July 2026
Everything Jiu-Jitsu Style published this month.
Nurse Uses BJJ to Stop an Attack — and Raises a Bigger Question
A story making the rounds this week is a familiar shape to anyone who's spent time around BJJ: an intoxicated, aggressive person attacks someone who turns out to have a decade of Jiu Jitsu behind…
Pedro Valente Defends Helio Gracie's Jiu Jitsu Legacy
If you've spent any time in Jiu Jitsu circles online lately, you've probably noticed a pattern: a clip drops questioning some sacred piece of BJJ history, it rips through group chats and comment…
O-Goshi with Ilias Iliadis: A BJJ Hip-Throw Masterclass
When this short clip of Ilias Iliadis demonstrating O-Goshi first ran on the site back in 2015, the takedown in BJJ was politely described as a work in progress. Most rooms started a roll on their…
How John Danaher Actually Found Jiu Jitsu, Per His First Training Partner
Every era of BJJ produces an origin story that gets repeated so often it starts to feel like myth. For John Danaher, arguably the most influential coach in modern Jiu Jitsu, the real story turns…
Nicky Rodriguez, Mason Fowler Run It Back at UFC BJJ 11
Nicky Rodriguez is getting his rematch. On September 24th, 2026, he'll challenge Mason Fowler for the UFC BJJ light-heavyweight title, and for anyone who's been watching where Jiu Jitsu…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…