BJJ news — Tuesday, May 19, 2026

How Online Slot Gaming Adapts to Modern User Behavior Patterns

Digital slot platforms are continuously changing to align with changing player customs and tastes. Today’s users are looking for smooth and custom user experiences in their hectic lives. Developers integrate fresh features responding to…

Gina Carano Reacts After 17-Second Loss To Ronda Rousey: “She Would’ve Broken My Arm”

Gina Carano has spoken out following her 17-second submission loss to Ronda Rousey , reflecting on both the result and the long road back to competition. Carano returned to MMA after a 17-year absence, undergoing a major physical…

Professor Rodrigo Boroski de volta às origens

GRACIEMAG: Como andam os planos para a escola na Irlanda, Rodrigo? RODRIGO BOROSKI: Eu vejo minha equipe retornando às origens do Jiu-Jitsu. Após uma caminhada bem sucedida nas competições – fomos para as cabeças no ranking e fiz o…

From Refugee to Rebuilder

For years, Muna Dahouk was one of the faces of the International Judo Federation Refugee Team, representing far more than sporting ambition alone. Behind every competition, every training session and every appearance on the international stage stood the story of a woman who had…

Cadet Europeans 2026 – Official Outlines

The Cadet European Judo Championships 2026 are now just 41 days away. The official outlines have been published and Gran Canaria is ready to welcome Europe’s rising stars from 29 June to 2 July. Official Outlines…

Tradition Takes Centre Stage in Sarajevo

The EJU Kodokan Kata Seminar 2026 in Sarajevo opened on 18 May, bringing together judoka from across Europe for three days of study focused on Kodokan Kata. With 60 participants and 10 coaches on the tatami, the seminar began with strong…

Jansen Gomes is IN for #IBJJFWorlds 🏁🔥

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Technique Breakdown: Sarah Galvão Is Bringing Back Classic Closed Guard

Learn the details behind Sarah Galvão's old school closed guard that she uses with success at the highest levels of the sport. Make sure to like, comment, and subscribe to access all of the latest jiu jitsu videos! Website:…

Mikey Musumeci's Honest Take on Dagestani Grapplers

Sitting down on the new Overdogs BJJ podcast, Mikey gave his unfiltered breakdown of rolling with Umar Nurmagomedov. He noted that Western athletes spend hours in the gym trying to get strong, but the Dagestanis possess a crazy, dense…

Mikey Musumeci Drops Insane Melqui Galvao Update!

In this episode of the Overdogs BJJ podcast, Mikey Musumeci and Hector Vasquez dive deep into a technical masterclass, analyzing the highly anticipated UFC BJJ 8 fight card matchup by matchup. Mikey gives his explicit, insider predictions…

The mental battle before competition

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This New Lasso System Completely Changes Guard

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How to do the Dog Fight Rib Crusher Jiu Jitsu move by Rory MacDonald

Rory MacDonald demonstrates how to do the Dog Fight Rib Crusher move 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…

guys

Is it realistically possible to get good at wrestling if you start as a freshman, or are the guys who’ve been doing it since they were kids basically impossible to catch up to? I’m an 8th grader right now…but summer’s…

Lapel Choke

Octopus Baketake

Armbar

Has pro bjj gone quite?

Not sure if it’s anecdotal or just a gap in the year but there’s no hype for match ups. Is this due to the exclusive contracts?

Stand-up defense first?

Defense on the ground is considered the main priority for white belts and escapes, preventing sweeps, and proper positioning in relation to the mat, your partner, etc are considered prime. Danaher and Ryan have said…

back position bjj

always when i do bjj or like most of the time im mostly on my back and i dont like it because i do bjj for mma so that is not the best. And when i am on top it mostly goes good till i get sweeped even by way smaller…

Need some help with Mega BJJ

I ordered a gi from Mega BJJ a lil bit ago and it still hasnt shipped so I ordered another one from a different company. I want to cancel my order with Mega BJJ but I cant get ahold of anyone with their customer service…

Blue-belt blues

So I always heard about the blue-belt blues but right now I'm really feeling it. I got promoted at the end of last year and like people say the lack of a sense of something close to aim for, just a long road to…

Anyone changed gyms?

Has anyone changed gyms? If so what were your reasons? Was it a good decision or do you regret it?

Any Houston area gyms looking for GI donations?

Got a couple used A1/A2 gis that I no longer use, wondering if any gym in the Houston area is taking donations. Thanks!

Where do lapel guards rank out of all guards?

I can’t help but think this while watching Diego Pato. I’ve also been considering getting the lapel encyclopeida to add it to my game.

Conditioning for BJJ

Howdy, I've been trying to improve my conditioning for BJJ and I stumbled upon Chad Wesley Smith's Juggernaut Training Systems youtube channel a few years ago. I really like his Strength and Conditioning BJJ playlist. I…

Gable Steveson is ready to run through the RAF heavyweights

Training with Scientific Crank

I am a scientist at a major R1 university. I have been training BJJ for 5 years and wrestled in middle and high school. There's this one guy at my gym who is super interested in telling me his "theories" about why P =…

Poland

Will be in Warsaw for a few days at the end of the month and would love to see what BJJ is like in another country 😊 Any suggestions welcome, cheers lads!

