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Braulio Estima's PED Warning Carries Real Weight in BJJ

Braulio Estima has spent the last few days warning the Jiu Jitsu community about performance-enhancing drugs, and unlike most people who take up that subject, he isn't speaking from the sidelines.…

Read Jiu Jitsu Style Newsroom · Jul 29, 2026

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Roger Gracie's TRT News Is a Wake-Up Call for BJJ Over 40

Roger Gracie is, by most reasonable measures, the greatest competitor Jiu Jitsu has ever produced — ten IBJJF World Championships, an ADCC Absolute title, and a résumé of finishes that still gets…

Read Jiu Jitsu Style Newsroom · Jul 29, 2026

Culture

Kyle Sandford: Canadian BJJ's Best-Kept Secret

> "Kyle Sandford is one of the best-kept secrets in the Canadian Jiu Jitsu scene. His base and pressure are top notch and he's an all-round super tough guy. I'm really looking forward to seeing…

Read Sally Arsenault · Jul 29, 2026

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Andrew Wiltse Rebuilds, Opens New BJJ Academy In Nebraska

Andrew Wiltse has a new update for the Jiu Jitsu world, and for once it's the kind that's easy to just be happy about. After a stretch out of the public eye, Wiltse posted a video this week…

Read Jiu Jitsu Style Newsroom · Jul 28, 2026

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John Danaher's Jiu Jitsu Rule For When To Tap

Every BJJ gym has one — the guy who won't tap. He'll grit through a heel hook, grind his shoulder into a kimura he can't escape, go stiff and silent in a choke rather than admit a training partner…

Read Jiu Jitsu Style Newsroom · Jul 28, 2026

What Happens in Vegas… Lessons Learned from the World Masters

Technique

Ryan Hall's Stomp and Curl: A BJJ Triangle Detail

When this Ryan Hall clip first ran on Jiu Jitsu Style in December 2014, we tagged it the way you'd tag a short video from any other connoisseur of the triangle — "here's a detail you might not…

Read Jiu Jitsu Style · Jul 28, 2026

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Ryron Gracie: Competitive BJJ Fades, Self-Defense Jiu Jitsu Doesn't

Ryron Gracie has spent his entire life inside Jiu Jitsu — Helio Gracie's grandson, Rorion Gracie's son, raised on a mat most of us only ever visit as students. So when he speaks about what BJJ is…

Read Jiu Jitsu Style Newsroom · Jul 27, 2026

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Why FloGrappling's WNO Has Gone Quiet — What It Means for BJJ

If you've been refreshing FloGrappling's schedule wondering where WNO went, you're not imagining things. Brazilian Jiu Jitsu's flagship pro series hasn't run an event since the end of March, and…

Read Jiu Jitsu Style Newsroom · Jul 27, 2026

Technique

Jude Samuel's BJJ Lapel Guard: Twelve Years On

When this run of lapel guard clips first went up on the magazine in November 2014, the line we ran under it was barely a sentence: longtime friend of the mag Jude Samuel has been showing a number…

Read Jiu Jitsu Style · Jul 27, 2026

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Jozef Chen's Deliberate Practice Blueprint for Faster BJJ Growth

Jozef Chen became the youngest ADCC European Trials champion at 19, and if you're looking for the secret, it isn't some hidden guard system or a genetic gift for grappling. By his own account,…

Read Jiu Jitsu Style Newsroom · Jul 26, 2026

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Mike Davis's Wrestling Rant Missed the Jiu Jitsu in His Own Fight

Mike Davis lost a decision at UFC Abu Dhabi over the weekend and used his post-fight interview to torch wrestling as a style, closing with slurs BJJEE had to censor in its own headline. It was an…

Read Jiu Jitsu Style Newsroom · Jul 26, 2026

Technique

Ray Stevens: Olympic Judo Throws for BJJ

When we first shared this clip of Ray Stevens walking through a handful of his favourite throws, the standup phase in BJJ was — politely put — undercooked. The average academy spent its warm-ups…

Read Jiu Jitsu Style · Jul 26, 2026

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Daniel Cormier On Doubting Ben Askren's BJJ Retirement Match

Even the people who know a grappler best can get it wrong. That's the story buried inside Daniel Cormier's admission this week that he tried to talk his friend Ben Askren out of a retirement…

Read Jiu Jitsu Style Newsroom · Jul 25, 2026

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Danaher Helps Remove Man Who Harassed BJJ Star Danielle Kelly

Video making the rounds this week shows a scene most BJJ gyms never have to deal with in public: coach John Danaher and competitor Dan Manasoiu calmly walking an uninvited visitor out of Kingsway…

Read Jiu Jitsu Style Newsroom · Jul 25, 2026

Technique

Victor Estima: Hunting the BJJ Submission at Polaris 1

When we caught Victor Estima on the phone in November 2014, the inaugural Polaris Professional Jiu Jitsu Invitational was eight weeks out, the card was the talk of every BJJ gym in the UK, and the…

