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Frode Nilsen

Norwegian no-gi coach who founded 10th Planet Bergen and named the Frodoplata, a submission Eddie Bravo built on for his Gogo clinch.

Biography

Frode Nilsen is a Norwegian no-gi grappler and coach who founded 10th Planet Bergen in 2015 and now leads 10th Planet Fredrikstad, two academies in Eddie Bravo's 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu network. The Bergen gym presents itself as the first 10th Planet affiliate in Norway, and 10th Planet's official listing names Fredrikstad as the country's second. He came to Bravo's system from wrestling, striking arts and shootfighting rather than from the gi, the traditional jiu-jitsu uniform, and he tested it in MMA fights in England. Along the way he found a rubber guard submission of his own and called it the Frodoplata, and in 2014 Bravo described his Gogo clinch as a variation of it and one other technique. Nilsen now holds a first-degree black belt under Bravo. From the wrestling mat to the rubber guard Nilsen started with Greco-Roman wrestling as a child. When he introduced himself on the 10th Planet forum in 2012, he listed what came next: kickboxing, jiu-jitsu, Krav Maga and shootfighting. According to his academy's listing on 10th Planet's website, he holds first-dan black belts in both Japanese ju-jutsu and kickboxing, and he won a Norwegian sanshou title in 2009. Shootfighting was his route into no-gi. The same listing says he first studied the rubber guard and the lockdown during shootfighting sessions in 2006, and that 10th Planet's unconventional, creative style caught his interest at once. Nilsen wrote that he had followed the system since Bravo's "Mastering the Rubber Guard" DVD. The gi, he said later, was never on his radar. Bergen and England In 2009 Nilsen moved from Fredrikstad to Bergen, and soon afterwards he joined Bergen Cagefighters, the MMA team at the city's Fitness First martial arts academy. He began teaching its no-gi sessions, and that is how Kristian Olsvik and Espen Visnes, who started training with him in 2010, first met 10th Planet ideas years before 10th Planet Bergen opened. Because MMA was not legal in Norway at the time, as Nilsen wrote in 2012, he fought on small amateur and semi-professional shows in England. Sherdog's database records one amateur bout, a second-round loss by triangle choke to Fred Harrington at Phoenix Fight Night 3 in April 2011, and one professional fight. That came on 31 March 2012 at Phoenix Fighting Championships 3, where Nilsen made his professional debut against Alex Thorne and finished him with a gogoplata at 2:27 of the first round. In Nilsen's own telling, the finish came from the rubber guard, against an opponent from a traditional BJJ and Muay Thai gym. He was running his own MMA classes in Bergen then, and the Bergen Cagefighters team had flown over from Norway to meet the Phoenix fighters in an England-versus-Norway event. In March 2013 Bravo posted the fight on the 10th Planet forum under the title "Frode Nilsen's GOGO IN MMA DEBUT". He wrote that he had recently given Nilsen his 10th Planet blue belt, and that the bout gave MMA fans a taste of the rubber guard. The Frodoplata Nilsen's October 2012 forum introduction also showed a rubber guard submission he had not seen in any 10th Planet video. It was a counter for the moment an opponent defends against the gogoplata. He had come across it in sparring about a year earlier, and he named it the Frodoplata. Asked how it worked, he explained that the finish does not need the shin under the opponent's chin and can suit grapplers with shorter legs if they get a leg or a foot in front of the opponent's face, although it takes flexibility. Two days after the post, Bravo replied that he had watched the video and that the move looked legitimate, but that he wanted to try it in sparring first. He expected it to pass that test and become an official part of the system. Nilsen answered that he was honored Bravo would test it. His first post had closed with a hope of his own: to open Norway's first 10th Planet affiliate one day. Bravo returned to the technique in August 2014. Introducing the "Gogo clinch" episode of his Mastering The System series, he described the Gogo clinch as a variation of two submissions, the Frodoplata and the Lodgoplata. Both are effective but need long arms, he wrote, and in adapting them he had shifted the emphasis to control. Replying to Nilsen in the same thread, Bravo said he wished he had long arms himself, because "the Frodoplata is death". 