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Category Archive: Articles

Surprise Your Opponents With This Sneaky Armbar From Side Guard

A side guard is a position where your opponent has almost passed your guard, and the only thing between the two of you is your bottom knee. Although this is primarily a defensive position, there are...

Transform Your Wrestling Game: Use Snapdowns to Set Up Your Shots

One of the best ways to take down your opponent in grappling and jiu-jitsu is undoubtedly through the use of single and double legs. However, although these takedowns are often regarded as...

Have You Tried The “Inverted Gogo Clinch” Technique?

Some techniques seem so crazy that they have to work… And one of them might be the Inverted Gogo Clinch – a Gogoplata variation which you can use to submit your opponents from the back!...

Get The No Gi Ezekiel Choke From Mount Every Time – By Doing This

Sode guruma jime is widely known as an Ezequiel or Ezekiel choke (Portuguese: estrangulamento Ezequiel) in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. The chokehold was renamed in memory of Ezequiel Paraguassu, a...

Danielle Kelly On Being A Ring Girl: “I’d Rather Go In The Cage And Choke Girls Out”

Danielle Kelly is on a winning spree in ONE Championship. Her last win came just a few days ago, about two minutes into the match; as she was able to beat the world Sambo champion Mariia Molchanova...

Top 3 Supplements & What They do to Enhance Your Lifestyle

Maybe you are looking for something to help relieve some pain or relax your muscles. Or perhaps you are on the search for a supplement to help boost your immune system. If you find yourself looking...

This Old School North South Choke Is Going To Make You Enemies

Some chokes in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu… Well, you wouldn’t want to do them to a friend. Unless that friend is your favorite training partner, of course; because then you can be sure that they...

The “Spinning Escape” Is A Fantastic Escape From North-South

Boy oh boy, does being stuck in the North-South position suck. You know how it is: your opponent is seemingly making it impossible to escape and you’re left with nothing else but to wait for...

Jason David Frank, Former MMA Fighter & “Power Rangers” Star, Dies At 49

Jason David Frank, American actor best known for his role as Tommy Oliver in the original Power Rangers, has passed away at age 49. Reports indicate that it was a suicide. Frank appeared in 123...

“Both Feet On Hips” Ankle Lock – Here’s How To Do It

Do you want to elevate your BJJ game to a whole new level? One of the absolute best ways to improve your BJJ is to learn leg locks. Leg locks have seen a renaissance over the last few years, and...

Stuck In Deep Half? Go For The Superman Armbar

The Deep Half Guard! It’s a very powerful position that will control guard passers immediately. The general principle of using Deep Half Guard is that your one arm is in, that your hips are in as...

Mikey Musumeci Shows The Easiest Triangle Choke Setup (From Collar Sleeve Guard)

The Collar Sleeve Guard is one of the most versatile and easiest guards to learn in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu… In fact, it’s so versatile, that one of the easiest Triangle Choke setups comes...

All You Need To Know About The Collar Sleeve Guard In Jiu-Jitsu

Guest post by Evolve MMA, Asia’s premier championship brand for martial arts. It has the most number of World Champions on the planet. Named as the #1 ranked martial arts organization in Asia by...

Gordon Ryan Shares Stomach Health Update: “I Feel Better, But I Certainly Do Not Feel Healthy”

Gordon Ryan has been fighting stomach health issues for quite a while now... But successfully! He shared that his doctor is satisfied with the results so far: I’m very happy to announce that my...

Joe Rogan Talks Processed Food: “There’s Consequences”

How good is your diet? No, seriously – how bad is it? Yeah, it could probably be a lot healthier… Especially if you’re eating a ton of processed food. Joe Rogan, for instance, is...

[Watch] Dillon Danis Gets Punched By Anthony Taylor In A Brawl

Dillon Danis, professional MMA fighter and well-known “bad boy” of MMA and BJJ, seems to have a knack for stirring up drama. During his stay in Austin, Texas, for the “DAZN X Series...

Take The Back Against An Untrained Opponent – And Choke Them Out Instantly

If you’re rolling against an untrained training partner and you have them in Mount… There’s a good chance that they’ll start turning away from you. When this happens, you can...

No-Gi Takedowns: John Danaher Explains The Basics

So you prefer training no-gi… That’s alright – but what is not alright is not knowing how to set up and finish takedowns, as they’re quite different from their gi variant....

The Leg Drag From Stack Pass: A Superb Variation

Ever rolled with a person who’s really flexible and, no matter what you do, you can’t grab their collar while going for the Stack Pass? When that happens, you can go for the Leg Drag! The...

Todd Margolis Reveals A Better Way To Do The Shrimp (Hip Escape)

The Shrimp (i.e. Hip Escape) is one of the most fundamental moves in BJJ and probably one of the first ones you’ll learn. But that doesn’t mean you have to keep doing it the way...

Craig Jones: “A Lot Of People Deserve To Have That Black Belt Taken Away”

A few weeks back, Islam Makhachev made the headlines with his claim that “a lot of black belts have to be cancelled”. And, for one, Craig Jones agrees with him. In one of the recent...

BJJ Champion Suffers Stroke During Training – Told He’d Have To Wait 7 Hours For Ambulance

Gavin “Iggy” Thomas won two silver medals at the Rome International Open IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship just a few days ago… But then, after he returned to his home in Wales –...

ONE Championship: Danielle Kelly Taps Out Mariia Molchanova With Rear Naked Choke

Image Credits: ONE Championship Danielle Kelly delivered a phenomenal performance yet again. The 26 year old submitted Mariia Molchanova, the world Sambo champion, in their women’s ONE...

Car-Jitsu: Fighter Submits Opponent with Seat-Belt Choke

When you train and compete in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, there are two ways that you can start the match (depending on the tournament ruleset). You can either start standing – going for a takedown,...