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PGF founder Brandon McCaghren gives us the exclusive news that reigning champion Reese LaFever is returning to defend his title at PGF World Season 8!
Brandon McCaghren is a 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu black belt and the founder of the Professional Grappling Federation. The PGF has gone from strength to strength over the last few years and has evolved into one of the biggest grappling promotions in the world. They now host 3 seasons every year with a total prize pool of $100,000 every single time.
Jits Magazine spoke to Brandon briefly about his personal Jiu-Jitsu journey and what it was like to train under Eddie Bravo from such a long distance away, but most of our conversation was centered on PGF. Brandon shared how he came up with the idea of a Jiu-Jitsu league and why he constantly pushes to improve the format. He also shared exciting and exclusive news about the upcoming PGF World Season 8, along with some crazy plans for the 9th and 10th seasons that will take place later in 2025.
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0:00 Brandon’s Jiu-Jitsu journey
2:08 Training under Eddie Bravo & learning how to learn
3:53 10th Planet & BJJ promotions
6:05 Changes to PGF format
7:40 Upcoming changes for Season 8
9:08 Time-limits in Jiu-Jitsu
12:06 Why a league instead of a tournament?
15:59 Draft day
17:22 PGF qualifier tournaments
19:26 What does Brandon want in a PGF competitor?
21:28 Will Reese LaFever defend his title in Season 8?
21:59 The PGF Season 8 roster
23:23 Building the PGF
24:17 The $100,000 prize money
26:06 How many seasons ever year?
28:17 PGF World Seasons 9 & 10
29:44 PGF outside the US
31:00 Thanks & signing off
ADULT / BLACK-BELT / FEMALE / MIDDLE – FINAL
Many side control escapes start with the bridge. And the direction of the bridge will generally be towards the person on top. If done well, it will create enough space for rotation and hip escape.
That’s where this variation on top position comes in.
Stepping up the leg closest to the head as a base will create a structure that is hard to damage with the bridge alone. Also if you wedge the hip between your elbow and knee, there will be limited space for the hips to escape.
In this video, you’ll see a few demonstrations of me doing a few situationals in top position using the variation.
The intent on my side was to see how long I could hold him while expending the least amount of effort. And there is also one particular moment where I went for submissions.
Enjoy.
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Today we’ve got a question from Edgar, who asked me “Which option is better for real self-defense cases, Gi or No Gi BJJ?”
While reading the comments, many people swayed hard to one side or the other.
The Gi people said their version of BJJ was the best, while the No Gi Jiu-Jitsu players said their side was more practical.
One team says you’ll never fight naked people, and the other says you can’t rely on the grips of the Gi in real life.
There’s a ton of dogma around it and I’ll illustrate to you guys what I think about this with a particular hypothetical situation.
Hopefully, you found this video helpful.
Thanks for watching.
– Chewy
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The water was very cold for a guy from Miami, at 68 degrees Fahrenheit. My breathing was deep and slow, which was all that I could hear. After swimming around for a few minutes, I felt the ocean floor once again. I could feel the current moving around me and making it very hard to navigate underwater. I had no idea how much air I had left in my tank, and I was completely alone. I was also completely blind. I was about to make a decision that would decide whether I would live or die.
If you have followed my old blog for a long time, chances are you might have come across this story I shared about my misadventure in scuba diving. I decided to elaborate more on this story and share it on the podcast. There are a lot of lessons I have learned from this near-death experience, I feel it’s a good story to revisit.
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Join 3rd-degree black belt Miad Najafi as he breaks down the Leg Weave Half Guard Pass, a highly effective technique to dominate and pass your opponent’s half guard. Miad’s detailed instruction will help you sharpen your skills and add this powerful pass to your arsenal.
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What’s up, guys!
Today’s question comes from a viewer who’s looking to get back into Jiu-Jitsu competitions after a 5-year break due to life and parenthood. He’s finally starting to get the itch again, but he’s feeling unsure about whether he still has the aggression and competitiveness that most Jiu-Jitsu competitors have.
He’s worried about going to a competition and getting smashed, and he’s asking if I have any tips to help him get back into the groove.
In this video, I’ll share my own experience with competing, taking a 2-year break for various reasons, and how I eventually got back into the world of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu competitions.
I’ll also talk about the mental shift I had over time—the way my mindset changed as I got older. Competition became a lot less important to me, and the fuel I ran on evolved.
I hope you find this video helpful. Let’s get into it!
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ADULT / PURPLE-BELT / MALE / SUPER-HEAVY – FINAL
ADULT / PURPLE-BELT / MALE / SUPER-HEAVY – SEMIFINAL
JUVENILE 2 / PURPLE-BELT / FEMALE / SUPER-HEAVY – FINAL
Dima Murovanni explains how heart-rate monitoring applies to Jiu-Jitsu.
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ADULT / BROWN-BELT / MALE / MEDIUM-HEAVY – SEMIFINAL