Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Expert Making First Area Appearance at Gym’s Grand Opening Launch
Sterling, VA (March 29, 2010) – Master Rickson Gracie, one of the most respected and accomplished Mixed Martial Arts fighters/instructors in the world from the legendary Brazilian Gracie family, will make his very first Washington, D.C. area appearance on Wednesday, March 31. Gracie will hold a special instructional seminar at the brand new One Spirit Martial Arts and Pedro Sauer Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Headquarters facility located at 46950 Community Plaza, Suite 220 in Sterling, VA.
“This is truly an honor and …

Joe “Daddy” Stevenson returned to victorious form last night as he bested the always tough Nate Diaz at The Ultimate Fighter Season 9 Finale in Vegas. Through three rounds of domination, Stevenson showed himself to clearly be the stronger fighter. While strategy was abound out of each corner, there are several reasons as to why the bout unfolded as it did.
Diaz to evolve
Nate kicked off his career in the UFC with five impressive, consecutive wins against Gamburyan (to win TUF 5), Assuncao, Robinson, Pellegrino and Neer. Four of those bouts …

Not only did Satoru Kitaoka participate in the Gi Amateur BJJ & No-Gi Open Tournament 2009 on Monday, he also managed to net gold twice.
The current SENGOKU lightweight champ took on stiff competition in the No-Gi Adult Expert -79.5kg & absolute (open-weight) division tournaments. Specifically, Kitaoka dominated the absolute division by (in order of match) guillotine choke, achilles lock and anaconda choke.
Japanese fans eagerly await the champ’s return to a title defense, as Satoru has not entered the ring since his victory over Takanori Gomi in January of this year. …

The rear naked choke is one of the most widely seen submissions in modern mixed martial arts. Also known as “Mata Leao”, it can send the dominant fighter’s opponent to sleep, which nearly always produces a tapout when applied properly.
Despite having the word “choke” in the move’s name, it is actually a strangle-hold. Chokes cut off air supply, and strangles cut off brain blood supply. Both however, are deadly if not released in ample time for the submitted fighter to break free.
Steps in applying the rear naked choke submission are …