If you are a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu fan who for some reason has been living in a cave for the last 10 years and you just came out into the real world and got internet access, then let me be the first to tell you about BJJFANATICS.COM, a wonderful resource of jiu-jitsu and grappling related instructional videos from the best in the world. BJJ Fanatics was started by Bernardo Faria and Michael Zenga.

Say you want to brush up on your judo throws, well a quick browse by category and you can find about two million videos on judo throws by everyone that has ever been good at a judo throw. Whatever you want to learn in grappling, from whomever you think is good at that technique, you can probably find a video series on it here. But why should I be watching video you ask? Well because it will take your jiu-jitsu game to the next level. You are only as good as the amount of time you spend practicing jiu-jitsu, and watching video is practicing. When I have watched my friends level up in jiu-jitsu, I can often attribute it to studying video.

For those of you that don’t have a traditional gym or instructor, BJJ Fanatics can fill that void for you. When I trained in my garage for a year during covid, my friends and I would watch BJJ Fanatics videos and then train what we had watched. It not only helped to keep us sane during a strange time in life, but it helped our game immensely. For a long time I felt like I wasn’t really sure what was going on in leg lock battles, and it was BJJ Fanatics videos that helped me feel comfortable there. I still loose a lot of leg lock battles, but at least I know what is going on, and I understand why I lost, as opposed to feeling like what the heck just happened. And if you want to brush up on your wrestling chops, there is also FANATICWRESTLING.COM, so check that one out too.

One thing to note is that BJJ Fanatics videos are expensive but they frequently run very aggressive sales, for instance, at the time of writing this they are offering a %50 off discount. So if you are on a budget and can be patient, you can make your jiu-jitsu dollar go farther. I also have to point out what an amazing business idea this is. Do some quick math and you will realize that this is a BJJ lifestyle business that is making some decent money. We all know it’s tough to make a living teaching Brazilian jiu-jitsu, so I am always impressed when I come across a business in the grappling category that is succeeding.

While you can get a lot of great instructional videos off of youtube, the courses available at BJJ Fanatics are really in depth and technical, and because the instructors are being paid for their work here, they really don’t hold anything back and you get all the best secrets. Any down time you have, can be used to advance your jiu-jitsu education, so stop playing Clash Royal, and start watching videos from BJJ Fanatics instead.