July 2026
Everything Jiu-Jitsu Style published this month.
Robson Moura on BJJ Butterfly Guard
[Watch Robson Moura break down his butterfly guard on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOif6ilONg)
Dante Leon Pushes Back on Mikey Musumeci's No-Weights BJJ Claim
Mikey Musumeci has said for years that his physique is built entirely on the mats — pure BJJ, no barbell in sight. This week Dante Leon heard that claim repeated on a podcast and decided he wasn't…
Demian Maia vs GSP? The Grappling Match BJJ Fans Deserve
Demian Maia — arguably the finest pure Jiu Jitsu stylist the UFC has ever seen — says the door isn't closed. Not on grappling, and not even, remarkably, on the octagon. In a new interview with MMA…
Otavio Sousa vs Gianni Grippo: A BJJ Guard Retention Clinic
When we first ran this clip back in 2014, we billed it as a great Jiu Jitsu scrap between Otavio Sousa and Gianni Grippo — a reigning world champion against a young Marcelo Garcia black belt who…
Justin Flores Is Right: BJJ Has a Move-Collecting Problem
There's a diagnosis going around this week that most BJJ practitioners will recognise the moment they hear it, whether or not they want to admit it applies to them. Justin Flores — three-time USA…
Dante Leon: The Best Way to Get Good at Jiu Jitsu Is the Gi
The gi-versus-no-gi argument in BJJ gets relit every few months, and this week the match came from a man with unusual standing to strike it. Dante Leon — an ADCC semifinalist, a No-Gi Worlds…
Lucio Lagarto, BJJ Escape Artist: Lisbon Triangle, 12 Years On
[Watch Lucio 'Lagarto' Rodrigues at the 2014 European Open on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiDYZxF8xxA)
Rorion Gracie: Too Many BJJ Black Belts Can't Teach
If anyone has earned the right to worry about how BJJ is taught, it's Rorion Gracie. He's the man who carried Jiu Jitsu from Brazil to a garage in Southern California, and who helped launch it…
William Tackett Skips ADCC — and BJJ's Money Problem Shows
One of the best no-gi grapplers in American BJJ won't be at the sport's most prestigious event this year, and his reason has nothing to do with injury, rivalry, or rankings. William Tackett — a…
Keenan Cornelius's Lapel Guard: BJJ's Gi Revolution
[Watch Keenan Cornelius introduce his lapel guard on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=541H63KeHD4)
Craig Jones Nearly Booked Tom Hardy vs. Zuckerberg for CJI 1
The strangest superfight in BJJ history very nearly happened, and most of us never knew. Craig Jones has revealed that he came close to booking Tom Hardy — yes, Bane — against Mark Zuckerberg at…
The 46-Year-Old BJJ Vet With the Testosterone of a 26-Year-Old
Here's a piece of BJJ news that isn't a match result or a call-out, but might matter more to your own Jiu Jitsu than either: a 46-year-old grappler with over twenty-five years on the mats just…
Kit Dale's BJJ Half Guard Pass
[Watch Kit Dale's half guard pass on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2em54yDRZtk)
Keenan Cornelius's Armbar: A BJJ Breakdown
[Watch Keenan Cornelius break down his spinning armbar on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0CFjIqhd50)
Started BJJ at 47: An Economist's Case for Aging on the Mats
Most people spend their late forties looking for reasons to slow down. Roggiero J. Spillere went looking for a Jiu Jitsu academy instead — and the economist, professor, and now BJJ black belt has…
Keenan Cornelius's BJJ Worm Guard
[Watch BJJ Scout's Keenan Cornelius worm guard study on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEWO8PxSXuU)
No Legs, No Problem: BJJ Black Belt Zion Clark Schools YouTuber
Every so often a clip comes along that quietly dismantles every excuse you've ever made about your own Jiu Jitsu. This week it's Zion Clark — the wrestler and BJJ black belt born without lower…
Inside Zamaya: B Team's Multi-Million Dollar BJJ Jungle Resort
If you needed proof of how far Jiu Jitsu has come as a lifestyle sport, Craig Jones just delivered it from the middle of the Mayan jungle. This week the B Team co-founder shared an early tour of…
BJJ Guard Passing Concepts with Rico Vieira
[Watch Rico Vieira's guard passing concepts on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvUfS13OFUA)
What a 1-Second Tap Says About BJJ and Jiu Jitsu
Every Jiu Jitsu player learns one gesture before they learn anything else: the tap. Long before you can pass a guard or hit an armbar, you learn to slap the mat and let a bad position end without…
Gianni Grippo vs Rafael Mendes: A BJJ Featherweight Time Capsule
[Watch Rafael Mendes vs Gianni Grippo, IBJJF San Francisco Open 2014, on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dK6S8UF7nw)
Mikey Musumeci Accepts Bryce Mitchell's BJJ Challenge
One of the most decorated grapplers in Jiu Jitsu just said yes to a fight almost nobody saw coming. Mikey Musumeci has accepted UFC featherweight Bryce Mitchell's call for a grappling match,…
Garry Tonon's BJJ Berimbolo Counter to Heel Hook
[Watch Garry Tonon's heel hook from berimbolo defence on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qG8VVq1GtOQ)
Craig Jones: Helena Crevar Is a Bigger BJJ Draw Than the Men
The equal-pay debate in professional Jiu Jitsu has always run on opinion. Craig Jones just tried to end it with a spreadsheet. Speaking about the analytics behind his CJI2 event, Jones argued that…