Damn the Stats, Train Knee Mount!
Stephan Kesting argues that knee mount/knee ride is underused in modern competition because it’s mainly transitional, but recommends training it anyway.
Stephan Kesting argues that knee mount/knee ride is underused in modern competition because it’s mainly transitional, but recommends training it anyway.
The 2026 ADCC Youth World Championship took place in Austin, where Art of Jiu-Jitsu won the team title and multiple boys’ and girls’ weight-division and absolute winners were crowned by submission, including James Ortiz, Carlos “Chingy” Sainz and Zoe Freeman,
Quillan Salkilld earned the biggest win of his career at UFC Fight Night by taking Mateusz Gamrot’s back and submitting him with a first-round rear-naked choke.
Graciemag interviews Juan Carlos Lopez about how he began training in Ecuador at 13 after being inspired by a triangle choke, his approach to consistent training and recovery, and the community-building role he believes BJJ academies should play.
Jitsmagazine recaps the ADCC Youth Championship 2026 from August 9, listing male and female division champions and absolute champions across the under-8 through under-17 brackets, and notes the full event replay is available on FloGrappling.
Diego Lopes, a UFC fighter, is set to compete in gi at the 2026 IBJJF World Master Championships (Black Belt Master 1) while Murilo Bustamante received a rare red-and-white coral belt promotion.
Scramble’s gi guide breaks down the common specs you’ll see when choosing a Brazilian jiu-jitsu gi—explaining what GSM (grams per square metre) means, how typical weight ranges (380/450/550gsm and up) relate to competition versus training, and why pearl weave
Stephan Kesting shares how decades of Brazilian jiu-jitsu training helped him survive and succeed on a 30-day solo expedition in extremely remote Arctic Canada with long portages and Class V/VI rapids.
Quillan Salkilld’s standout performance over Mateusz Gamrot is broken down as a technical grappling-and-striking masterclass, highlighting how Salkilld hurt him early on the feet, capitalized with a fence double-leg, secured back control, and finished with a r
Quillan Salkilld submitted Mateusz Gamrot in the first round at UFC Vegas 120 with a rear naked choke after hurting him early, defending heel-hook threats, and timing a takedown into back control before finishing the submission.
Ukrainian teenager Yelyzaveta Kondratovych won gold at the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World Championship in the U18 division, defeating a Russian opponent in the final with composure as the deciding factor.
Quillan Salkilld upset Mateusz Gamrot at UFC Vegas 120, finishing the lightweight main event in the first round with an early rear-naked choke after countering Gamrot’s wrestling attempts, reversing positions, scoring a takedown, and securing back control befo
A Graciemag publica uma entrevista com Angelo Rios, multicampeão do jiu-jitsu na região do Vale do Aço.
Jun Yong Cho is profiled as a South Korean Jiu-Jitsu competitor under Team Wire, detailing his lineage, background in Hapkido, key competition results, favored half-guard coyote hook style, and a grappling record with listed submission techniques.
Israel’s cadet and junior teams closed the Abu Dhabi Cadet and Junior World Jiu-Jitsu Championships with four more No-Gi podium finishes, including gold for Guy Torres and bronze for Tamir Naim, plus silver medals for Shalev Snir and Eden Gamliel.
Uma matéria relembra o confronto histórico entre Roger Gracie e Demian Maia no Campeonato Brasileiro de Equipes de 2002, em São Paulo, destacando o contexto da Gracie Barra e da Alliance, a formação das equipes e o desenrolar da luta que ficou marcada pela pre