joe Bamboo Wissman: Why do Black Belts turn away from the Gi? The debate between NOGI Jiu-Jitsu and Gi Jiu-Jitsu has raged since the early days of the creation of our sport with no sign of slowing down in the present. Many grapplers swear their allegiance to one form other with cultish vigor supporting their choice of attire while training. In my experience wi...

Sambo… Wrestling… Jiu-Jitsu… Judo… Aikido… What does it all mean? In the art of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, there is some degree of snobbery because the sport has produced so many great MMA champions. Still, the reality is that there are many grappling arts in which one can become well-versed, and any of those can be a [...]

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Top 5 Non Jiu-Jitsu Grappling Arts Sambo… Wrestling… Jiu-Jitsu… Judo… Aikido… What does it all mean? In the art of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, there is some degree of snobbery because the sport has produced so many great MMA champions. Still, the reality is that there are many grappling arts in which one can become well-versed, an...