BJJ news — Sunday, May 24, 2026

Arman Tsarukyan Open To Wrestling Helen Maroulis In Potential RAF Match

Arman Tsarukyan has expressed interest in a potential wrestling match against Olympic gold medalist Helen Maroulis. The discussion followed a lighthearted, but increasingly serious exchange during a recent training session. Maroulis…

Mikey Musumeci Reveals He Competed With Staph Infection: “I Couldn’t Walk”

Mikey Musumeci secured a fast submission victory in just two minutes, but it was what happened afterward that drew the most attention… As shortly after the bout, Musumeci revealed he had been dealing with a serious staph infection leading…

Reverse butterfly sweep from overhook by Jean Jacques around the 5 minute mark

​ For the sweep around the 5:00 mark of the video, would it still work if the opponent posts with their right hand? I feel like the overhook does not really stop the post. Would the sweep still work in the gi? And in…

Purple belt

My partner is a purple belt, and he can’t Berimbolo, I’m curious to know what tricks so of the higher belts don’t know what to do either 😭🤣 (This got taken down lol, let’s try again) …

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,…

Just got my blue belt

Hello guys! I just got my promoted to Blue belt after training for a year, also I'm a judo black belt. I am a competitor and I am very new to blue belt. I am looking to hear some of your advise on what I should focus at…

Single Leg Defense

This dude just be saying whatever the fuck. Toxic for the community tbh

Sometimes he's on but God damn he just stays spouting brain dead takes. Today might have been the worst one. I get that we want to keep BJJ away from Mcdojo status but not everything is a red flag or bad. There's a gym…

Whats ur favourite sub

Not what u think is the best, but ur favourite to hit. Mine is bow and arrow, when I roll with other white belts its easy to sneak it up when theyre hyperfoucused in defending the RNC, and even if that doesnt work the…

Mikey Musumeci vs Arman Tsarukyan - who ya got?

Nothing is signed yet, but sounds like they are trying to aim for August. Mikey will have to move up in weight as Arman is huge. I assume its BJJ rules, but id guess no heel hooks? Im only assuming here, but I could see…

Tips for people stalling from close guard?

Context I’m a smaller guy, and I play a lot of guard, but with one person in particular they just kneel from inside my closed guard. Hands elbows everything tight. They won’t attempt to pass they just sit there like a…

DJ doesn't want to be rewarded a "fake" black belt

Feeling weak.. humiliating

I’ve been doing BJJ for a year and a half on and off. I’m 17M 5’6 .. I’m not the biggest dude A lot of the wrestlers come back from school and holy shit.. I get absolutely destroyed. A guy who went to my gym last year…

What tournaments can you sit guard with no penalty?

so far i know adcc is only like this, what other comps allow you to pull without having grips

How many of you don’t have a “home gym”

Due to various mental health issues that’s difficult to explain, I’ve bounced around jobs (stable now), girlfriends (married now), but BJJ gyms is something I still have no real stability as I don’t really like bonding…

Feedback on old comp footage

Have some footage from an old competition. Would love to hear some feedback on mistakes and where I can improve I’m in the black gi

DLR with shoelace hook

Middle aged blue belt here, I’m back after I tore my hip labrum after I did a DLR hook with a shoelace underneath my opponents hamstring and when he push down on my leg….two pops. Anyway, is DLR still effective without…

got a armbar in the final tdy

won gold in the ireland open 67.5kg division tdy this was my 5th and final match. im in the white any tips appreciated