SANKAKU LEGLOCKS MIXTAPE
September 23, 2020
Playing “Eye of the Tiger” during training, again? Put this on instead, and upgrade your soundtrack vibes with this mixtape full of Japanese film score composers.
CLOSING THE DISTANCE
September 13, 2020
An act of provocation, a catalyst for reaction, the twilight of anticipation and the seizing of initiative.
TECHNICA: BERIMBOLO
August 18, 2020
The berimbolo—a spin, a scramble, a conjugation of berimbolar—inspires ire and adoration in equal measure.
LOOPCHOKE MIXTAPE
August 12, 2020
Weh di system do fi ghetto yute? Nothing! Burn down Babylon while listening to LOOPCHOKE: Mixtape Vol. 1... reggae songs to roll to.
SMASH THE MASHER MENACE!
August 07, 2020
While Helio Gracie was still in diapers, women were resisting police brutality and fending off harassers with judo throws and armlocks.
THE MARTIAL SPIRIT
July 17, 2020
"When you are walking the line between life and death, it does something to you spiritually."
PORTRAIT OF A SUBMISSION ARTIST AS A YOUNG MAN
July 10, 2020
“Sharpen who and what you are, and sharpen your own way of doing it.”
TECHNICA: THE KIMURA
June 23, 2020
The shoulder-and-elbow-destroying submission is a cornerstone of jiu-jitsu.
Shogo Kawabata Talks Vintage MMA
June 16, 2020
Before it was called “mixed martial arts,” no-holds-barred fighting was virtually dominated by the strongest jiu jitsu players of BJJ’s early teams.
HOW TO WRITE A DEATH POEM
May 14, 2020
The material world is impermanent. Learn how to write your own Jisei, in the Zen Buddhist tradition before you cross over.
Technica: Reflections on the Guillotine
April 30, 2020
A cultural history of one of grappling's most instinctive and effective techniques.
Laurel Canyon Fight Club
March 27, 2020
A glimpse inside the secretive training garage, tucked away in the hills of California.
SHOYOROLL ARCHIVES (1999-2016)
March 27, 2020
Bear talks us through some of the inspirations behind his favorite releases.