10th Planet Bergen In 2014 Nilsen passed Bravo's affiliation test and became, in his own words, Norway's first certified Moonhead. Finding premises in Bergen proved difficult until a space came free. 10th Planet Bergen, or 10P Bergen, held its grand opening on 17 August 2015, followed by two free weeks of introduction, and its "Mastering the Warm Up" curriculum began on 1 September. Olsvik and Visnes, his students since the Bergen Cagefighters days, went on to serve four years as his assistant instructors. Nilsen wrote that both later competed with success in professional divisions, where as purple belts they won against opponents holding brown and black belts. When he received his own black belt in 2022, he noted that the gym's students were competing in Norway and abroad. The club reported sixth place among 120 teams at NAGA Amsterdam in November 2022, and Fit For Fight Fredrikstad, the center he now co-runs, says several of his Bergen students compete at a solid international level, among them professional MMA fighters and a NAGA European champion. That black belt came from Bravo at 10th Planet's headquarters and was announced on 26 December 2022. Nilsen wrote that it was the third time he had been given a black belt, that it stood for 17 years of study, and that he became too emotional to finish his speech at the ceremony. How he teaches Nilsen has set out his approach in a series of blog posts. He asks of any technique whether it would still hold up if the opponent were allowed to strike. He divides his teaching between pure submission-only no-gi and MMA, and he does not teach point fighting. In another post he argued that regular sparring against opponents who resist fully is what builds real fighting skill, and he dismissed weekend self-defense seminars for people who cannot already fight. In 2025 he advised students to avoid going all out in every session, to put volume ahead of intensity, to study technique away from the gym, and to rely on self-discipline rather than motivation. He has also written about individual students. Early on he told Sindre, a heavyweight, to train as if he weighed 65 kg and to build his guard and sweeps instead of leaning on his size. Sindre, he wrote, grew into a 105 kg brown belt with a strong top game and a polished rubber guard. Benjamin Mercury Ito arrived at 10P Bergen from a traditional BJJ academy where his lockdowns and leg locks had been discouraged. 10th Planet does not ban leg locks, Nilsen pointed out, and he gave Benjamin his blue belt; Benjamin's later ranks came first from Masakazu Imanari and then from 10th Planet. Back to Fredrikstad On 1 July 2023 Nilsen announced that he was moving back to Fredrikstad. He named Olsvik and Visnes, then brown belts, as the new Moonheads of 10P Bergen with Bravo's approval, and looked back on eight years of building the gym from nothing around structured classes aimed at long-term technical progress. The same recipe, he wrote, would go into a Fredrikstad academy that was to become Norway's second certified affiliate. 10P Bergen now describes Olsvik and Visnes as certified black belts, and says that Benjamin became its Moonhead and head instructor in summer 2025. In Fredrikstad, Nilsen joined forces with Mads Rask, whom he had first met at a local martial arts center at least 20 years earlier. In February 2025 Fredriksstad Blad reported that the two would open Fit For Fight, a martial arts center at Rolvsøyveien 205, from 1 September that year, with 600 square meters split into two training halls. The two would each own half of the Fredrikstad branch. 10th Planet Fredrikstad was established at the same address on 1 September 2025, and the two training spaces operate as one academy. Its week combines 10th Planet classes with shootboxing, combat jiu-jitsu and MMA sessions and a Saturday open mat, with the stated aim of building fighters for submission-only no-gi and MMA. Beginners start in "Mastering The Warm Ups", a structured, technical and slow-paced program held before the advanced classes, and experienced teenagers from 13 have their own no-gi class. The academy's vision statement presents it as built on the Bergen model and quotes Nilsen: "Expect professionalism — in every detail, at every level." That September both academies gathered at the new Fredrikstad gym to mark ten years of 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu in Norway. In the post that announced his first 10th Planet black belts, Nilsen suggested that Bergen and Fredrikstad were probably the only academies in the country devoted solely to no-gi. According to 10P Bergen, Benjamin received his black belt from Nilsen that month, and coach Karl Erik Brekke, a two-time NAGA champion, is one of only four black belts Nilsen has promoted. In September 2026, three years and eight months after his own black belt, Bravo awarded Nilsen his first degree, as a 10th Planet Fredrikstad post reported. Nilsen remains the academy's head coach.

