July 2026
Everything Jiu-Jitsu Style published this month.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 —…
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…
BJJ Coach Melqui Galvão Seeks House Arrest After Surgery
One of the most closely watched legal cases in BJJ took another turn this week. Melqui Galvão — the Manaus coach behind Mica Galvão and a generation of world-class Jiu Jitsu talent — has asked a…
The Growth of Grips Athletics: A Jiu Jitsu Brand Story
From the Jiu Jitsu Style archive: back in 2014 we caught up with Grips Athletics Sales Director Manuel Saterini to talk about how an Italian-designed gi brand, built out of Hong Kong, was making…
Helena Crevar Goes 2-0 In ONE — And BJJ's Future Looks Like Her
If you want a picture of where women's BJJ is heading, watch Helena Crevar. At ONE: The Inner Circle 22, the 19-year-old took a unanimous decision over Paige Ivette, moving to a perfect 2-0 in ONE…
Arman Tsarukyan Wants The 2028 Olympics — Why BJJ Should Care
If you follow grappling in any form — BJJ, wrestling, MMA — Arman Tsarukyan just gave you something worth paying attention to. The UFC lightweight contender, quietly one of the best pure grapplers…
Dean Lister: The Jiu Jitsu Footlock Master
When we sat down with Dean "The Boogeyman" Lister for issue 19 of the magazine, the polite term for what he did to people's feet in BJJ was still "renegade." Plenty of traditional Jiu Jitsu folk…
Firas Zahabi Calls John Danaher the Greatest Jiu Jitsu Coach
Every so often the BJJ world picks a fight about legacy, and this week it's about the man in the rash guard holding the whiteboard marker. After Kron Gracie took a public swing at John Danaher,…
Vagner Rocha: Rolling With Lower Belts Is How You Build BJJ Skill
Every BJJ gym has the same unspoken pecking order at open mat: you want the toughest roll in the room, the one that leaves you gassed and humbled, because that's supposed to be where you grow.…
Revisiting the Top 20 UFC Submissions: A BJJ Look Back
Back in September 2014, the UFC put out a slick highlight reel of its top 20 submissions to date — a quiet lap of honour for Brazilian Jiu Jitsu inside the cage. We flagged the clip at the time…
Chael Sonnen on Ben Askren's Return and What It Means for BJJ
Every so often a piece of grappling news lands and the honest reaction isn't a clean one. That's where a lot of the BJJ and MMA world sits this week after Chael Sonnen — a man who has never been…
Khabib Says His Grappling Is Better Now Than In His UFC Prime
Here's a claim to chew on next time you're wondering whether the good years are behind you: one of the most dominant grapplers to ever step into a cage says his best Jiu Jitsu is happening right…
FloGrappling & ONE Deal Reshapes Where BJJ Lives
If you follow competitive BJJ mostly through your phone at the end of a training day, this week's news changes something small but real about your Jiu Jitsu life: FloGrappling and ONE Championship…
BJJ Blue Belt Charged With Manslaughter Over a Rear Naked Choke
A story out of Perth this week is a hard one for the BJJ world to read, and an important one. A 26-year-old junior doctor and Jiu Jitsu blue belt named Christian Jack Joseph has been charged with…
Cory Sandhagen's Kneebar Injury Is a Hard Lesson for BJJ
Every BJJ practitioner who has ever hesitated half a second too long in a kneebar should look at Cory Sandhagen's leg this week. The bantamweight contender lost a unanimous decision to Mario…
Merab Stuns Cejudo at RAF Georgia — and BJJ Should Take Notes
Every BJJ gym has a version of this match. On one side, the credentialed specialist — the one whose technique was stamped and certified before you ever tied a belt. On the other, the relentless…
Standing BJJ Guard Pass with Rolles Gracie
When we sat down with Rolles Gracie in 2014 to film a short BJJ tutorial on opening the guard from your feet, we used a line from his cousin Roger to frame it: "If you face someone of a good…
Max Holloway to Wrestle Daniel Cormier — One Takedown, For Charity
Here's a bit of grappling news to make anyone in the BJJ world smile: Max Holloway is going to wrestle Daniel Cormier. Not in a cage, not on pay-per-view — at a golf tournament. Holloway's first…
Bryce Mitchell vs Mikey Musumeci Booked For UFC BJJ 11
Every so often the Jiu Jitsu world gets a matchup that tells you more about where the sport is heading than about who's actually going to win. This is one of those. UFC featherweight Bryce…
The BJJ Sit-Up Sweep: A Champions' Study
When BJJ Scout dropped his sit-up sweep breakdown back in 2014, it pulled us in for the same reason every one of his clips did. The man was quietly building the best Jiu Jitsu film school on the…