BJJ Stars returned to Sao Paulo, Brazil for its 8th event. Their middleweight grand prix included some of the best modern day jiu jitsu champions, including Leandro Lo and Lucas “Hulk” Barbosa. While fans were...

Competing in any athletic endeavor is challenging, especially when it’s a one on one sport like jiu jitsu. Not only will you be facing someone who’s hungry to win, you’ll likely be doing so in...

The jiu-jitsu journey is a never ending one, as no matter how much you practice it is impossible to master every area of the game. While there are life-long practitioners of the art, there are...

During the first 2 months of 2022 I travelled to Sao Paulo, Brazil to train at the legendary Barbosa Jiu Jitsu Academy under the tutelage of Marco Barbosa, a black belt for over 20 years....

As jiu jitsu has grown in popularity, so too has the divide between gi and no gi practitioners. While many people used to believe that if you were good in the gi then you were...