The 100% Brazilian jiu-jitsu journal: news, official rules, profiles
Dylan GALEA
Kimono or rashguard? It is the first question everyone asks when they walk into an academy. The usual answer, “it depends on your goals”, is true but useless. Here is what the fabric really changes, and our straight answer for beginners. Brazilian jiu-jitsu comes in two forms: with the kimono, the gi, and without it, … Read more
Twenty-eight CFJJB dates published in one go, ADCC in Krakow next week and a confirmed No-Gi Worlds in Las Vegas: the 2026-2027 season is on. Here is the calendar of BJJ competitions in France, updated on 4 September 2026. Looking for a BJJ competition in France this autumn? The French federation (CFJJB) has just released … Read more
The biggest no-gi grappling tournament on earth returns to Europe. On September 12-13, 2026, Krakow’s Tauron Arena hosts the ADCC World Championship. Dates, format, athletes, streaming: here is everything you need to know. ADCC 2026 marks a turning point: for the first time since the Espoo edition in Finland in 2017, the world submission championship … Read more
A champion in a hurry. A queen dethroned. Grand Prix final that promises fireworks. UFC BJJ 10 delivered on every front on August 20 at the Meta APEX in Las Vegas. Full results, fight-by-fight analysis and our recap of the tenth night in the Bowl. One minute and 44 seconds. That is all Andrew Tackett … Read more
Two “best club in France” titles in a single season. An unprecedented double between the CFJJB and France Judo. And above all, nearly twenty years of shared history on the same mats in Boulogne, near Paris. In this new episode of On the Road, Wilfried Sam welcomes three pillars of the Z-Team. They reveal what … Read more
Let’s start with a truth nobody disputes in the world of Brazilian jiu-jitsu: if your gi stinks, you are a problem. Not an unpleasant training partner, no, a real problem. Indeed, nobody wants to roll with someone whose gi smells like an abandoned locker room, and your coach should not have to tell you. Learning … Read more
BJJ and Luta Livre are two Brazilian submission arts that look very similar, yet they come from different roots. Brazilian jiu-jitsu descends from judo and was traditionally practised in the gi, whereas Luta Livre comes from catch wrestling and is practised without a gi. Today, on the no-gi mat, the two resemble each other so … Read more
Brazilian jiu-jitsu is still a male-dominated sport today. Yet the number of women practising BJJ is exploding all over the world, and in France too. The reasons are many: effective self-defense, self-confidence, complete physical conditioning, a tight-knit community. But for a woman who is just starting out, stepping onto the mat can feel intimidating. This … Read more
We thought we had seen the peak. We were wrong. After a strong UFC BJJ 7 and an UFC BJJ 8 that confirmed the trend, this ninth edition pushes the bar even higher. Eight submissions in nine matches. Eleven debuts. And, by the unanimous verdict of both commentary teams, the best fight in the promotion’s … Read more
How many people really practise Brazilian jiu-jitsu in France? Everyone calls it a fast-growing discipline. Yet the actual numbers rarely make it onto the table. The CFJJB has just released its 2025-2026 season report. And the data speaks for itself: 35,890 members, 532 clubs and more than 15,000 competition entries. Here is BJJ in France … Read more
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