Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu & Submission Grappling

Articles on Brazilian jiu-jitsu and related arts; wrestling, judo, sambo, etc..

Dec 30, 2025

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23 min read

📝 2025 In Review

Who You Need To Study, Why, And Where Everything Is Going

William

WNO

📝8 Men In An Old School Open Weight Tournament

Oct 21, 2025

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18 min read

📝8 Men In An Old School Open Weight Tournament

Why You Need To Watch WNO 30

William

EBI

Sep 15, 2025

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15 min read

New Wave Jiujitsu's Next Star

How A 19 Year Old Purple Belt Jumped To The Front Of The Line

William

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu & Submission Grappling

📝 BJJ's Most Exciting Back Taker Returns

Jul 22, 2025

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12 min read

📝 BJJ's Most Exciting Back Taker Returns

Roberto Jimenez Has Turned A Corner In His Career

William

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu & Submission Grappling

Jun 17, 2025

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20 min read

The UFC's Greatest Guard

Good Guards Have Layers

William

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu & Submission Grappling

Modern Jiujitsu Makes Its Way To The UFC

May 27, 2025

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13 min read

Modern Jiujitsu Makes Its Way To The UFC

Analyzing Two Of MMA's Best New Brazilian Jiu-jitsu Prospects

William

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu & Submission Grappling

Apr 29, 2025

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11 min read

A Better Way To Break An Arm

Mica Galvao's Lesson On Placing A Shoulder Sankaku

William

WNO

How To Use One Attack To Threaten Two Legs

Apr 22, 2025

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11 min read

How To Use One Attack To Threaten Two Legs

Notes from the highest levels of jiujitsu we saw at WNO 27

William

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu & Submission Grappling

How The Best In The World Grapples In A Cage

Jan 28, 2025

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11 min read

How The Best In The World Grapples In A Cage

Analyzing Marcelo Garcia's Return To Competition

William

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu & Submission Grappling

Dec 17, 2024

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14 min read

Your Guide To The Future Of Ankle Locks

An Interview With Leg Locking Innovator Chris Wojcik

William, +1

WNO

How To Pass And Pin Like The Best In The World

Nov 26, 2024

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13 min read

How To Pass And Pin Like The Best In The World

Previewing Roberto Jimenez And Kaynan Duarte's WNO Match

William

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu & Submission Grappling

How Austin Became The Capital Of No Gi BJJ

Oct 8, 2024

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18 min read

How Austin Became The Capital Of No Gi BJJ

On the past and future of the Lone Star State

William

Premium Notebook

📝 The Best Arm Triangle Choke In The UFC

Sep 6, 2024

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4 min read

📝 The Best Arm Triangle Choke In The UFC

Learning What Makes A Good Arm Triangle With Rodolfo Viera

William

Premium Notebook

Jul 5, 2024

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7 min read

📝 Nate Diaz: Guillotine Machine

Nate Diaz's Power Guillotine Mechanics

William

Premium Notebook

Apr 19, 2024

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4 min read

ADCC Rookie Report: Taylor Pearman

Analyzing Taylor Pearman's Perfect ADCC Run

William

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu & Submission Grappling

Brazilian Jiu-jitsu's $100,000 Tournament

Apr 9, 2024

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8 min read

Brazilian Jiu-jitsu's $100,000 Tournament

An Interview With The Founder of Sapateiro Invitational, Josh Leduc

William

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu & Submission Grappling

An Unorthodox Way To Hold Back Mount And How To Prevent It

Mar 26, 2024

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9 min read

An Unorthodox Way To Hold Back Mount And How To Prevent It

An Analysis Of Polaris 27

William

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu & Submission Grappling

One Framework To Understand Every Submission In BJJ

Mar 15, 2024

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8 min read

One Framework To Understand Every Submission In BJJ

Three Simple Checks To Understand Submissions Broadly

William

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu & Submission Grappling

Why Now Is The Best Time To Do Brazilian Jiu-jitsu

Mar 5, 2024

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12 min read

Why Now Is The Best Time To Do Brazilian Jiu-jitsu

And Why Athletes Need To Do Their Part

William

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu & Submission Grappling

Why Where You Play Is Just As Important As How

Feb 27, 2024

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11 min read

Why Where You Play Is Just As Important As How

Reviewing Brian Ortega’s Masterclass And Explaining Why A New Field Of Play Comes With As Many Problems As It Solves

William

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu & Submission Grappling

Feb 13, 2024

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11 min read

Guard Play Reigns Supreme At WNO 22

A closer look at the guard work stood out from WNO 22.

William

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu & Submission Grappling

Building Agency In An Increasingly Artificial World

Feb 9, 2024

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15 min read

Building Agency In An Increasingly Artificial World

Mat time as soulcraft.

William

Premium Notebook

How To Win With Sport Jiujitsu In The UFC

Feb 2, 2024

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5 min read

How To Win With Sport Jiujitsu In The UFC

Roman Dolidze is showing the UFC how a modern sport jiujitsu game can work in MMA

William

Premium Notebook

Open Guard 2 On 1 Attacks For Gi And No Gi

Jan 8, 2024

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8 min read

Open Guard 2 On 1 Attacks For Gi And No Gi

A lesson plan from my first seminar + some housekeeping

William

Premium Notebook

Dec 18, 2023

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5 min read

A Fundamental Leg Lock System

Learn a fundamental leg lock attack flow to submit your opponent or take top position

William

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu & Submission Grappling

📝 2025 In Review

📝8 Men In An Old School Open Weight Tournament

New Wave Jiujitsu's Next Star

📝 BJJ's Most Exciting Back Taker Returns

The UFC's Greatest Guard

Modern Jiujitsu Makes Its Way To The UFC

A Better Way To Break An Arm

How To Use One Attack To Threaten Two Legs

How The Best In The World Grapples In A Cage

Your Guide To The Future Of Ankle Locks

How To Pass And Pin Like The Best In The World

How Austin Became The Capital Of No Gi BJJ

📝 The Best Arm Triangle Choke In The UFC

📝 Nate Diaz: Guillotine Machine

ADCC Rookie Report: Taylor Pearman

Brazilian Jiu-jitsu's $100,000 Tournament

An Unorthodox Way To Hold Back Mount And How To Prevent It

One Framework To Understand Every Submission In BJJ

Why Now Is The Best Time To Do Brazilian Jiu-jitsu

Why Where You Play Is Just As Important As How

Guard Play Reigns Supreme At WNO 22

Building Agency In An Increasingly Artificial World

How To Win With Sport Jiujitsu In The UFC

Open Guard 2 On 1 Attacks For Gi And No Gi

A Fundamental Leg Lock System

Open Note Grappling

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