Physiotherapist Dr Lachlan Giles On If Inverting in BJJ Is Bad for You
Aug 11, 2020BJJEE
If you are planning on training and competing in Jiu-Jitsu well into your 60’s, you maybe should think about long term effects of some of the more acrobatic techniques such as inverting in...
Lachlan Giles Has a Sure Fire Way To Prevent Them Inserting That Second Hook
Jul 07, 2020BJJEE
Having an opponent on your back is one of the most dangerous positions in all of Grappling. For many people this represents the final moments before being your opponent submitting you. The position...
Lachlan Giles On How To Defend The Single Leg X Sweep
Jun 21, 2020BJJEE
The Single Leg X-Guard is a very popular and effective guard for BJJ practitioners who attempt to attack their opponents with both submissions and sweeps. When you are playing the Single Leg X-Guard,...
Lachlan Giles Details How He Prepared for His Incredible ADCC 2019 Performance
Jun 21, 2020BJJEE
Lachlan Giles is one of the most respected names of today’s grappling. He has earned that respect by placing 3rd at this year’s ADCC in the absolute division where he heel hooked Kaynan Duarte,...
Become Better At Preventing And Escaping Side Control With Lachlan Giles
May 22, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
„Prevention should come before the cure.“ A saying which is true for many things, including BJJ; it’s better to prevent your opponents from gaining an advantageous position against you,...
Lachlan Giles Has A Secret Detail For Improving Your Half Guard Squeeze
May 05, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
Ever been in a situation where you think that you have your opponent right where you want them… Only for them to escape within the next second, in such an easy manner that it kind of feels...
Dismantle & Pass The Knee Shield With Lachlan Giles
Apr 08, 2020BJJEE
Do you often get stuck in your opponent’s knee shield half guard? The knee shield is a very effective guard that keeps the bottom player relatively safe from pressure and attacks and can also give...
Learn The K Guard – Lachlan Giles’s Favorite Guard For Leglocks
Mar 26, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
Alright, bear with us for a moment. Sit down and imagine this: you are hanging out with your friends, eating a great, delicious lunch and just chit-chatting about everything life and Jiu Jitsu...
Lachlan Giles Shows Knife Defense With a Berimbolo
Dec 27, 2019BJJEE
The berimbolo is a staple of sport’s Jiu-Jitsu nowadays. However, the popular sweep is frowned upon by many practitioners of Jiu-Jitsu, mostly from the self defense based practitioners,...
Safely Escaping the Lockdown by Lachlan Giles
Dec 03, 2019BJJEE
After earning a black belt under Jean-Jacques Machado, Eddie Bravo focused his jiu-jitsu on training without the gi, partially because of the applications to mixed martial arts. The system focuses on...
Using The BJJ Half Guard To Easily Sweep Wrestlers by Lachlan Giles
Nov 19, 2019BJJEE
When you train Jiu-Jitsu, facing a wrestler can be a daunting task. They have great grappling conditioning, are very scrappy, have great base, and are very aggressive. Wrestlers have strength,...
BJJ Chokes That Everybody Should Know, With Lachlan Giles
Nov 04, 2019BJJEE1 Admin
Lachlan Giles, a bronze medalist in this year’s ADCC absolute division and one of the most well-known contemporary grapplers, teamed up with Bernardo Faria to show three BJJ chokes that...
Lachlan Giles’ Tips For Balancing Training and Obligations & Importance of Details
Oct 28, 2019BJJEE1 Admin
Lachlan Giles is one of the most respected names of today’s grappling. He has earned that respect by placing 3rd at this year’s ADCC in the absolute division where he heelhooked Kaynan...
The Giant Slayer Lachlan Giles. How Does He Do It?
Oct 03, 2019BJJ Trickster
Photo @bjjworldphotos Lachlan Giles (Absolute MMA) is a first degree BJJ black belt under John Simon. He is the 2019 ADCC Absolute Bronze Medallist, 2017 NoGi Worlds Bronze Medallist, and multiple...
The High Percentage Bodylock Pass By Lachlan Giles
Sep 30, 2019BJJEE
If you’ve been following the pro BJJ scene, you may noticed many top grapplers having incredible success with a certain type of pass: The bodylock pass which is also known as the double over...
Lachlan & Livia Giles: How to Stretch at Home to Improve Your BJJ
Mar 29, 2020BJJEE
If you are like, you don’t stretch enough. There are so many benefits to stretching for grapplers and yep, you guessed it, very few people do this as well. Improved flexibility for grapplers...
Never Get Your Guard Passed: Lachan Giles’ 5 Tips To Improve Guard Retention
Sep 21, 2020BJJEE
What is guard retention? Guard retention is the act of getting your opponent back in front of you and in between your legs, as he tries to pass your guard. You need to have a grip and at least 3...
These 5 Tips Will Help You Pass Any Jiu-Jitsu Guard
Sep 23, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
The majority of Jiu-Jitsu is won and lost in the guard passing. For, if you know how to retain your guard and can pass the opponent’s guard, you’re already halfway through to winning the...
How To Pass The Seated Guard In BJJ
Sep 21, 2023BJJEE
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...
Craig Jones Doubts If He’ll Compete At ADCC 2024: “It’s A Lot Of Work”
Sep 07, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Every (Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) athlete, sooner or later, comes to a point in time when he has to figure out if competing is still worth it. This is true for both amateur and professional athletes alike...
Craig Jones Reveals The Worst Thing About Opening A BJJ Gym (For Him)
Sep 04, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Would you like to open your very own Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu gym one day? If so, then you have to be aware that there are multiple things you’ll have to look out for. One of them being rules and...
Firas Zahabi Shows An Awesome K Guard Transition
Aug 08, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
The K Guard is a type of open guard in which the bottom player positions their legs and upper body in a manner that resembles the letter “K”. While it can be assumed that the technique’s name...
Dante Leon Shows The Double Leg Body Lock To The Back Setup
Aug 03, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
The transition between standing techniques and ground techniques are rarely taught in BJJ. This is a small window of opportunity that is often neglected in BJJ. Capitalising on this moment is a...
Nicky Rod: “Gordon Hates B-Team So Much That He’ll Talk Bad About His Own Teammates…”
Jul 08, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Nick Rodriguez put on a spectacular performance at the UFC Fight Pas Invitational 4 submission grappling absolute tournament; winning the $30,000 by defeating Roberto Jimenez, Vagner Rocha, and...
