Culture & Community

Film BJJ for a useful question, ask before recording, and keep a practice round from becoming a misleading public performance.

Settle into a new BJJ gym by learning its routines, meeting partners, and confirming training expectations. Evaluate the fit without turning rounds into tests.

Royler Gracie won four straight featherweight Worlds and three straight ADCC titles. Explore the results, open-class medals, and teaching relationships.

Kyra Gracie's record includes three ADCC titles, 2008 Worlds double gold, and teaching at Gracie Kore. Explore the career beyond her famous surname.

Explore Rodolfo Vieira's brown belt breakthrough, five gi World titles, 2015 ADCC gold, and UFC career through the results behind his passing reputation.

Two tournament golds, four superfight wins and a team to run. Andre Galvao's career makes more sense when you separate the jobs.

Explore Pedro Sauer Academy in Herndon, Virginia: its published teaching lineage, adult and youth programs, coaching team, and questions for a first visit.

Demian Maia won ADCC gold and challenged for two UFC titles. Revisit his routes to the back, major submissions, and the fights that tested his grappling.

Explore Xande Ribeiro's absolute Worlds victories, two ADCC titles, Six Blades, and the distinction between his 2022 Worlds farewell and later masters gold.

Understand the work behind a BJJ tournament: scorekeeping, ring coordination, and event support. Confirm the role, training, pay, and competition rules.

Follow Bernardo Faria from Juiz de Fora and Alliance to the 2015 Worlds and BJJ Fanatics, with context on his competition game and move into teaching.

Explore Carpe Diem's Tokyo roots, Yuki Ishikawa's teaching and design choices, and the branch details to confirm before planning a jiu-jitsu visit.

Craig Jones's Mexico gym announcement places B-Team at Zamaya in Tulum. Read the July 2026 plans and the details visiting grapplers should confirm.

Cobrinha's 2017 season brought five major titles at age 37. Follow his gi and ADCC results, the Mendes rivalry, and the wrestling work behind that run.

Rafael Mendes won six featherweight Worlds titles and retired at 27. Explore his ADCC rivalry with Cobrinha and the academy he helped build.

Be a better BJJ training partner with women: agree on intensity, provide honest resistance, ask before coaching or filming, and respect a declined round.

Follow Bia Mesquita's path from 2014 Worlds double gold and a 2017 ADCC title to her 2025–2026 UFC results, with dated sources and match context.

Explore Ffion Davies's 2022–2023 championship results, from gi Worlds and ADCC gold to a World No-Gi double, with context for the matches behind the medals.

The social side of BJJ that nobody explains — what it means to be part of a "team," how friendships form on the mats, and why community is the thing that makes the sport stick.

What to look for in a kids jiu-jitsu program, what to avoid, and how to tell whether your child will benefit. The honest parent's guide.

BJJ was born from self-defense, but modern sport BJJ has evolved beyond its roots. Here's an honest look at what BJJ offers for real-world self-defense and where its limitations lie.

Beyond technique and competition, BJJ carries a rich culture shaped by Brazilian heritage, martial arts philosophy, and the unique bonds formed through shared struggle on the mats.

Picking a BJJ gym is one of the most important decisions you'll make as a grappler. Here's a structured approach to evaluating academies so you find the right fit — not just the closest one.