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Category Archive: Articles, Videos

The Most Basic but Most Powerful Pass in Jiu-Jitsu by Keenan Cornelius

Do you want to know a little secret? Old School Passes are the best weapon against new school guards. When you have an opponent that likes to use more modern guard styles like lapel guard, worm...

Most Powerful BJJ Black Belt Promotion: Doing The ‘Haka’ in New Zealand

A haka (plural is the same as singular: haka) is a traditional ancestral war cry, dance, or challenge from the Māori people of New Zealand. It is a posture dance performed by a group, with vigorous...

You May Want To Check Out The Rocking Chair Strangle

Jiu-Jitsu is limitless. There are always new techniques that come up and anybody can develop new techniques, even white belts! Here is one that has come under our radar. We don’t know who came...

4 Treadmill Exercises That Build Muscle and Make You Sweat

Are you trying to lose weight, stay healthy, and get toned? Treadmills are a great way to reach these goals! If you frequently use a treadmill but wonder if you could use it to do more than get your...

The Burpee: The # 1 Conditioning Workout for Grapplers

Photo: Marko Stupar at Kimura BJJ Serbia. Guest post by Daniel Vaughan UCLA undergraduate, judo brown belt under Mike Verdugo and BJJ GF Team black belt under Master Julio Cesar Pereira. Daniel is...

12 Must Know Harai Goshi from Judo Olympian & BJJ Black Belt

In this video Judo Olympian and competitive BJJ black belt Matt D’Aquino goes over a ton of Harai Goshi set ups for you to try out at the academy and eventually in competition. Harai goshi is...

Police Officer Lands Big Takedown On Resisting Suspect But Fails Miserably To Hold Him Down

The potential for jiu jitsu to enable police officers to be better at their job is enormous. We often observe videos like trips and perfect stand up technique enabling men in nasty situations to...

Worry Free Escape To a Tight Foot Lock by Robert Drysdale

„Why would you ignore 50% of the human body?“ Well, ever since those great leglock words were uttered by Dean Lister and spread about even more through John Danaher, that 50% of human body is far...

High Percentage Double Attack From The Mount by Robert Drysdale

Hey, you. Yes, you, psst… What if we were to tell you that there is a way that you can finish your opponents and training partners from Mount – just by using your one arm? Don’t believe...

Robert Drysdale’s Superior Arm Drag From Butterfly Guard

Photo: Leon Sandoval www.heyleon.com, Instagram @heyleonmedia and Facebook.com/heyleonmedia Guest post by David Avellan, an ADCC bronze medalist. Avellan has defeated many of the world’s best...

The Importance of Drinking More Water For BJJ Practitioners

Most of the things in life aren’t certain – who knows what can happen during the next year, next month, next day, or even the present moment… It’s all „up in the air“, as they...

Robert Drysdale Shows The Best Head And Arm Guillotine Set Up for BJJ

Most of the times, if your opponent turtles up, you’ll be aiming to take their back, establish position and move on to impose your submission game from there. But why not change it up a little...

Bulldozer Sweep by Robert Drysdale: Highest Percentage Sweep in BJJ

What do you do when you have an opponent that is playing a very cautious game and is refusing to engage? ADCC and BJJ world champion Robert Drysdale likes to use a highly effective sweep called the...

Why Do We Call it the “Darce” Choke?

Origin of moves is often quite hard to determine in grappling. BJJ, Judo, Wrestling and Sambo are all cousins of sorts. As such the moves are often named according to the person who popularized them...

‘Bar Darce’: Jeff Glover’s Brilliant Darce Set Up On Intoxicated Guys

The D’Arce choke, or Brabo choke (how it’s called in Brazil), is similar to the Anaconda choke. The difference is that the choking arm is threaded under the near arm, in front of the opponent’s...

Robert Drysdale Shows How To Turn a Failed Darce Into A Great Guillotine

The Darce and Guillotine Choke support each other and are very good friends… When one fails, the other one is right there to cushion its failure, and revenge its fallen brother! That is...

Effective & Easy Ankle Pick Takedown With Robert Drysdale

The Ankle Pick is such a great takedown for jiujiteiros – even though it does (as all techniques do, truth be told) require a bit of practice and repetition in order to pull it off more...

Braulio Estima’s Unstoppable Way of Finishing the RNC

Do you know what to do to finish the Rear Naked Choke when your opponent sinks his chin in and  defends his neck at all costs? World and ADCC champion Braulio Estima shows you how to finish it...

25 Years Ago: Judo Against Wrestling in a Grappling Match

A freestyle wrestler and a judoka in a grappling style vs style event from 1995. This happened at the“ACE World Series of Martial Arts” promoted by Dale Cook. Famous MMA fighter Frank...

What Every BJJ Practitioner Should Know about Leg Locks

As one approaches brown belt, a whole new set of leg submissions open up. It’s probably wise to begin drilling or getting a basic understanding of these positions at blue and purple so one is...

Counter the Footlock with the Estima Lock

Koty ‘White Heat’ Wader demonstrates how you can use the Estima Lock to counter the regular straight ankle lock.   Black belt Victor Estima explains the mechanics of the technique he...

Bernardo Faria On How To Develop a BJJ Game Plan & Transitions For Competition Success

A gameplan in a BJJ match is really useful and can make a big difference in the outcome of a match. Many average BJJ players have beaten superior competitors because they had a game plan and stuck to...

Judo Olympian On How to Deal with Negative People in Your BJJ/Judo Journey

The Brazilian Jiu Jitsu/Judo/Grappling journey is a long and painful one, there are extreme peaks and equally low valleys that will be experienced along the way. The plateaus seem to last forever...

Make Yourself Cheap BJJ Mats for $20

With many BJJ academies closed worldwide, BJJ practitioners are left with very little options in order to get their BJJ fix. Some resort to solo drilling at home: 4 Solo BJJ Drills To Train During...