Marcelo Garcia at the 2009 BJJ World Championship. This week’s episode of The FightWorks Podcast is very unique. To start, we are very fortunate to bring you an interview with one of Brazilian jiu-jitsu’s favorite personalities and most successful...

BJJ Poll: To What Extent Does Your Spouse, Boyfriend, Girlfriend, Significant Other Support Your BJJ Train As usual, this week’s poll comes directly from a suggestion we received from a member of the Mighty 600,000, Jon in North Carolina. Jon wonders...

I don’t know what we did to deserve this, Mighty 600,000, but 2009 has been a banner year for us. First, we had the 2009 Abu Dhabis streamed live so we could watch the planet’s best submission grappling on our computers as it took place in Barcelona. A...

by Frank Garrett I had decided to compete in the NAGA North American Grappling Championships in Newark, NJ, along with two of my teammates. I had packed food, water, my video camera, and a pillow. I felt reasonably prepared, despite having slept...

Dominique Vitry (bottom) fends off judo olympian Samantha Lowe in the womens blue belt absolute. by Seymour Yang The very first Kent BJJ Open in 2008 was a roaring success. Competitors and spectators spoke highly of last year’s tournament – so...