The progress that you make in Jiu-Jitsu is marked with colored belts, just like with any other martial arts. No matter what level you’re currently at, you’re probably wondering what allows you to move on to the next level and how long you need to be on each level. To reach the status of a […]
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If you know or practice Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, it’s important to know that leg locks are here for the long haul. In the past, leg locks were looked down on in the mainstream Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu competition. Nowadays, if you want to have any chances of winning mid-level to high-level no gi Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, you must know leg
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In order to force an opponent to tap out or quit, practitioners of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu use the heel hook, which is a grappling submission technique. Some famous Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu heel hook specialists include Gordon Ryan, Rousimar Palhares, Vinny Magalhaes, Keenan Cornelius, Dave Terrell, Eddie Cummings, Garry Tonon, Tom de Blass, Ryan Hall, Jeff Glover, Dean Lister,
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Even though both Jiu-Jitsu and Judo are forms of grappling, there are many differences between them that you need to be aware of! Jiu-Jitsu and Judo are similar in a way that practitioners in a self-defense situation clinch with their opponents, work toward a takedown, and eventually make their opponent submit to them. The main
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The Kimura lock, also known as catch wrestling, wristlock, gyaku ude-garami in judo, or chicken wing, is a shoulder lock submission that’s specific to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Kimura is a reminder of how brutal a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu submission can be, despite the fact that Jiu-Jitsu is often referred to as “the gentle art”. The Kimura lock
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Women’s divisions in IBJJF competition run from Rooster at the lightest end through Light Feather, Feather, Light, Middle, Medium Heavy, Heavy and Super Heavy, plus an open class that anyone can enter regardless of weight. The men’s brackets and the general federation rules run on the same system — the full IBJJF weight classes chart
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Jiu jitsu is a type of martial art with origins in Japan. It developed some time in the eighth century where its earliest forms were a patchwork of other Japanese martial arts and sumo wrestling. It was meant to be a close-quarters fighting style that relies heavily on grappling. Over centuries and with input from
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