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Aces Jiu Jitsu Club Member of the Week | Matt Orgass

Here at Aces Jiu Jitsu Club, one of the things that sets us apart from other BJJ schools is our commitment to the community. We want to have a positive impact in everything we do and highlight the good people who make our Aces Jiu Jitsu Club community so awesome. In an effort to bring […]

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Jiu Jitsu helps Children Build Mental Toughness; Meet Jaylen

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – It takes persistence and grit to get tossed around like fighters do in Jiu-Jitsu. The martial art has helped an 11-year-old gray belt build mental toughness. “I’m super competitive,” said Jaylen. He is one of the hundred of kids in Sedgwick County waiting for a big brother. “Maybe somebody to just talk […]

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BJJ Competition Curated

Frank Mir and Forest Griffin to Fight in Jiu Jitsu Match

TMZ Sports is reporting that Two ex-UFC champions have signed on to fight each other in a Jiu Jitsu event in Vegas. Frank Mir (former UFC heavyweight champ) will take on Forrest Griffin (former UFC light heavyweight champ) at the Black Belt CBD Invitational on October 20. Griffin hasn’t taken a pro fight since July 2012 — when […]

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50 Cent Offers Khabib $2M to Fight for Bellator

Rapper, movie star and business mogul Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson isn’t happy with the UFC’s treatment of lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and he’s become very vocal about Khabib’s options, which includes luring the UFC Champion away to fight for Bellator. In a tweet sent out Friday night 50 had this to say: I️ think it’s […]

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Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Conor McGregor Breakdown and Odds

Odds: Nurmagomedov -165; McGregor +155 It’s cliché to say it, but it truly feels as if McGregor never left. A sea of McGregor fans flooded into the Park MGM on Thursday, for his first prefight news conference in the UFC since November 2016. The superstar Irishman showed up about 25 minutes late. His tardiness prompted Nurmagomedov to exit […]

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What is the Practical Use of Jiu Jitsu?

Recently on the Joe Rogan Podcast, a guest asked Joe about the practical use of Jiu Jitsu. See below for his answer. It’s classic Rogan.  

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BJJ Competition

5 Things No One Told You About Jiu-Jitsu Competition

Jiu-jitsu has one of the most active competition cultures in martial arts, with constant tournaments and an ever expanding scene.  Because of this, beginners are immediately attracted to the prospect of competing. When I first started competing, I had all sorts of misconceptions about competition and it took me a while to get over those […]

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Breaking Down Conor McGregor & Khabib Nurmagomedov’s UFC Ranking History

Ahead of UFC 229 the MMA world is buzzing. Conor McGregor vs Khabib Nurmagomedov is everything fight fans want in a match-up of two superpowers. UFC 229 may break records and with this kind of card, it’s easy to see how this could be the most watched UFC event in the promotion’s history. Check out this […]

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Eddie Bravo Invitational 17 – EBI 17: Combat Jiu Jitsu Middleweights

This Saturday, September 29, 2018 at 8 PM ET/5 PM PT, the Eddie Bravo Invitational invades the Muscle Pharm HQ in Burbank, California for its 17thsubmission only event. The event will feature EBI’s first ever 16 man combat jiu jitsu tournament at middleweight.  A full list of the middleweight tournament competitors is below.  You can […]

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From Wrestling to Jiu Jitsu

Inga Hammer is her real name. “People have asked me if it’s fake, if it’s like, a wrestling name. This isn’t WWE, this is Olympic-style wrestling and Jiu Jitsu. So, no, I don’t have a stage name,” Hammer says after a training session. “It’s on my passport and everything.” In the skeptics’ defence, it is […]