BJJ news — Monday, May 11, 2026

ADCC World Championship 2026 Announced

We are proud to announce the ADCC World Championship 2026, the most prestigious event in submission grappling. The championship will… The post ADCC World Championship 2026 Announced appeared first on ADCC NEWS .

2025 Tribute & Induction: Mark Coleman, Medal of Courage

The tribute speeches and induction ceremony for 2025 National Wrestling Hall of Fame Medal of Courage inductee Mark Coleman. Tribute speakers: Matt Brown and Royce Alger. Tribune emcee: Tim Johnson. I… Read more

U.S. sweeps all three team titles at Pan-Am Championships; UWW awards 2027 Senior Worlds to Las Vegas

Subscribe now From the Mat Talk Podcast Network Pan-American Championships FINAL BRACKETS : UWW Arena Men’s Freestyle Team Champions. Photo by Tony Rotundo. Lovett, Hendrickson pin in finals to punctuate U.S. men’s freestyle team title at…

Watch U17 European Championships Live Streaming: Results, Brackets, Videos

SAMOKOV, Bulgaria (May 11) -- The U17 European Championships will be held in Samokov, Bulgaria from May 11 to 17. How to watch the wrestling live stream of tournament? To watch the U17 European Wrestling Championships, subscribe to UWW+ on uww.org here. Full Schedule: 2026 U17…

ASDEC Chair Niamkey Leads Workshop on Sports Development

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (May 9) -- Collaboration, innovation and open exchange was at the heart of a two-day workshop, organised by the ASOIF Sport Development and Education Commission (ASDEC) on May 5 and 6 in Lausanne, Switzerland. The meeting brought together more than 60…

U.S. Completes Pan-American Team Title Sweep

CORALVILLE, IOWA, United States (May 10) -- The United States captured six out of seven gold medals in Freestyle to close out the Pan-American Championships in Coralville, Iowa. After winning the Greco-Roman and Women's Wrestling team title, the U.S. also won the Freestyle title…

Yeldos Smetov Delivers a Show in Astana

During the break between the preliminary rounds and the final block on the last day of the 2026 Qazaqstan Barysy Grand Slam, the Kazakhstan Judo Federation delivered a fun animation as a way of presenting their current Olympic champion to the enthusiastic spectators. The…

SAFE COMBAT Project Reaches Key Milestones Ahead of Gijón Meeting

The Erasmus+ SAFE COMBAT project, in which the European Judo Union plays a leading role as coordinator, continues to make significant progress in promoting safer, more ethical and inclusive environments across Combat Sports and Martial…

Krisztian Toth: from tatami leader to president of Hungarian judo

Hungarian judo has entered a new era with the election of Krisztian Tóth as President of the Hungarian Judo Federation. Chosen during a highly anticipated general assembly at the Hungarian House of Sport in Budapest in May 2026, the…

Gianni Grippo vs Dominc Mejia | FULL MATCH | 2026 ADCC West Coast Trials

Watch the full final between Gianni Grippo and Dominic Mejia Make sure to like, comment, and subscribe to access all of the latest jiu jitsu videos! Website: https://www.flograppling.com Subscribe: http://bit.ly/2q6hb5f Get the FloSports…

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Forcing the Post to Get Chest to Chest by Heath Pedigo

This video teaches FORCING THE POST TO GET CHEST TO CHEST in Jiu Jitsu. https://bjjfanatics.com This sample clip is from the "The Daisy Fresh Curriculum: No-Gi Purple Belt Stripe Two by Heath Pedigo" instructional video available here:…

Guard passing instructionals

High calorie 37y old white belt here. Does anyone have any recommendations for guard passing instructionals, preferably ones with a more conceptual approach rather than just showing lots of different techniques? Any…

What was the biggest rivalry between two wrestlers in high school?

I understand Metcalf vs Schlatter was huge. Suriano vs Fix was big. Bassett vs Zapeda. Josh Barr and Rocco Welsh battled at 170 What are some of the older rivalries in high school? …

Greg souders

Has anyone tried Greg’s new platform GrapplingU? If so thoughts?

Tap Cancer Out Bmore 2026

Took home gold for the first time! Here’s my first match on the day. Won via Americana up 23-0 on points

Is baiting a single leg unwise gambit

The tldr is I don’t really take single leg take downs very seriously. This is primary about gi. In no-gi, i give them more respect. In gi though, I just dangle my lead leg out there hoping they will grab it for me to…

Why does some judo athletes use sauna suits so often?

I’ve noticed how some players, especially the Japanese, use sauna suits on a regular basis even when they aren’t competing. For instance Shohei Ono who was wearing one in almost every training clip both on and off the…

U.S. Completes Pan-American Team Title Sweep

Blister on foot

Im probably just gonna stop training till it’s fully healed but if i did go to training is there anything i could put over it more secure than a bandaid? It’s a small blister but it’s open from popping. submitted by…

New moderators needed - comment on this post to volunteer to become a moderator of this community.

Hello everyone - this community is in need of a few new mods, and you can use the comments on this post to let us know why you’d like to be a mod here. Priority is given to redditors who have past activity in this…

Building curriculum

Instructors/coaches So far I’ve had a fine time building curriculum for a NoGi class. I feel confident building curriculum that builds upon itself and circles back, and engrains the flows. BUT where I’m struggling is,…

Williams guard | Advanced submissions and sweeps

Dear crazy blue belts, lazy purple belts and grappling fanatics all over the world! Time to dive into one of my favorite guards today with the WILLIAMS GUARD! We already have an older video with some different…

Foods for training?

