People of Jiu Jitsu
BOURDAIN’S LOST STORIES: BJJ, ADDICTION, LIFE & DEATH
I have never enjoyed pain. I don't care if it's Gisele Bunchen coming at me in thigh boots wielding a riding crop, I'm not interested. Yet I insist on...
“STOMP AND CURL” TRIANGLE DETAILS WITH RYAN HALL
Ryan Hall is widely regarded as an awesome instructor and connoisseur of the triangle. Check out Ryan's details that will help maintain a longer squeeze and get the tap more...
Combat Origins: The Hacker with Ryan Hall
Words by Alexander Darwin @CombatCodesIllustrations by Ryan Best @RyanBestArtInterviews with @RyanHall5050 @KennyFlorian @dotMudge @ChristianMontes76 “Ever since I was a kid I’ve had an overdeveloped sense of justice. It would get...
FFION DAVIES ON HER BREAKTHROUGH YEAR AT BLACK BELT
Portrait: James Tighe"People don’t really care if you win or lose, but they remember if you’re exciting. I try and take on a mind set where it’s more like a...
9/11 FIRST RESPONDER ON THE FIRST STUDY USING BJJ TO MANAGE PTS
Stateside Warriors: A Research Project in how Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is used to manage Post-Traumatic Stress in Veterans and First Responders.For almost three years now, a group of active-duty military, veterans...
GARRY TONON’S PERSPECTIVE ON ADAPTING LEGLOCKS FOR MMA
“So, with a leglock in MMA, I have to weigh things up along the lines of ‘if I go for this movement and don’t get the finish, what’s the repercussions?’"...
GARRY TONON: “WE CHANGED THE SPORT, AND THAT’S THE TRUTH”
"It doesn’t matter to me if we get the credit for this evolution or not, I really don’t care, but I want to create a similar evolution in MMA."Now 5-0...
INSIDE THE MIND OF DEMIAN MAIA: PART TWO
Picture: Flavio Scorsato for @rush_threads “Come October it will be twelve years for me in the UFC. I have two more fights on my contract, and I hope to win...
TIM KENNEDY: THE JIU JITSU SAVAGE
"I just like jiu jitsu – REAL jiu jitsu. It scares me that we have to make a distinction between real jiu jitsu and sport jiu jitsu, which I guess...
MIHA PERHAVEC: THE SLOVENIAN LEG LOCKER & POLARIS STAR
We recently caught up with Miha Perhavec, a rising star on the submission grappling scene and keen traveller. He's 3-0 in the Polaris Pro middleweight division, with a 100% submission...
