BJJ news — Wednesday, May 20, 2026

Bruno Jacaré vence 2 eventos no mesmo dia, em cidades diferentes

Há quem diga que Jiu-Jitsu é a arte de fazer coisas difíceis parecerem simples. No dia 9 de maio, um sábado de primavera nos Estados Unidos, o professor GMI Bruno Jacaré Dias realizou uma baita façanha. Conquistou pela manhã a medalha de…

Half Butterfly Victory Blueprint Adam Wardzinski DVD Review [2026]

Key Takeaways Comprehensive 6-volume system covering the underutilized half butterfly guard position with detailed sweeping mechanics Perfect for intermediate to advanced Gi players looking to develop a dynamic guard system centered on…

UFC’s Carlos Prates Talks Waking Up In Pain Every Single Day: “20 Minutes”

Carlos Prates may be in the prime of his UFC career, but he has already started thinking about when he will step away from the sport. Currently ranked as the No. 2 contender at welterweight, Prates holds a 7-1 record in the UFC, with all…

BJJ OG Cesar Gracie Reveals The Surprising Origin Of The Term “Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu”

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Mikey Musumeci Responds To “Sellout” Criticism After Signing UFC BJJ Deal

Mikey Musumeci has addressed criticism surrounding his decision to sign an exclusive deal with UFC BJJ… Pushing back against claims that he “sold out” and explaining the deeper motivation behind his move. Here is what he had to say: I get…

Mat Stats 55: I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For (Part 2)

In Episode 55 of The MatStats Show , hosts Glenn Gormley, Jason Bryant, and Kevin Hazard continue their “Moneyball” deep dive into the impact of the 3-point takedown rule. Analyzing over 3,300 matches… Read more

Confusion surrounds direction of Tarleton State; Dan Gable film set to start filming; NAIA women's champ Fowler to transfer to Iowa State

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I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For (Part 2) – Mat Stats Ep. 55

In Episode 55 of The MatStats Show, hosts Glenn Gormley, Jason Bryant, and Kevin Hazard continue their "Moneyball" deep dive into the impact of the 3-point takedown rule.

Julia Figueroa: a pioneer for Spanish women’s judo says goodbye

After almost twenty years on the international circuit, Julia Figueroa has announced the end of a remarkable career. The Spanish judoka leaves the sport not only as a world medallist and Grand Slam winner, but also as one of the athletes…

NEW DATE! Champions League 2026

The European Judo Union would like to inform all participating clubs, athletes and stakeholders that the date of the Champions League 2026 has been changed to 24 October 2026 . The adjustment was necessary due to the scheduling of the IJF…

Muna Dahouk’s Journey Back Home

For years, Muna Dahouk was one of the most recognisable faces of the International Judo Federation Refugee Team. Yet her story was always about far more than sport. Every competition, every training session and every appearance on the…

Tasoev Wins 11th Grand Slam Gold in Astana as the Road to Los Angeles Comes Into Focus

The double world champion controlled every phase of his day in Kazakhstan, beating Ushangi Kokauri in the final to extend a record that is increasingly difficult to challenge — and with Olympic qualification opening in Ulaanbaatar on June…

Margaux Pinot: a world champion who leaves her mark on French judo

French judo says goodbye to one of its most recognisable figures as Margaux Pinot has officially announced her retirement from the sport. At 32 years old, Pinot leaves behind a career filled with major titles, unforgettable battles and a…

Brazil Hosts IJF Academy Course for the Third Time

The Brazilian Judo Confederation has hosted another edition of the IJF Academy ‘Judo Instructor – Level 1’ practical course in Pindamonhangaba, São Paulo, reinforcing Brazil’s growing role in the development of judo educational internationally. Organised by the IJF Academy under…

Destination: Faro, Portugal

Faro will host the next edition of the ‘Millennium Team’ Cadet European Cup Tour 2026 on 23–24 May. This is the second event in the south of Portugal, this time dedicated to the younger ones, and already setting a new participation record.…

Mikey Musumeci Calls Out Joshua Van!

5-time BJJ World Champion Mikey Musumeci drops a massive callout on the Overdogs BJJ Podcast, targeting UFC flyweight standout Joshua Van. "Darth Rigatoni" breaks down exactly how the matchup would play out, confidently claiming that Van…

UFC BJJ 8 Championship Faceoff!

