American Jiu Jitsu History Timeline
The seed of jiu-jitsu planted on American soil by Rorion and Carley Gracie many moons ago has developed into a beautiful healthy tree and …
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Editorial
BJJ Heroes’ views and arguments on current matters regarding the Brazilian jiu jitsu community, tributes to some of the legends of our sport and other relevant grappling issues, from the latest grappling creation to have been developed to that great jiu jitsu hero who we would love to give honour.
Analyzing Greatness: The Versatile Game Of Gordon Ryan
Gordon Ryan is the most talked about grappler of his generation, which means, considering how the sport is at its highest in mainstream recognition, …
Lucas Lepri Versus The World: Dissecting The Game of The Lightweight GOAT
Lucas Lepri (full profile here) is one of the most revered International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (IBJJF) World Champions, and although there have been other …
5 Generations of Roosterweight Royalty Colide at Worlds
The roosterweight division often gets overlooked by the media, largely because it has been so heavily dominated by one athlete, Bruno Malfacine, but also …
Clash of the Titans: Can Alliance’s New School Dethrone Atos at Worlds?
Over the past two years our sport’s most prestigious tournament, the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (IBJJF) World Championship has been dominated by the Atos …
Are Heel Hooks The Key to ADCC Success?
As we ramp up towards the world’s most famous no-gi jiu-jitsu event, the ADCC World Championships happening later this year (2019), BJJ Heroes is …
Is Wrestling The Key to ADCC Success?
Earlier this year BJJ Heroes published an article where we focussed on the subject of takedowns and throws in ‘gi jiu-jitsu’ (here). While doing …
BJJ Data Analysis Essay Almanac
Over the years we have collected a pile of data from the top jiu-jitsu tournaments around the globe, both in the gi circuit as …
The Real Reason For The White Tip on a BJJ Black Belt
Over the past few years, we have read dozens of online debates over the real reasons that lead a few black belt athletes to …
By The Numbers: Most Successful Takedowns in Jiu-Jitsu
Brazilian jiu-jitsu, as a martial art has a close lineage to that of judo, in fact, one could say it is a branch of …
The Best Judo Players to Have Competed in BJJ
The history of Brazilian jiu-jitsu is well intertwined with that of judo, and although many of today’s practitioners may not know of this fact, …
Top Non-BJJ Submission Grapplers
For most modern-day athletes trying to become serious submission grapplers, it is nearly unanimously agreed that Brazilian jiu-jitsu would be the optimal sport to …
European Open – The Dark Horses
In the sport of Brazilian jiu-jitsu, one of the most coveted of titles is that of European champion, arguably the second or third most …
UFC’s Submission Game by the Numbers 2018
One of the most fun exercises BJJ Heroes likes to engage in at the end of every year is that of analyzing the available …
Top Finishers in Jiu Jitsu 2018
2018 is nearly done, and jiu-jitsu’s competitive circuit is officially over for the year. Continuing a tradition started 4 years ago (find previous rankings …
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Ranking 2018
From early on in our editorial proposal BJJ Heroes has tried to push for a unified ranking system for our sport, one free from …
Rising European Grapplers 2018
As we have done over the past few years, and as the 2018 reaches its terminus, BJJ Heroes returns to its tradition of raising …
André Galvao, The King and His Legacy
Maybe it slipped through the radar of many jiu jitsu followers given the buzz generated by last week’s IBJJF World Championship, but only a …
BJJ Analysis, Deciding Factors in Winning a Referee Decision
One of the trickiest jobs in the sport of Brazilian jiu jitsu is that of the referee. Never loved and often hated, the referee …
Generation Submission
The old platitude in which jiu jitsu is portrayed as a boring sport, an idea particularly spread when discussing its gi/kimono format, may be …