Read Jiu Jitsu Style · Jul 25, 2026

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Coral Belt Allan Goes Doubts Gordon Ryan's MMA Readiness

Every few months, someone with real credentials asks the question the BJJ world can't quite let go of: does modern sport Jiu Jitsu actually work when someone is trying to hit you? This week it's…

Read Jiu Jitsu Style Newsroom · Jul 24, 2026

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Why Top Grapplers Are Skipping ADCC: Jozef Chen on BJJ Pay

If you've been following the ADCC 2026 roster news, you've probably noticed a pattern: big names keep turning up on the "not competing" list instead of the bracket. Jozef Chen, one of the sport's…

Read Jiu Jitsu Style Newsroom · Jul 24, 2026

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Claudia Gadelha: UFC BJJ Pays Some Athletes $200,000 a Match

Money has always been the awkward subject in competitive BJJ. Athletes fly across the world, cut weight, and empty their bodies out on the mat for medals and, historically, not much else. So when…

Read Jiu Jitsu Style Newsroom · Jul 23, 2026

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GSP: Jiu Jitsu Is Mandatory to Survive at the Top

Georges St-Pierre sat down with Royce Gracie for a podcast this week, and the conversation ended up in the same place these two men's careers have always pointed: Jiu Jitsu isn't optional…

Read Jiu Jitsu Style Newsroom · Jul 23, 2026

Technique

Footlocks with Rodrigo Cavaca: A BJJ Masterclass

When this Rodrigo Cavaca footlock clip first ran on Jiu Jitsu Style in November 2014, the straight ankle lock was the one leg attack a respectable BJJ black belt could chase without anyone in his…

Read Jiu Jitsu Style · Jul 23, 2026

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Rener Gracie: 'Bro Culture' Is Capping BJJ Schools at 125 Students

If you've trained at more than a couple of BJJ gyms, you've probably noticed the same ceiling everyone else has: schools grow fast for a year or two, hit somewhere around 125 to 150 students, and…

Read Jiu Jitsu Style Newsroom · Jul 22, 2026

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Muhammad Ali's Grandson Taps to a BJJ Submission at PFL Austin

Biaggio Ali Walsh went back into the PFL cage on Saturday night carrying one of the heaviest names in combat sports, and once again a grappler with real BJJ credentials made that name irrelevant…

Read Jiu Jitsu Style Newsroom · Jul 22, 2026

Technique

Slick BJJ Submission Finishes Worth Studying

There are countless slick submission finishes floating around on the internet, and one of the small joys of being deep into BJJ in 2026 is that the supply has never been higher. YouTube still has…

Read Jiu Jitsu Style · Jul 22, 2026

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Gordon Ryan Reveals He Tried to Book Chimaev for ADCC Super Fight

Gordon Ryan just confirmed something the BJJ world has been speculating about for two years: the biggest crossover super fight ADCC never got was very nearly real. Speaking with Tim Kennedy on the…

Read Jiu Jitsu Style Newsroom · Jul 21, 2026

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BJJ Instructor Emmanuel Marchica Arrested On Abuse Charges

A story out of California this week is hard to read, and it should be, because it lands on something the BJJ community doesn't talk about enough: how much unchecked trust we hand to the people who…

Read Jiu Jitsu Style Newsroom · Jul 21, 2026

Culture

Ronda Rousey & Gilbert Melendez: A BJJ Time Capsule

When this short Ronda Rousey and Gilbert Melendez clip first landed on Jiu Jitsu Style in September 2014, the note we ran underneath it was almost embarrassingly small: "nice roll between Ronda…

Read Jiu Jitsu Style · Jul 21, 2026

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Gordon Ryan: Brazil's Grip on Jiu-Jitsu Is Slipping

Gordon Ryan has never been shy with a prediction, and his latest one cuts at the very heart of Jiu-Jitsu's identity: he believes Brazil's dominance of the sport is coming to an end. Speaking to…

Read Jiu Jitsu Style Newsroom · Jul 20, 2026

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BJJ Ace Damien Anderson Falls Short in Short-Notice UFC Debut

The BJJ world had a lot riding on Damien Anderson this weekend, and the result stung. The elite grappler took his UFC debut on just a few days' notice and dropped a decision to fellow unbeaten…

Read Jiu Jitsu Style Newsroom · Jul 20, 2026

Technique

Cyborg Abreu's BJJ Triangle from Tornado Guard

When this Roberto 'Cyborg' Abreu clip first ran on Jiu Jitsu Style in September 2014, the tornado guard was still one of the more polarising positions in BJJ. Cyborg was the man of the moment —…

Read Jiu Jitsu Style · Jul 20, 2026

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Black Belt Gabrielle Czernik: Don't Sell BJJ as Self-Defense

Walk past almost any BJJ academy and the sign in the window makes the same promise: learn Jiu Jitsu, learn to defend yourself. This week a black belt said the quiet part out loud. Speaking with…

Read Jiu Jitsu Style Newsroom · Jul 19, 2026