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BJJ Competition Techniques

There’s Nothing Funny about the Bunny Choke

One of Jiu Jitsu’s weirdest chokes showed up again this weekend! Some people thought the Bunny Choke was just some strange urban legend. Others thought the Bunny Choke was just a fluke. Enter Vance Barksdale who made headlines back in May when he submitted his opponent at Fight To Win Pro 34 with the rarely […]

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BJJ BJJ Advice Techniques

Aces Technique of the Week: Wicked Weave Pass

For this week’s Aces Technique of the Week, we will focus on the weave pass or as Professor Mikal likes to call it, the Wicked Weave Pass. Watch the Aces Technique of the Week: Wicked Weave Pass video below! Also, keep a look out for our weekly technique blogs with a featured video. See you […]

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BJJ BJJ Advice Techniques

Technique of the Week: Leg Lasso of Truth [VIDEO]

Ok, it’s NOT Thursday, so a little TBT action is not appropriate BUT it is Friday and we’re ready to flash back to the days with Professor Mikal was just a little brown belt. 😉 Here he is explaining the details on his Leg Lasso of Truth. Enjoy!   Andy GonzalezAndy Gonzalez is a coach at […]

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Techniques Why BJJ

Wrestler’s $100 Challenge Goes Wrong Against 47-year-old BJJ Black Belt

Here we have a 23-year-old wrestler who has challenged a bar full of people to a $100 grappling contest. Little did he know that a 47 year old man named Tino was in the crowd. Oh yeah, Tino is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt. Andy GonzalezAndy Gonzalez is a coach at Aces Jiu Jitsu Club. […]

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Curated Self Defense Techniques Why BJJ

Man Uses Jiu Jitsu to Save Woman From Knife Attack

According to the Manchester Evening News, Kevin Taylor was out grocery shopping with his wife and children when he heard a woman and her daughter in distress. Andy GonzalezAndy Gonzalez is a coach at Aces Jiu Jitsu Club. He has earned his BJJ Brown Belt under 2nd Degree Black Belt, Professor Mikal Abdullah. Follow Andy […]

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Can Jiu Jitsu Help Correct the NFL’s Concussion Problem?

  Scott Peters made his living as an NFL offensive lineman. He stood 6-3 and  weighed 300 pounds. So too say that being tapped out in his first Jiu Jitsu class by men twice as old and half is weight was a surprise would be an understatement. Andy GonzalezAndy Gonzalez is a coach at Aces […]

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BJJ Advice Self Defense Techniques Why BJJ

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu vs. The Haymaker Punch

For those that do not know what a haymaker is, it is a punch often utilized by someone with no fight experience. You put all of your weight into the punch and in the process lose all of your balance. What the haymaker lacks in technical efficiency, it makes up for in destructive power.  Luckily, […]

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BJJ Advice Fitness Health/Fitness Techniques

6 Side Control Secrets You Wish You Knew

Mikal AbdullahProfessor Mikal Abdullah is a 2nd Degree BJJ Black Belt, veteran, father, philanthropist, and founder of Aces Jiu Jitsu Club. You can find her personal Instagram account with the handle @cerebralbjj or just stop by one of our locations and get a session in! 109.199.114.11/~acesjiujitsuclub

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BJJ Advice Competition Newbies Techniques

5 Biggest Guard Passing Mistakes

Mikal AbdullahProfessor Mikal Abdullah is a 2nd Degree BJJ Black Belt, veteran, father, philanthropist, and founder of Aces Jiu Jitsu Club. You can find her personal Instagram account with the handle @cerebralbjj or just stop by one of our locations and get a session in! 109.199.114.11/~acesjiujitsuclub

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BJJ Advice Techniques Worst Advice

Worst Jiu Jitsu Advice We’ve Ever Heard: The Side Mount

Bad training can take many different forms. You can have good techniques that are taught poorly, bad techniques that are taught well, teachers leave things out, or they teach techniques that used to work but fail to keep up with the times. So here we’re starting a series of “Worst Advice” columns to tell you about all the […]