The Bantamweight Championship is on the line. 🏆🥋 Reigning champion Mikey Musumeci and challenger Kevin Dantzler lock eyes in an intense faceoff ahead of their main event clash at UFC BJJ 8. After weeks of trash talk regarding Dantzler's…

The Secret Truth About Leg Locks by Dima Murovanni

Are modern leg locks destroying your BJJ game? In this video, grappling coach Dima Murovanni reveals his controversial secret: "Leg Locks Are Fake." Learn the ultimate conceptual leg lock defense system to escape heel hooks and straight…

Sarah Galvão Is Bringing Back Classic Closed Guard 🔥

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Gutemberg Joins Checkmat HQ To Prepare For IBJJF Worlds | 2026 Road To Worlds (Ep 1)

This year's Road to Worlds kicks off at Checkmat HQ in Long Beach, California! 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…

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How to Do the Schalles Choke by Josh Barnett

Josh Barnett teaches how to do the Schalles Choke in this BJJ Training video. https://bjjfanatics.com This sample clip is from the "Championship Catch Wrestling: Front Headlock & Tactics by Josh Barnett" Jiu Jitsu training video, available…

Shallow Lasso Guard Pass

Longstep pas question?

When doing the longstep and transitioning to the other side leg drag what is the sequence? If I hit longstep to my left side do I need to go to tripod always? I am looking to push their left leg to the mat and…

first competition without a game plan as a white belt

Hello In June, it will be six months since I started training in jujitsu, in a small gym in France, with only two classes a week, 1 gi 2 no-gi 1h30H I'm planning to do my first competition this summer, as a benchmark of…

BJJ Gyms in Helsinki

Hello everyone, Does anyone know any good BJJ Gyms in Helsinki, Finland? Preferably ones that also speaks English as I cannot speak Finnish. Many thanks!

Do you get sick more than average?

It occurred to me the other day after catching a bit of a nasty cold from dog knows where that I spend at least four to six hours a week deliberately and aggressively rubbing/breathing/trading excretions with as many…

A Casual's Guide to Andrew Tackett

What makes a good judo dojo and coach?

Hi everyone, I’m planning to open my own judo dojo in the near future, and I’d love to hear opinions from people who train. As a student, what do you expect from a good coach and a good dojo? Any advice or personal…

Relson Gracie

I always love hearing these old school stories. I was listening to a podcast where they mentioned the Gracie Challenge. You come into the academy with any style but Jiu-Jitsu and if your style can beat Jiu-jitsu, you…

Wrist Lock

Worm Back Take

Octopus Back Take

Food or sleep?

I have a bad situation. I train judo and my trainig sessions at dojo are late in the day, we finish around 22:00 (10pm). By the time i get home and prepare for bed it's 23:00, i have to get up at 6 30 am to go to…

Random questions thinking of starting

Hello wise friends, I am 44 years old and out of shape. I started dieting and doing a body builder split in the gym and have set a goal weight, but my bigger goal is to start martial arts. A judo club opened up in my…

Amit Elor speaks about Melqui

40 years + how often do you train

Hi All: Purple belt here. 46 years old. Just wanted to survey how many days a week does everyone train? I did 2x a week past 1.5 years and now stepping into 3-4 days. I think its a nice sweet spot. Our bjj class is…

be kind

this is more of a PSA than something to do with BJJ. It just happened to be something that happened at BJJ that hit me pretty hard. I was working with a new guy. As I often do, I said something like "I hope to see you…

Sport vs Self Defense

Which do you prefer? Which do you train more? Why do you prefer one over the other? Any additional thoughts or comments you have on the topic are also welcomed! I’m just interested to know other opinions and…

Rob Gray and Adam Singer on applying ecological dynamics.

Ecological Dynamics/Constraints Led Approach conversation between an academic and a MMA/BJJ coach without Souders crazyness.

My wife asked me to name her tomato plants...

... and now there is some real life drama. Can't believe that even here, Craig Jones is on the outskirts, dominating Gordon Ryan. We feel bad for Ryan Hall though. He's the only one whose seminar I've been to - it was…

What’s more important, the amount of mat time, the quality of instruction, or the quality of rolls?

I’m Stuck deciding between gyms. Option A: 15 hours mat time a week. Meh coaching, decent rolling partners, could cross train and get better coaching once a week. Option B: 10 hours mat time a week, great coaching,…

Question about Gordon/Danaher approach to half guard

I was watching Gordon Ryan's latest YouTube video on half guard. Over the years, there have been several half guard instructionals by Gordon and Danaher, both gi and nogi. I've seen them all, and while watching them,…

Rolling in Tokyo

I’m hopefully coming to Japan in June and looking for some spots to roll no gi. Any recommendations? I care more about a good vibe than being at the highest level? Has anyone been to Iminari’s place? As a bit of an…

Do you have an issue with a male going shirtless under their gi top?

it gets hot and humid as crap out here in Maryland and when I wear a rashguard I feel like I’m being smothered. I asked my training partners and they all said they didn’t care, but then a higher belt who came for one…

What is your dream CJI 2.5 lineup?