Sources for this profile

  • 10P Bergen, 'About | Learn Jiu Jitsu Today!'(opens in a new tab)

    • Frode Nilsen founded 10th Planet Bergen (10P Bergen) in August 2015; the gym describes itself as the first 10th Planet-affiliated jiu-jitsu gym in Norway.

      Where in the source: About page, section 'WHO ARE WE' — 'founded in August 2015'

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    • According to 10P Bergen, Nilsen relocated in 2023 to start 10th Planet Fredrikstad and handed leadership of 10P Bergen to certified black belts Espen Visnes and Kristian Olsvik.

      Where in the source: About page, sections 'HOW IT ALL STARTED' / 'the handover' — 'Frode relocated'

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    • According to 10P Bergen, Benjamin 'Benji-San' Mercury Ito became Moonhead and head instructor of 10P Bergen in summer 2025 and received his black belt from Frode Nilsen in September 2025.

      Where in the source: About page, coach card 'Benjamin Mercury Ito' — 'received his Black Belt from Moonhead Frode Nilsen'

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    • 10P Bergen describes coach Karl Erik Brekke as one of only four black belts promoted by Frode Nilsen and a two-time NAGA champion.

      Where in the source: About page, coach card 'KARL ERIK BReKKE' — 'only four black belts'

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  • 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu, '10th Planet Fredrikstad, Norway' (official location listing)(opens in a new tab)

    • The official 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu location listing names Frode Nilsen as head instructor of 10th Planet Fredrikstad, the second official 10th Planet affiliate in Norway, established on 1 September 2025, and as founder of 10th Planet Bergen in 2015.

      Where in the source: Location page '10th Planet Fredrikstad, Norway', first paragraph — 'est. 01.09.2025'

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    • Per the listing, Nilsen first studied the rubber guard and lockdown game during shootfighting sessions in 2006 and was immediately drawn to the unorthodox, creative style of 10th Planet.

      Where in the source: Location page, 'Head Instructor' paragraph — 'back in 2006'

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    • Per the listing, Nilsen holds a first-dan black belt in Japanese ju-jutsu and a first-dan black belt in kickboxing, and became Norwegian sanshou champion in 2009.

      Where in the source: Location page, 'Head Instructor' paragraph — 'Sanshou 2009'

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    • Per the listing, Nilsen started in Greco-Roman wrestling as a child.

      Where in the source: Location page, 'Head Instructor' paragraph — 'Greco Roman as a kid'

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    • The listing credits Nilsen as the man behind the 'Frodoplata' submission and says it led to the development of the Gogoclinch in the 10th Planet system.

      Where in the source: Location page, 'Head Instructor' paragraph — 'Frodoplata-sub'

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    • The 10th Planet listing describes Nilsen as a black belt and certified 'Moonhead' under Eddie Bravo, a former professional MMA fighter and a longtime 10th Planet 'Ronin'.

      Where in the source: Location page, 'Head Instructor' paragraph — 'certified moonhead'

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    • The stated core mission of 10th Planet Fredrikstad is to build a base of fighters for no-gi submission-only jiu-jitsu and MMA; its week combines 10th Planet classes with shootboxing, combat jiu-jitsu and MMA sessions and a Saturday open mat.

      Where in the source: Location page, first paragraph — 'core mission'

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    • 10th Planet Fredrikstad, headed by Nilsen, is located at Rolvsøyveien 205 in Fredrikstad, Norway.

      Where in the source: Location page heading '10th Planet Fredrikstad, Norway' and address line

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  • 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu Fredrikstad, home page(opens in a new tab)

    • 10th Planet Fredrikstad presents head coach Frode Nilsen as a first-degree 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu black belt and certified instructor under Eddie Bravo.

      Where in the source: Home page, credit line under the 'VISION 10P FREDRIKSTAD' quote — '1st Degree 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu Black Belt'

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    • 10th Planet Fredrikstad operates together with Fit For Fight Fredrikstad at Rolvsøyveien 205 and says the two training spaces work as one academy. Its vision text says it builds on the blueprint of 10P Bergen and quotes head coach Nilsen: 'Expect professionalism — in every detail, at every level.'

