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Guard Passing Drills: Comparing Quality, Durability, and Value
Guard Passing Drills: Comparing Quality, Durability, and Value Ever locked eyes with a training partner whose guard feels like an impenetrable fortress,...
Top Pressure Passing Bjj for MMA Training
--- --- Top Pressure Passing BJJ for MMA Training Ever felt pinned in your opponent's guard during an MMA sparring session, desperately trying to advance but...
Top Speed Passing Bjj for MMA Training
Top Speed Passing BJJ for MMA Training By Sarah Chen, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt and Certified Strength & Conditioning Coach In the chaos of an MMA cage,...
Understanding Submission Wrestling: Materials, Features, and Performance
Understanding Submission Wrestling: Materials, Features, and Performance Picture this: You're deep in a dimly lit gym, sweat dripping, locked in a scramble...
Everything You Need to Know About Catch Wrestling
Everything You Need to Know About Catch Wrestling By Michael Park, Wrestling Coach and Gear Reviewer at Apollo MMA Introduction: My First Taste of Catch...
The Art of Choosing Luta Livre for MMA
The Art of Choosing Luta Livre for MMA Did you know that ground control and submissions account for nearly 70% of fight finishes in the UFC's modern era? As...
Top Combat Sambo for MMA Training
--- --- Top Combat Sambo for MMA Training By Sarah Chen, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt and Certified Strength & Conditioning Coach Introduction Have you ever..
Understanding Pankration: Materials, Features, and Performance
--- Understanding Pankration: Materials, Features, and Performance Have you ever stepped into a sparring session feeling restricted by your gloves—too bulky...
What Makes Slim Fit Bjj Gi Essential for Fighters
--- --- What Makes Slim Fit BJJ Gi Essential for Fighters Did you know that in a recent survey of over 500 professional grapplers and MMA fighters, 68%...
What Makes Husky Bjj Gi Essential for Fighters
What Makes Husky BJJ Gi Essential for Fighters Introduction Picture this: You're a 6'4", 240-pound MMA fighter stepping onto the mats for a grueling BJJ...
Why Tall Bjj Gi Sizes Matters for Combat Sports
--- --- Why Tall BJJ Gi Sizes Matter for Combat Sports By Jennifer Rodriguez, Sports Nutrition Expert and Muay Thai Practitioner Introduction: The Performance..
Understanding A0 Bjj Gi: Materials, Features, and Performance
--- --- Understanding A0 BJJ Gi: Materials, Features, and Performance Introduction Are you a smaller-framed grappler tired of drowning in oversized gis that...
Top A1l Bjj Gi for MMA Training
Top A1L BJJ Gis for MMA Training Picture this: You're midway through a grueling MMA sparring session at your local gym.
The Complete Guide to A2h Bjj Gi
--- --- The Complete Guide to A2H BJJ Gi In a recent poll of over 1,000 Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioners across MMA gyms and academies worldwide, a staggering.
What Makes A3l Bjj Gi Essential for Fighters
--- --- What Makes A3L BJJ Gi Essential for Fighters The ground game doesn't forgive ill-fitting gear—especially when you're 6'2" and scrambling for that...
Plus Size Bjj Gi Essentials for Every Fighter
Plus Size BJJ Gi Essentials for Every Fighter Back in the early days of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, when the Gracie family was pioneering the art on the gritty...
Heavyweight Bjj Gi: A Fighter's Guide to Selection and Use
Heavyweight BJJ Gi: A Fighter's Guide to Selection and Use By Marcus Silva, Former Professional MMA Fighter & Apollo MMA Gear Expert A Brief History: From Judo.
How to Choose the Perfect Judo Weave Bjj Gi for Your Training
How to Choose the Perfect Judo Weave BJJ Gi for Your Training Introduction Picture this: You're in the thick of a heated BJJ roll at your local gym, sweat...
Waffle Weave Gi Essentials for Every Fighter
Waffle Weave Gi Essentials for Every Fighter If you're grappling in BJJ, rolling in MMA, or drilling wrestling takedowns, nothing beats a solid waffle weave gi.
The Art of Choosing Honeycomb Weave Gi for MMA
--- --- The Art of Choosing Honeycomb Weave Gi for MMA Have you ever stepped onto the mats for a grueling BJJ drilling session during MMA training, only to...