BJJ news — Sunday, May 17, 2026

Tributos, medalhas e saudade: o professor Ulpiano Malachias por ele mesmo

Após a partida doída e repentina do professor Ulpiano Malachias, falecido em maio após desistir da vida, centenas e centenas de brasileiros, californianos, texanos, colegas e adversários o homenagearam com belas histórias nas redes…

Kron Gracie: Rickson’s Old School MMA Advice “Not Working”

Kron Gracie reveals Rickson’s old school MMA advice proved ineffective against modern fighters who adapted to traditional techniques Father-son relationship deteriorated when Kron began boxing training with Nate Diaz against Rickson’s…

Italy Leave Sarajevo Heavy with Gold

Italy secured 15 medals, including eight gold, at the European Judo Championships Kata Sarajevo 2026, topping the overall medal table. The event concluded on May 17, 2026.

When Kata Became a Celebration of Human Spirit

Part of the programme on the second and closing day of the European Judo Championships Kata Sarajevo 2026 was the Adapted Judo segment, where judo truly became sport for all. This is the third time that the Kata Europeans has delivered a…

Home Glory and International Firepower Light Up Bielsko-Biała

The second and final day of the ‘Millennium Team’ Cadet European Cup Bielsko-Biała 2026 was a real showdown. From the opening contests of the morning session to the final gold medal celebrations, the atmosphere inside the hall never…

The Finnish Engineer Helping Shape Europe’s Kata Future

In a country where competitive judo traditionally takes centre stage, kata has often lived quietly in the background. Finland may not immediately be recognised as one of Europe’s kata powerhouses, yet one man has spent decades ensuring the…

Garry Tonon's "Two Threat" Secret To Escape The Dogfight

Stop getting your back taken from the Dogfight position! ADCC Medalist Garry Tonon reveals his "Double Threat" system to completely fix your limp arm escape and effortlessly take your opponent's back. Everybody knows the standard limp arm…

This is what happens when you’re old

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How to Do the Smother Choke by Rory MacDonald

Rory MacDonald teaches how to do the Smother Choke in this BJJ Instructional video. https://bjjfanatics.com This sample clip is from the "Become A Minister Of Pain (Mean Jiu Jitsu) by Rory Macdonald" Jiu Jitsu instructional video available…

How to be thoughtful during rolls

How can I be thoughtful during rolls. Everytime I go roll it seems like my instincts take place and I can't really think on what Im doing.

Brown or Black belt for world travel

First a quick intro. Iv been training for 14 years and have traveled the world a fare bit as a purple belt. Now I am a brown belt and will soon leave to travel the world for a few years. I could be promoted to black,…

Guard Pull Sweep

Can you throw groin shots in sambo?

I am thinking of joining sambo but i also want to have kids so i dont know if its right for me but i also heard that groin strikes were banned so idk

13 months out of BJJ due to a badly executed kani basami

I am here just to give out my own experience from when a training partner, which is a black belt (in judo and bjj), blew my acl and sprained my mcl. In my gym in Brazil, we only train nogi on the fridays. It was the…

Is Greg Souders ecological Bjj the new evolution like Eddie Bravo was thought to be years ago?

IMHO it seems like the SAID principle I learned in the 1990s in college. Specific ,adaptation to imposed demands or (SAID). So basically ecological bjj is live resistance problem solving but allowing certain constraints…

adcc quarter final match

this was my first match at addc ireland yesterday. overall felt very comfortable made a few mistakes by being a little to eager i think but was happy in the end. any advice is very welcome, im on the left with the knee…

How do you guys feel about Turkish oil wrestling?

Hidden Hand (RNC)

best artistic gi‘s (for women?)

hey guys, what kind of artistic gi‘s do u recommend or know? i‘m not looking for a basic one, stitchings, drawings would be really nice, like a koi fish or so..every nice gi i found is already sold out! submitted by…

Thoughts on Lasso? Best users today? Is it in the meta?

Fascinated with the concept and want to hear everyones opinion on lasso guards.

Embarrassing question

Please don't judge me for this question that I'm about to ask I just am genuinely curious and it is kind of an embarrassing question. I'm 100% Gi guy on the mats and here is my dilemma: to protect my legs from mat burn…

Is this Belly to belly correct?

I have been doing some solo training and wanted to ask how my form is the video was takes after couple of other excercises so i was really tired and this dummy is so damn heavy on the tag it says 55kg but it feels like…

Cut your nails cuh, you already scratched the screen ffs

CJI really cancelled

Some ideas to counter a smashed half guard

I was born in the flattened half. Moulded by it.