      Where in the source: Home page, 'WELCOME TO 10P FREDRIKSTAD' and 'VISION 10P FREDRIKSTAD' — 'proven blueprint of 10pBergen'

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  • 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu Fredrikstad, 10PBLOG, 'Frode awarded his first degree from Eddie Bravo', 15 September 2026(opens in a new tab)

    • A 10th Planet Fredrikstad blog post dated 15 September 2026 reports that Nilsen received his first-degree 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu black belt from Eddie Bravo; Nilsen wrote that he had then been a black belt for three years and eight months.

      Where in the source: Post 'FRODE AWARDED HIS FIRST DEGREE FROM EDDIE BRAVO' (Sep 15) — 'three years and eight months'

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  • Frode Nilsen, 'My first 10P black belts & a new brown', 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu Fredrikstad 10PBLOG, 28 September 2025(opens in a new tab)

    • In a September 2025 post Nilsen wrote that his path toward an official 10th Planet affiliate began in 2005/06, that he moved from Fredrikstad to Bergen in 2009, and that shortly afterwards he joined Bergen Cagefighters, the MMA team at the Fitness First martial arts academy.

      Where in the source: Post 'MY FIRST 10P BLACK BELTS & A NEW BROWN', first paragraph — 'Fredrikstad to Bergen in 2009'

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    • Nilsen wrote that he began teaching the no-gi sessions at Bergen Cagefighters, so that Kristian Olsvik and Espen Visnes met 10th Planet concepts years before 10P Bergen opened; he said both later competed well in professional brackets, beating brown and black belts while purple belts, and took over as Moonheads of 10P Bergen when he moved back to Fredrikstad in 2023.

      Where in the source: Same post, second paragraph — 'started teaching the NOGI sessions'

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    • In the post, titled 'My first 10P black belts & a new brown', Nilsen described a gathering of 10P Bergen and 10P Fredrikstad at his newly opened Fredrikstad gym to mark ten years of 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu in Norway, and said the two are probably the only academies in Norway focused solely on no-gi.

      Where in the source: Same post, first paragraph — '10-year anniversary'

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    • Nilsen recalled telling a heavyweight student, Sindre, early on to train as if he weighed 65 kg and build his guard and sweeps instead of relying on weight; he wrote that Sindre became a 105 kg brown belt with a strong top game and a polished rubber guard.

      Where in the source: Same post, paragraph on Sindre — 'train as if he was 65kg'

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    • Nilsen wrote that Benjamin Mercury Ito came to 10P Bergen from a traditional BJJ academy where his use of lockdowns and leg locks had been discouraged; Nilsen said 10th Planet does not ban leg locks. He gave Benjamin his blue belt; Benjamin's later ranks came first from Masakazu Imanari and then from 10th Planet, up to black belt.

      Where in the source: Same post, paragraph on Benjamin — 'no banning of leglocks'

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  • Frode Nilsen, 'Black belt promotion Frode Nilsen by Eddie Bravo', 10PBLOG (originally 10P Bergen), 26 December 2022(opens in a new tab)

    • Nilsen was promoted to 10th Planet black belt by Eddie Bravo at 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu headquarters, announced in a post dated 26 December 2022.

      Where in the source: Post 'BLACK BELT PROMOTION FRODE NILSEN BY EDDIE BRAVO' (Dec 26) — 'at 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu Headquarters'

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    • Nilsen wrote that the promotion was the third time he had been awarded a black belt and that it represented 17 years of study; he also wrote that he became too emotional to finish his speech at the ceremony.

      Where in the source: Same post, body text — '17 years of study'

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    • Nilsen wrote that he passed Eddie Bravo's 10th Planet Moonhead certification in 2014 and began building 10th Planet Bergen shortly afterwards; eight years on, he said, its students were competing on the Norwegian and international stage.

