Keenan Cornelius: Berimbolo Execution & Back Take Setups Featured Video: Dan Faggella is a BJJ Academy Owner, No Gi Pan Am Champion at 130 pounds, and recognized expert in the area of leg Back Takes. Dan writes or Jiu Jitsu Magazine, Jiu Jitsu Style, MMA Sports Mag, and more – grab his Berimbolo technique DVD Continue Reading
Mount From Berimbolo Video provided to us by Omar French. oss! I notice that everyone is playing berimbolo and when I tried it everyone defends the back take or the leg drag. So by accident I started pulling in the belt and notice that the mount is take was there. This is a very Continue Reading
Pendulum Sweep Aka Flower sweep Variation. Provided by: DrillToFlow We Wanted to show another effective way of getting to mount from the Flower Sweep. It works for me Quite a bit and thought I would Share it with some of you that might find it useful. I love the Fact that once you trap that Continue Reading
Endurance For Grappling BJJ and training for grappling tournaments requires endurance so athletes can compete several matches consecutively without losing steam or better known as ‘gassing’. Building endurance allows people to compete at a high intensity or for an extended amount of time. VO2 max, the highest rate of oxygen the body consumes during exercise Continue Reading
The Perfect Armbar From Closed Guard Always Looked for that Video that will teach you the best detailed arm-bar setup from closed guard?? Well we brought it to you :) This is a perfectly explained and clear video for all of you beginner Jitsukas From closed guard, to foot on the hips, to holding the Continue Reading
No Gi Kimura Techniques The gripping finale of our 4 part series in No Gi Kimura techniques with Prof. Dan Guillemette of Arts Martiaux Evolution
Featured Fighter: Hrvojee ‘Zuc’ Škrobo Over the past couple of weeks, Grapplers Planet has had the pleasure of talking to Hrvoje, a 4th degree white belt under Werdum Combat Team in Croatia. Hrvoje is 16 years old and still has a long journey to come in the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu World. GP: Who are Continue Reading
Checkmate Submission ONLY Tournament The first installment of Checkmate Submission Tournament was held on February 16th, 2013 in Fort Wayne, Indiana and featured some of the top purple belts from the Midwest. Checkmate is an invitation only tournament that focuses on high paced, action packed, high level competition in a thirty minute submission Continue Reading
2013 Ontario Open JiuJitsu Road to the Ontario Open: What to Expect. On May 11th and 12th possibly one of the biggest BJJ tournaments probably in the history of the country will take place at the Brampton Soccer Centre. It is the Ontario Open and has become a juggernaut of a tournament in the Greater Continue Reading
Why I Fight: The Documentary. I wanted to take a quick moment to let all of the fans of GrapplersPlanet know about a documentary I’ve been working on for over a year and a half now. It’s a documentary entitled “Why I Fight“, and it’s following the lives of 3 young, professional MMA fighters Continue Reading
Is Tournament diversity: Good or Bad? Disclaimer: Being a resident and active competitor in Ontario I cannot speak about other countries or provinces. This article is entirely based upon my observations of tournaments in Ontario and Quebec. I am in no way endorsed by any tournaments or organizers, nor am I promoting any tournaments Continue Reading
Bacterial and Viral Infections In The Gym *Graphic* If you’ve been training for a while its almost certain you have contracted or know someone who has contracted a bacterial or viral infection from the gym. Your gym mats are positively swimming with bacteria, fungus and other things that have the potential to make you very Continue Reading
WebSoda Brazil Project-021 The WebSoda kids are donating 100% of all profits from T-Shirt and Hoodie Sales to the Brazil Project-021. This is to help kids all over the work in disadvantaged areas learn Jiu Jitsu. An opportunity they would not normally have. Buy a WebSoda BJJ T-Shirt and Hoodie at websodabjj.spreadshirt.com of click on Continue Reading