We are about two months away from CJI 2.5 and all we know is “1 night. 8 athletes. $10 million on the line.*” That leads to a ton of questions. Why 2.5? Which athletes? What weight division? What night? And what’s up…

How do you teach beginners to relax?

Question in the title really. I started working with a couple of newer people and some guys are extremely tense during everything. It doesn't help that they're all jacked to the tits and were former wrestlers 20 years…

BJJ is fucking useless for the streets

The number 1 rule of street fighting is to be always on your feet because god knows what might happen. They might pull out a knife Their friends might come and gang up on you etc When that happens, before you can get up…

Sweep rules with turtle

The sweep rules seem unclear to me, it if I collar drag from bottom guard and end up in top turtle w/ no hooks do I get points? What about the same situation ending in front headlock? submitted by…

Who are the good dudes/dudettes of BJJ?

so often we hear of the dirtbags within the sport, who are some of the good ones? folks who represent jiu jitsu in a positive light or you had a nice, notable experience with? …

What is Jean Jacques Machado's "guard game" against standing passers?

long story short, I broke some fingers on my hand. But I plan to still train. I know I will obviously have to make some modifications as I cannot grip. I ended up doing some studying on Jean Jacques and noticed he…

The Rise of Year-Round Wrestling in Florida

I honestly think year-round wrestling has changed high school wrestling more than anything else over the last decade. The gap between athletes who only wrestle during school season and the kids training freestyle,…

Where to buy cool belts?

Hi, I wanted to buy a cool belt and I found some interesting design on halfusmo, sadly in the site I wasnt able to see if I have to pay customs duties since I live in Europe. Do you have any other site to suggest?…

Octopus Back Tack

Which fights/comp rolls should I watch to prepare for 1st comp?

First comp coming up - I’m a WB with a promotion confirmed in June. I’m 6 ft 2, short-ish torso and arms with long-ish legs. I don’t have a particular style yet. Thank you. …

Breaking Posture When Pulling Spider/Lasso

We’ve been working on Spider and Lasso attacks in class for over a month. While I’ve found some success in sweeping some of my training partners, I’ve been having problems when I pull into spider or lasso and my…

Bjj in Bilbao Spain

Estoy por mudarme a Bilbao y me gustaría saber de alguna academia que recomienden por los alrededores.

Tatamifoghtwear order to czechia

Hi, anyone from Czech that found loop on how to order from their website when you live in Czechia?

Legal name on smoothcomp

Hi i started bjj coming from an amateur boxing background not long ago and im planning on competing. because of past incidents i am not comfortable with displaying my full legal name on the internet (smooth comp) , or…

Best Free Material on Youtube for Closed Guard

Need some good material for a good system to follow while in closed guard. I would appreciate if anyone has any good videos they liked on it or maybe even solid matches. Thank you! …

Why are twisters illegal?

they feel so hard to hurt yourself with, you can’t even really rip one fast

Why are leglocks and reaping still illegal at lower levels in comps?

I get heel hooks and maybe a couple other leg attacks, but overall I feel that it is much more likely to hurt yourself wrestling or from somebody ripping a kimura than from things like reaping, straight kneebars, toe…

How good is Bo Bassett truly?

After his performances at RAF, being undefeated and taking out National and Olympic champs, his run at the US Open, is it crazy to say that Bo Bassett is within the top 10 wrestlers at 65kg in the world right now? Is it…

First serious injury

Bjj

There's a dude at my gym (purple) that I roll with often. We both have very similar, heavy pressure, forced half guard, chest to chest passing top games. Most of our rounds end in stalemates, or he edges me out. I…

Training Partner Courtesy

Is it acceptable to decline training partners because you’ve had a bad experience with them? Yesterday I rolled with a guy I managed to smash the week before. I’m still really new so I’m not very good at maintaining top…

Half sumo sankaku rashguard design

I came across this rashguard from half sumo.. I kind of dig the design. The only thing throwing me off with the illustration is the no arm in triangle, can you actually finish the submission like this by grabbing over…

Applying judo principles and philosophy to other martial arts?

Hey yall, my judo club just disbanded so now im going into boxing. Now im wondering what are some ways to apply judo philosophy and principles like maximum efficiency and such into those sports. Fact is, i still want to…