Got 3rd in my first ever competition

There was only 3 of us I was the blue belt in both videos I am a 2 month white belt 156lbs The short guy was a green belt he is 17 training since 5 162lbs The tall guy was a white belt that was 20 that mentioned…

Armbar: to pinch or not to pinch? That is the question

When attacking armbars, my coach has taught us to pinch our knees together to control the arm. While I understand the intent, I find that doing this allows my opponent a lot of space for their head to move and…

Being more dangerous

I’m your classic in-house heavyweight master 2 purple belt. If you give the right vibes I’ll allow you to work and compromise myself, I enjoy the entire room getting better and I also teach at my gym. My gym is a…

I just need some encouragement/words of wisdom

I have competed 5 times. Even though ive never had anyone in my division im still disappointed. I sign up for the 14-15 begginer division, ive fought in 14-15 intermediate against yellow belts, 16-17 begginer, and…

I just need some encouragement/words of wisdom

I have competed 5 times. Even though ive never had anyone in my division im still disappointed. I sign up for the 14-15 begginer division, ive fought in 14-15 intermediate against yellow belts, 16-17 begginer, and…

Will this be the last great ADCC tournament?

UFC BJJ will start banning athletes, Gordon Ryan the current super fight champion "retired", Nicky Rod does not seem like he is interested, Ruotulo bros seem so far seem they are also out. The more I think about I…

Ho perso la motivazione per gareggiare nel BJJ dopo anni. Qualcun altro ci è passato?

Ciao a tutti. Pratico Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu da anni e per tanto tempo le gare erano una parte importante della mia vita. Mi allenavo con fame, avevo voglia di mettermi alla prova, di affrontare gente forte, di vincere,…

Handgun vs ninja choke

Why don’t people go for these chokes? I find the handgun specifically very effective and wish people used these front head chokes more. What do you guys think?

Starting Judo at 53

Is 53 too old to get into judo. I've done karate, then thai kickboxing and Kempo for most of my adult life but want to expand into grappling. BJJ is too expensive, and I want to learn throwing and on the ground. I'm…

Lost all 7 matches of my first ever bjj competition

Honestly, I dont even know how to start this but i feel so bummed out my coach reassured me that we have a lot to work on but the fact that I lost 7 in a row is killing my mental i feel like i suck ass a bjj but…

What do people actually think about hype BJJ brands?

Maybe I’m getting old, but BJJ brands are starting to feel more like streetwear drops now. Stuff like Level X Black, Albino & Preto, Half Sumo etc. all have that exclusive/hype vibe and people seem super into it. I…

Sunday's Promotion Party Megathread!

The Promotion Party Megathread is the place to post about your promotion, whether it be a stripe, a new belt color, or even being promoted from no belt to white belt. ​ Just make sure that once you are done celebrating,…

Breaking someone’s arm at a tournament

Hey guys, this was horrible and happened today. The girl had side control and I got a kimura on her. Her coach kept yelling for her to not tap. It was super snug and I went slow for like 15 seconds because it kept…

Just got absolutely demolished in my second whitebelt competition

Just joined another tournament , had performance anxiety for a week which motivated me to train harder in the gym only to get absolutely wrecked in tournament . Currently feeling like crap and demotivated to join a…

CJI 3 Cancelled?

Can't tell if he's trolling or not, but we haven't had any promotion for CJI 3 and it was supposed to happen in July, so might be the truth.

Deep tissue vs flushing massage for BJJ recovery? What else should I add?

28M training BJJ 3x/week + lifting 2x/week. I’m also trying to add cardio after sessions when I can, but sometimes I’m just too smoked. Question for the people training consistently: after a hard BJJ session, do you…

Alan Gelogaev x Azat Maksum appreciation edit

Osu’s finest HW ft. Uncrowned Kazakh champ spamming Kawazu Gakes ( Leg Wrap Throw )

Weird competition feeling

Had my first competition as a white belt, it was a 3 man bracket including me. Being honest, wasn’t that nervous but my feet were sweaty AF. Anyways, first matchup right when i stepped on the mat I had a weird like…

Jimmy Pedro visiting EBJI

Pedro still floats across the tatami

Sorta funny to look back on the last 2 season's.. competed at 195 and then bumped up to heavyweight 285 hahaha

No-Gi Made Guard Worse And Nobody Wants To Say It

Your guard crumbles against basic pressure in the gi, and nobody tells you why, because the truth is uncomfortable: your no-gi game sabotaged you

Did Rafa Mendes really have an unpassable guard?

The strongest version of the Rafa guard myth is not that nobody ever threatened it. It is that one old Cobrinha pass became so rare that the internet still treats it like evidence.

The Rafa Mendes story people skip: two-a-days before the fame

The best Rafa story is not only the berimbolo. It is the volume: gifted teenagers, a coach who became a father figure, and a schedule that already looked professional.

Danaher made Gordon play defense for Columbia students. That might explain everything.

The important Gordon story is not only offense. The New Yorker describes a room where he was assigned defense, escaped fast, and showed the Danaher system under resistance.

Gordon in the gi under Danaher is the argument hiding inside Roger vs Gordon

The Roger vs Gordon gi debate should start from a real clip trail: Gordon did not ignore the gi; he trained it under Danaher, and people were waiting to see what transferred.

Roger Gracie made the day-one cross choke feel unfair

Roger's cross choke is the cleanest argument for basics at the highest level: the move is public, the entry is obvious, and the finish still lands.

The Roger grip-strength story has a ripped-sleeve receipt

The internet loves vague “he was strong” stories. Roger has a better one: a 2007 Worlds exchange where Drysdale's sleeve became the proof.