      Where in the source: Same post, body text — 'moonhead certification by Eddie in 2014'

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  • Frode Nilsen, '10th Planet Bergen update!', 10PBLOG (originally 10P Bergen), 1 July 2023(opens in a new tab)

    • On 1 July 2023 Nilsen announced he was moving from Bergen back to Fredrikstad and named brown belts Kristian Olsvik and Espen Visnes, his assistant instructors for four years who had trained with him since 2010 at Bergen Cagefighters, as the new Moonheads of 10P Bergen, approved by Eddie Bravo.

      Where in the source: Post '10TH PLANET BERGEN UPDATE!' (Jul 1) — 'approved by Eddie Bravo himself'

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    • In the same post Nilsen described eight years of building 10P Bergen from scratch around structured sessions in an environment aimed at long-term technical development, and announced that 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu Fredrikstad would become Norway's second certified affiliate, built with the same recipe.

      Where in the source: Same post — 'optimized for long-term technical development'

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  • Frode Nilsen, 'Subonly mindset 4L', 10PBLOG (10P Bergen period), 31 August 2023(opens in a new tab)

    • Nilsen wrote that his route into no-gi jiu-jitsu came through shootfighting and that the gi was never on his radar; when teaching he asks whether a technique would still work if the opponent could strike, splits his teaching into pure no-gi submission-only and MMA, and does not teach point fighting.

      Where in the source: Post 'SUBONLY MINDSET 4L' (Aug 31) — 'what I don't teach, is point fighting'

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  • Frode Nilsen, 'Jiu jitsu, at the core, is the art of fighting with no rules', 10PBLOG, 11 August 2023(opens in a new tab)

    • In an August 2023 post Nilsen argued that the sporting side of jiu-jitsu, with regular sparring against fully resisting opponents, is what builds real fighting skill, and dismissed weekend self-defence seminars for people who cannot already fight.

      Where in the source: Post 'JIU JITSU, AT THE CORE, IS THE ART OF FIGHTING WITH NO RULES.' (Aug 11) — 'the sport builds the warrior'

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  • Frode Nilsen, 'Choosing a jiu jitsu lifestyle', 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu Fredrikstad 10PBLOG, 10 July 2025(opens in a new tab)

    • In a July 2025 post Nilsen advised students not to go all out in every session, to favour training volume over intensity, to study technique outside the gym, and to rely on self-discipline rather than motivation.

      Where in the source: Post 'CHOOSING A JIU JITSU LIFESTYLE' (Jul 10), section 'DON'T REDLINE EVERY SESSION' — 'Volume over intensity builds your base'

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  • Fit For Fight Fredrikstad, 'Om oss' (in Norwegian)(opens in a new tab)

    • Fit For Fight Fredrikstad, a martial arts centre, is run by Mads Rask and Frode Nilsen.

      Where in the source: 'Om oss', section 'FIT FOR FIGHT FREDRIKSTAD' — 'Mads Rask og Frode Nilsen'

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    • Fit For Fight describes Nilsen as a former professional MMA fighter for Bergen Cagefighters and a Norwegian champion in sanda, and calls him a pioneer of pure no-gi in Norway.

      Where in the source: 'Om oss', instructor section 'FRODE NILSEN', first two paragraphs — 'Bergen Cagefighters'

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    • Per Fit For Fight, Nilsen's martial arts path began with Greco-Roman wrestling as a child and continued through kickboxing, ju-jutsu and shootfighting before he settled in Bergen in 2009.

      Where in the source: 'Om oss', instructor section 'FRODE NILSEN' — 'slo seg ned i Bergen i 2009'

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    • Fit For Fight says several of Nilsen's students from 10th Planet Bergen compete at a solid international level, including professional MMA fighters and a NAGA European champion, and describes him as a detail-oriented instructor who adapts teaching to each student's level.

      Where in the source: 'Om oss', instructor section 'FRODE NILSEN', paragraphs beginning 'Som instruktør' and 'Flere av Frodes elever' — 'NAGA europamester'

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  • 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu Fredrikstad, 'About us'(opens in a new tab)

    • The 10P Fredrikstad about page announced the gym's grand opening on 1 September, led by Nilsen, and describes its beginner programme 'Mastering The Warm Ups' as highly structured, technical, safe and slow-paced, run before the advanced classes, alongside a no-gi class for experienced teenagers aged 13 and up.