Training 3-5 June London

Sorry if this is not a good place for this. I will be in London 2-6 June and i was wandering if there is a place to roll once or twice while i am there.

Six months ago, I was convinced MMA gyms were not for people like me.

My mental image of an MMA gym was basically: aggressive energy, everyone already knows what they're doing, you walk in as a 38-year-old beginner and immediately feel like an idiot. This was not an irrational assumption.…

Struggling to make classes consistently

Sorry if this the wrong place to post and I don’t mean to bitch but I’m looking for some advice to stay consistent in my training. I work night shift 7-7 so on my days off I feel completely horrible and skip class due…

Product to stick mats together?

Obviously i know it’s velcro, but does anybody know of a specific thick adhesive velcro that i could stick to these mats so they won’t come apart when solo drilling?

Variation for a safer Tani-otoshi?

Hi guys, As you know Tani-otoshi is often considered to be one of the most dangerous takedowns you can use. However I've seen people use a variation where they sit traight on their butt with one leg extended straight on…

If you had to teach someone Judo with just 3 principles, what would you teach them?

The big ones for me that made the biggest difference in my Judo (as far as I can tell): - keep your back straight, no matter what - get an upper arm grip - think about your planting foot (where it has to be so the throw…

Wrestling Class

Our wrestling classes keep growing...no surprise since they are led by Northern Iowa alumn and product of the Schwab Machine Blayne Beale. If you are in Chicago, hit me up and wrestle with us! …

Wrestling Class

Our wrestling classes keep growing...no surprise since they are led by Northern Iowa alumn and product of the Schwab Machine Blayne Beale. If you are in Chicago, hit me up and wrestle with us! …

Got to roll with an autistic farm boy, who had 4 years of high-school wrestling.

I wish I had footage of the crazy positions this dude put me in.

I got the privilege of rolling with an autistic, farm boy who had 4 years of highschool wrestling.

Yeah it went about as well as one would imagine.

What's the least toxic chemical to clean the mats with?

What's the least toxic chemical to clean the mats with? Is it possible to just use white vinegar in those weed sprayers?

Apologies to your training partners ankles.. - YouTube

Submission time! One of my all time favorite submissions; the straight ankle lock. Not only an amazing submission for beginners (allowed at all adult levels IBJJF) but also a very recurring submission in any high level…

Judo Brown belt competing for the first time

Hey guys, yesterday i made a post about me competing for the first time at a tournament soon. I am a judo black belt, have been training BJJ for 2/3 months. and you all were very helpful notifying me i should change my…

BJJ gym recommendations (Moving to Singapore next month)

Hey everyone, I’m relocating to Singapore next month and I’m trying to figure out where to live, so I’d love some BJJ gym recommendations to help me decide on a neighbourhood. A bit about me: • I’ve been training BJJ…

Some of my thoughts coming back to Grappling after Boxing/Coaching

Sorry for the long read. I grew up doing TKD as a kid but I started grappling when I was like 12-13 as I was huge fan of the WEC/UFC starting back in middle school. I started practicing basic submissions with friends…

Adcc Beijing - Jiujitsu Journeys highlight reel

What’s the most fun grappling match you’ve ever watched?

I keep coming back to Gordon Ryan vs Nicky Rod from their first WNO matchup. Not even because of some deep technical breakdown or anything, it just felt alive the whole time. Gordon was constantly hunting for a finish,…

Adcc Beijing - Jiujitsu Journeys highlight reel

Thought some of you might be interested in seeing our highlight reel from Adcc Beijing at the weekend. Great comp and good work. Massive congratulations to Kino who won 83kg Advanced division as a blue belt beating some…

All-American Jaxon Smith (Maryland) to Transfer to Ohio State

What is the best no-gi top/dominant position to prevent escapes?

I think that positional control can be a great self defense application for grappling, if help is on the way. But which position would be best to just keep them from escaping for a longer time? Keep in mind that they…

Luke Lilledahl ranked #1 at 57kg now. Who you got Spencer or Luke in rematch?

Lightning Luke is impressive and very good but it will be interesting if he beats Spencer again.

Real life scenario - not happy with the results.

I have been training for about 4 years consistently Never have I had a real life example of having to use BJJ besides in the gym..... until this past weekend. There was a party and alcohol was 100% involved. My brother…

Feeling apathy post fight

So I had my second MMA fight a few weeks ago and lost by armbar. ever since the fight I’ve been feeling very apathetic towards jiujitsu. at first I thought it was just a bit of burnout from training camp but I took a…

Help with top pressure

I’m 230lb white belt and i find myself having trouble staying on top of someone (when in mount or half guard) even when they’re significantly lighter. I don’t get straight up bumped off all the time but people will…

Why aren't my arm triangles working

Whenever I attempt an arm triangle it feels good but they slip their arm out and it kinda bothers me