Hey guys, Just looking to see what foods are preferred/essential to get a good training session in. Yes, I know carbs are best but I’m trying to see what’s your go to. For context, the way my training is set up I get…

Tainan Dalpra passing

I’ve been studying Tainan Dalpra passing and have a few questions. It seems primary pass is the knee slide when the gap is open between knee and elbow and no knee shield. Now, I see he transitions to long step and the…

Kylie Welker (USA) pins Genesis Reasco (Ecuador) for Gold - 76kg Pan-American Championships - May 9

If BJJ moves had honest names what would they be?

A lot of these moves sound way cooler in Portuguese or Japanese, but I’ve always wondered what we’d call them if they were invented today. I’ll start: Wrist lock = “fuck this guy specifically” submitted by…

Matt Ramos recently met with Philippine Senator Francis Pangilinan and spoke on choosing to compete for the country tied to his father, grandparents, and family roots.

https://x.com/WrestlingSNL/status/2053859531336138922

Returning to combat sports at 32 with mixed background, wrestling pulls me hardest, but stuck between 5 striking + grappling combos. Which would you pick?

Stop asking if it’s too late.

Who’s the best wrestler you wrestled against

Maybe not the best accolades but in high school i wrestled against Chris Brown of Great Bridge Va. He made me feel like I didn’t know how to wrestle. He ended up going to Old Dominion and had a decent career, pretty…

Gym

Okay guys i just moved to a new city and was going to try a new gym today for a 42 days “free” . I show up this morning and the guy tells me it’s a $600 deposit to even start the “free” class and i get my deposit back…

Strickland grappled Achilles Rocha to prep for Chimaev

On Saturday, I watched legend Raphael Lovato Jr tap out legend Vagner Rocha in a warehouse in Doral, Fl.

This sport is wild. Two legends meet for the first time in their careers. Neither is in his prime, but both are still among the elites. One of them manages to submit the other one, who’s known for his toughness and…

NoGI in Antwerp Belgium

I’m moving to Antwerp in august and hoping to find a gym that trains mostly nogi Any recommendations? I’ve checked out antwerpJiuJitsu but seems they train mostly gi. Anyways please drop recommendations!! submitted by…

PGF Season 9 Champion Kevin Beuhring (Episode 414)

in which volume of systematically attacking the guard does gordon discuss headquarters and float passing

in which volume of systematically attacking the guard does gordon discuss headquarters and float passing.and any other instructionals on float passing and HQ

Is Lachlan Giles that good?

I’m thinking about buying some of Lachlan Giles instructionals and wanted to ask here before spending Mney on them I’ve seen a lot of people saying his instructionals are among the best out there, and some even put him…

craig darce escape position / hand post

https://youtube.com/shorts/3TqbbHUfmx8?si=bG_bY0hP9XP2qc2y In this clip around 6 seconds in craig posts with his right arm on his opponents right thigh. does this kind of post (combined with the backtake that he shows…

BJJ Coach opportunity in Mt Isa, Australia

Looking for a BJJ coach in Mount Isa, QLD, Australia. Black belt isn’t a prerequisite, but coaching experience and purple belt+ is preferred.

My brother love his shirt

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BJJ in Okinawa

So I'm planning on going to Okinawa and staying there for around 7-10 days. I am a purple belt from Canada. I am not sure where. exactly I will be staying, it will most likely be Chatan or Yomitan. I was wondering which…

What is your favorite submission?

What is your favorite submission and why?

How often should you be training takedowns?

How often should you work takedowns if you want to get good at them? Without destroying your body that is. How often do you guys train them?

r/bjj Fundamentals Class!

image courtesy of the amazing /u/tommy-b-goode Welcome to r/bjj 's Fundamentals Class ! This is is an open forum for anyone to ask any question no matter how simple. Questions and topics like: Am I ready to start bjj?…

Monday Strength and Conditioning Megathread!

The Strength and Conditioning megathread is an open forum for anyone to ask any question, no matter how simple, about general strength and conditioning as it relates to Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Use this thread to: - Ask…

What's up with this pose

See some people chilling in this position as they watch others roll or observe the instructor. Doesn't seem comfy. Is it just my gym or is this ubiquitous.

Ryan Rich & Max Corteggiano (from BJJ Games & BJJ Flowcharts) share what they've learned about making jiu-jitsu accessible for both students and coaches. — BJJ Mental Models

Why do MMA fighters cross there feet while attacking the Back?

I see this quite often. In this case Chimaev crossed his feet while attacking Stricklands Back. In BJJ you learn to never cross your feet while attacking the Back. Strickland is a BJJ Blackbelt so why does he not attack…

Non serious no gi shorts and gi?

Looking for some stupid shorts to add to my rotation that aren’t crazy expensive and are good, like some tiger print shorts or something similar. Any recommendations?

I am a white belt and I submitted my coach black belt

I got him with a baseball choke, I was so surprised he tapped. I kept apologizing I didn’t mean to disrespect him, he was so cool about. I didn’t feel like it was an accomplishment, I still get subbed by other people.…

Gym to Visit in Las Vegas?

I have a work conference this week…suggestions?

I built MatFlow, a simple BJJ training tracker.

https://matflow-psi.vercel.app/dashboard The goal is to help grapplers log: submissions they hit submissions they get caught in training sessions weight progress film study notes I made it because most people train a…

Success of Nicky Rod compared to Jason Nolf

Anyone have some ideas of why Nicky Rod was able to take over bjj competitions for a bit while Jason Nolf never really got that same level of success in bjj (looks like he’s going back to wrestling with RAF)?…