      Where in the source: About page, '[ABOUT 10P FREDRIKSTAD]' and '[GRAND OPENING]' — 'Mastering The Warm Ups'

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  • 10P Bergen, 'NAGA Amsterdam Team10pBergen', 10PBLOG, 9 November 2022(opens in a new tab)

    • 10P Bergen reported that its team placed 6th of 120 teams at NAGA Amsterdam in November 2022.

      Where in the source: Post 'NAGA AMSTERDAM TEAM10PBERGEN' (Nov 9) — '6th of 120 teams'

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  • Thomas H. Arntsen, 'Mads Rask (37) åpner kampsportsenter: – Jeg har ventet på det rette stedet', Fredriksstad Blad, 11 February 2025 (in Norwegian)(opens in a new tab)

    • Fredriksstad Blad reported in February 2025 that Mads Rask and Frode Nilsen would open the Fit For Fight martial arts centre at Rolvsøyveien 205 in Fredrikstad from 1 September 2025, in 600 square metres split into two training halls, and that the two own the Fredrikstad branch half each.

      Where in the source: Article, sections 'Gamle venner' and 'To saler' — 'en halvpart hver'

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    • Fredriksstad Blad wrote that Nilsen was coming home to Fredrikstad after some years in Bergen, and that he and Rask had known each other for at least 20 years, having met at a martial arts centre in Fredrikstad.

      Where in the source: Article, section 'Gamle venner' — 'nå var tiden inne for å komme hjem'

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    • Quoted by Fredriksstad Blad, Nilsen said he started the first official 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu club in Norway, 10th Planet Bergen, that he is a certified black belt and instructor, and that 10th Planet is an international organisation focused on pure no-gi grappling with direct ties to Los Angeles.

      Where in the source: Article, quote following the photo caption — 'første offisielle 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu klubben i Norge'

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  • Frode Nilsen, 'Grand Opening of 10th Planet Bergen, Norway', 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu Nibiru Forum, 26 August 2015(opens in a new tab)

    • In an August 2015 forum post Nilsen wrote that he had passed the 10th Planet affiliation test a little over a year earlier, becoming Norway's first certified Moonhead, and that it had been hard to find a place to work in Bergen until a space opened up.

      Where in the source: Nibiru Forum thread 'Grand Opening of 10th Planet Bergen, Norway', post #1 by Frode Nilsen, 08-26-2015 — 'Norway's first certified moonhead'

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    • Nilsen wrote that 10th Planet Bergen held its grand opening on 17 August 2015, followed by a two-week free introduction, with the 'Mastering the Warm Up' curriculum starting on 1 September.

      Where in the source: Same thread, post #1 — 'Grand Opening 17.august'

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  • Frode Nilsen, 'Gogoplata in MMA and The Frodoplata.', 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu Nibiru Forum, 3 October 2012(opens in a new tab)

    • In October 2012 Nilsen introduced himself on the 10th Planet forum as a fan of the system since the 'Mastering the Rubber Guard' DVD, whose path ran from wrestling as a child through kickboxing, jiu-jitsu, Krav Maga and shootfighting, and who had competed in small amateur and semi-pro MMA events in England because MMA was not legal in Norway at the time.

      Where in the source: Nibiru Forum thread 'Gogoplata in MMA and The Frodoplata.', post #1 by Frode Nilsen, 10-03-2012 — 'not legal her in Norway'

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    • Nilsen wrote that he had made his professional MMA debut in England and landed a gogoplata from the rubber guard in the first round, against an opponent from a traditional BJJ and Muay Thai gym; at the time he was running his own MMA classes in Bergen and held a black belt in a traditional martial art.

      Where in the source: Same post #1 — 'Gogoplata from the rubber guard'

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    • In the same post Nilsen presented a rubber-guard submission he had not seen in 10th Planet videos, a counter to the opponent's gogoplata defence, and named it 'the Frodoplata'; he wrote that he had discovered it in sparring about a year earlier, and closed by hoping to open the first 10th Planet affiliate in Norway one day.

