A friend of mine committed suicide yesterday. He left behind a family. In the aftermath, I can't help wondering what led to this, and if I could have done anything to prevent it. This isContinue Reading →

Sins of the Dragon (yes, that's a link to its imdb page) has a listed runtime of 60 minutes- it's only actually 28- and an estimated budget of $2,000. This is very much a friends & family, student project, and for some reason they asked us to review it- presumably because they've never visited our site- and for some reason we said "why the **** not".

Here's the trailer.

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Of course some people have a larger bone structure than others, just like some people have legitimate hormone disorders, just like some people can bench press 400 lbs. without ever having lifted weights, or win an amateur MMA fight without ever having trained.

These people are the exception, not the rule. So put down the buttered pop tarts and get your bones, big or otherwise, in motion.

Shadowdean's school is hosting a BJJ seminar with Dustin Denes, focusing on my personal favorite submission (and breakfast food), the Omoplata. So if you're in the DC/Maryland/Virginia/whatever-the-hell-else-area this weekend, get your ass there.

Hi all, I am glad to say that the ASA will be bringing a team to the 2013 British Open Sambo Championships on the weekend of June 30th (in Bedford). Maybe we will see some Euro bullies there!?

As you know Sambo receives very little financial support in the US. We need your help! Please take a moment to visit our team page and consider making a donation to help us get to England in June. So far we have raised just under $1k, but we still need your help! This is a huge trip and the ASA wants to support our guys as best we can. Our team has done very well in the event in theContinue Reading →

Video: Intended victim takes shotgun from armed robber in New Orleans



The NOPD is asking for the public's help in finding an armed robber who found himself on the run after the victim turned the tables.

Investigators say the whole thing was captured on surveillance video. (Scroll down to view the video.)

Police say the would-be robber walked up to the wold-be victim Saturday morning just after 5:00 a.m. in the 1900 block of Burgundy Street and demanded money. The video shows the robber pointing a shotgun at the victim's face atContinue Reading →

In an extremely positive reaction to the recent shameful events in the BJJ community, Slideyfoot, our resident jiu-jitsu ambassador in England, is hosting a 24 hour charity event called GrappleThon to raise money for the charity organization Rape Crisis.

He and others will grapple for a full day to help raise donations for this worthy cause. The event will be streamed live on the internet while it happens.

I believe that it is vitally important to support events like thisContinue Reading →