September 2026
Everything Jiu-Jitsu Style published this month.
Bring Your Instagram Saves Onto the Mat
Share a clip from YouTube, Instagram, or Facebook straight into Jiu Jitsu Style and pin it to the technique it teaches.
Ryan Hall's Rolling Back Attacks in BJJ
Rolling back attacks once sat in the "advanced class only" drawer for most BJJ hobbyists. The turtle was somewhere you waited out a guard pass, the back take was something you earned slowly from…
Tornado Guard With Cyborg Abreu: The BJJ Position He Built
For years the tornado guard felt like a position with one owner. Roberto 'Cyborg' Abreu, a reigning ADCC absolute champion and the head of the ever-dangerous Fight Sports team in Miami, was the…
Small-Town BJJ Team Shines at Brampton's GTA Classic
Here is the kind of Jiu Jitsu story that deserves a lot more attention than the big-name drama that usually grabs headlines. A small club from Meaford, Ontario sent five competitors to a…
Musumeci Eyes MMA, Ready to Vacate His BJJ Title
One of the best Jiu Jitsu players of his generation is ready to chase a brand new challenge. Speaking after his UFC BJJ 11 match with Bryce Mitchell, Mikey Musumeci said he plans to open talks…
250 Moves, Curated, and a Library That Is Yours
A glossary we keep growing, a personal library you shape, and journal rolls that build it up for you.
How Tom Hardy Uses BJJ to Help Veterans Heal
Tom Hardy trains BJJ, but the real story is the good he does with it: helping veterans and first responders heal through Jiu Jitsu.
Jake Mackenzie's BJJ Half Guard Pass Counter Series
Every year or two the local BJJ scene here in Nova Scotia, Canada, welcomes Jake Mackenzie home from Brazil. Jake started training Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in Nova Scotia when he was in his early…
Rafa Mendes' Collar and Sleeve Guard: A BJJ Study
Rafa Mendes was arguably the best featherweight in the sport's history, and the collar and sleeve guard he built is more relevant now than ever. He has long since retired from competition, but the…
Your Training Log Should Know Who You Rolled With
Talk through your session and Jiu Jitsu Style turns it into a record of every partner, every submission, and every round.
Keenan Cornelius's Flavio Canto Choke: A BJJ Breakdown
Here is a BJJ strangle that works from a spot most people treat as pure defense: the bottom of half guard. Keenan Cornelius walks through the Flavio Canto choke in this breakdown, and it is one of…
Clark Gracie's Armbar to Omoplata: A BJJ Breakdown
One of the most reliable truths in BJJ is that a strong opponent will defend your first attack. The armbar from mount is a high-percentage finish, but a tough training partner hides the elbow and…
From the Favela to China: How BJJ Changes Lives
Every so often a story comes along that reminds you Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is far more than a sport. It is a lifeline. A feature carried by Xinhua this week follows a group of young grapplers who…
The Estima Lock From the Berimbolo: BJJ's Sneakiest Footlock
When this clip first ran on the magazine in February 2016, BJJ was deep in its berimbolo years. The Miyao brothers were inverting on everyone, every purple belt in the world was spinning under De…
Kurt Osiander's Triangle From the Back: A BJJ Classic
Long before instructional apps and eight-hour breakdowns, Kurt Osiander's Move of the Week was where a whole generation of BJJ players got their weekly dose of technique. The Ralph Gracie black…
Danaher: Why Anticipation Beats Reaction in BJJ
If you've ever felt like you're always half a beat behind your training partners in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu — reacting to their attacks instead of getting ahead of them — John Danaher has some good…
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The Awesome BJJ Spider Guard of Romulo Barral
When we shared this Romulo Barral highlight back in February 2016, it needed almost no caption. If you trained BJJ in the gi during that era, you already knew: Barral's spider guard was the most…
Ocean Finale 2026: One Night, Four BJJ Titles in Sardinia
If you're looking for a reason to love competitive Brazilian Jiu Jitsu this weekend, the Ocean BJJ Pro Championship has one for you. The 2026 Finale lands in Cagliari, Sardinia on Saturday,…
Guam’s New Jiu Jitsu Federation Puts Athletes First
Not every important moment in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu happens on the mat. Some of the most meaningful work is quiet, structural, and easy to overlook — like a small federation deciding to do right by…
Liera Jr.'s X-Pass to Ezekiel Choke: A BJJ Combo
When we first posted Michael Liera Jr.'s X-pass to Ezekiel choke on Jiu Jitsu Style back in January 2016, the note under the clip barely ran two lines — Issue 30 was landing on shelves and the…
Joe Rogan: Why Jiu Jitsu Is the Best Self-Defense
Joe Rogan has trained and talked martial arts for decades, so when he picks a favourite for real-world self-defense, it's worth hearing him out. On a recent JRE episode with Andrew Huberman, the…
What You Do Between BJJ Sessions Decides Your Progress
Most of us measure our Brazilian Jiu Jitsu by what happens on the mat — the rounds we got, the sweep we finally hit, the tough training partner we hung with. But a thoughtful piece from BJJEE this…
4 Nasty BJJ Leg Attacks With Dean Lister
When we put Dean "The Boogeyman" Lister on the cover of issue 30 and had him walk through four of his favourite leg attacks, plenty of gi-first Jiu Jitsu players still read the words "leg lock" as…