      Where in the source: Same thread, posts #1 and #6 by Frode Nilsen — 'counter sub'; 'first 10th Planet Norway affiliate'

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    • Nilsen signed his October 2012 introduction on the 10th Planet forum as a Norwegian MMA fighter.

      Where in the source: Same post #1, signature line — 'Norwegian MMA Fighter'

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  • Eddie Bravo, 'Frode Nilsen's GOGO IN MMA DEBUT', 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu Nibiru Forum, 28 March 2013(opens in a new tab)

    • In March 2013 Eddie Bravo posted Nilsen's professional MMA debut on the 10th Planet forum under the title 'Frode Nilsen's GOGO IN MMA DEBUT', writing that he had recently given Nilsen his 10th Planet blue belt and that the fight showed MMA fans a sample of the rubber guard.

      Where in the source: Nibiru Forum thread 'Frode Nilsen's GOGO IN MMA DEBUT', post #1 by Eddie Bravo, 03-28-2013 — 'gave Frode his tpjj blue belt'

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    • Replying in the thread, Nilsen said he trained in Norway out of Bergen Cagefighters and that the team had flown in from Norway to face the Phoenix fighters in an England-versus-Norway event.

      Where in the source: Same thread, post #7 by Frode Nilsen, 03-29-2013 — 'England vs Norway thing'

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  • Eddie Bravo, 'MTS episode 77 "GOGO CLINCH" is now LIVE!', 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu Nibiru Forum, 18 August 2014(opens in a new tab)

    • Introducing his 'Gogo clinch' episode of Mastering The System in August 2014, Eddie Bravo wrote that the Gogo clinch is a variation of the Frodoplata and the Lodgoplata, two effective submissions that need long arms, which he modified to focus on control; replying to Nilsen, Bravo wrote that he wished he had long arms because 'the Frodoplata is death'.

      Where in the source: Nibiru Forum thread 'MTS episode 77 "GOGO CLINCH" is now LIVE!', posts #1 and #5 by Eddie Bravo, 08-18-2014 — 'a variation of the Frodo plata and the Lodgoplata'; 'the Frodoplata is death'

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  • Sherdog fighter database, 'Frode Nilsen'(opens in a new tab)

    • Sherdog lists one professional MMA fight for Frode Nilsen of Norway: a win over Alex Thorne at Phoenix Fighting Championships 3 on 31 March 2012 by submission (gogoplata) at 2:27 of round 1.

      Where in the source: Fighter page 'Frode Nilsen', table 'FIGHT HISTORY - PRO', single row — 'Submission (Gogoplata)'

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    • Nilsen won his professional MMA debut by first-round gogoplata.

      Where in the source: Fighter page, 'FIGHT HISTORY - PRO' table (one row) and win/loss summary 1-0

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    • Sherdog's amateur record lists a loss for Nilsen to Fred Harrington at Phoenix Fight Night 3 on 30 April 2011 by triangle choke in round 2.

      Where in the source: Fighter page, table 'FIGHT HISTORY - AMATEUR', single row

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  • Eddie Bravo and Frode Nilsen, replies in 'Gogoplata in MMA and The Frodoplata.', 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu Nibiru Forum, 5-6 October 2012(opens in a new tab)

    • Two days after Nilsen posted the Frodoplata, Eddie Bravo replied that he had watched the video, that it looked legitimate but he needed to try it in sparring first, and that he expected it to pass the test and enter the 10th Planet system officially; Nilsen answered that he was honoured Bravo would test it.

      Where in the source: Nibiru Forum thread 'Gogoplata in MMA and The Frodoplata.', page 3, post #27 by Eddie Bravo (10-05-2012) and post #29 by Frode Nilsen (10-06-2012) — 'make it into the system officially'

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  • Frode Nilsen, reply in 'Gogoplata in MMA and The Frodoplata.', 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu Nibiru Forum, 4 October 2012(opens in a new tab)

    • Answering questions on the Frodoplata, Nilsen explained that it can be finished without the shin under the opponent's chin and can also work for people with shorter legs if they get a leg or foot in front of the opponent's face, but that it requires flexibility.

      Where in the source: Same thread, page 2, post #19 by Frode Nilsen (10-04-2012) — 'it do require flexibility'

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