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The “Dragon Sleeper” Is The Most Dangerous Submission In BJJ… Here’s How To Do It

“The Dragon Sleeper”… Even the name sounds scary. And, well, the technique is scarier than its name is; it’s a neck crank submission that has its roots in catch wrestling...

BJJ’s Best Kept Secret: Positional Rolling Makes You Improve Exponentially

When studying a subject, it’s always best if you can find information as close to the source as possible. In history, if you can find direct information from someone that experienced the event,...

The Many BJJ Submissions That You Can Set Up from the K Guard

The K guard is a guard position which opens up many attacking opportunities. This approach is different than the likes of other leglock specialists, such as those that come from the Danaher Death...

20 Craziest BJJ & Grappling Submissions of 2020

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is a martial art of creativity! There are a number of techniques that you can choose to go for, and they can be mixed up in such a vast variety of setups that the number of moves...

Get Unfriended with Braulio Estima’s ‘Pretzel Pass’

Jiu-Jitsu is limitless. There are always new ways to control your opponents, especially in the Gi where the Gi material is a great tool. Braulio Estima is one of the most innovative BJJ...

John Danaher, Andre Galvao & Lachlan Giles Show Top 5 Submission Holds For BJJ

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu can be quite disruptive to beginners as there is so much to learn so fast. If you narrow down your focus on attempting to master these 10 submissions, you will be able to use the...

How NOT To Act In BJJ Tournaments

You can tell a lot about someone’s personality by the way they act a BJJ tournament. Some people will celebrate a victory like it was just another day at the office, while some will act like...

Satoshi Ishii’s ‘New Kimura’ Will Blow Your Mind

Jiu-Jitsu is limitless. There are always new techniques being developed. Everybody knows the Kimura, the powerful shoulder lock but how about this Kimura variation? The Kimura would be known as the...

Catch Wrestling For BJJ: The Spinal Splitter with Keenan Cornelius

There are *those* kinds of Catch Wrestling submissions that, once you see them, make you shiver with fear… But that make your eyes shine with happiness as well! Yeah they’re nasty, but...

The Dragon Sleeper Catch Wrestling Sub Executed in MMA

Over the years there’s been a good variety of subs in MMA – we’ve seen everything from Mother’s Milk to Crab rides. Have You Ever Tapped Someone With A Sub Called...

These 10 UFC Fighters Went Straight to Black Belt in BJJ

The BJJ black belt is a very prized possession in the martial arts community. It is arguably the most difficult belt to achieve in martial arts. The road to a black belt is usually a long and hard...

How to Stop a Half Guard Player From Even Starting Their Game

Half guard can be one of the best and worst places to start initiating a guard pass. Some people have made a career from forcing half guard and smashing people from there. This is a common method of...

How To Pull Off A Hand Choke Triangle

Often scoring a submission from the closed guard isn’t easy. Especially so in nogi where controlling an opponent is a much bigger issue and physicality plays more of a roll. Ground Marshal Neil...

Game Changing Arm-in Guillotine Set Up with John Kavanagh

Through the years there have plenty of debates on the right way to apply a guillotine choke. There are a variety of grips, variations and body type modifications that you can apply in order to get...

Top 15 Celebrity BJJ Black Belts

    14.Mauricio Mattar  Mauricio Mattar is a brazilian actor. He is a black belt under the Gracie Barra banner. 13. Rhasaan Orange Rhasaan Orange  is an American actor. Orange is most...

Stop Getting Beat by the Under Hook in Half Guard

Half guard can be one of the best and worst places to start initiating a guard pass. Some people have made a career from forcing half guard and smashing people from there. This is a common method of...

2 Mistakes Most People Make With The Kimura & How To Fix Them

Guest post by David Avellan, an ADCC bronze medalist. Avellan has defeated many of the world’s best grapplers, such as BJJ Black Belt World Champions Rafael Lovato Jr., Tarsis Humphries, Amaury...

Are Guillotines A Reliable “Takedown Defense”?

Takedown attempts should always be countered by a sprawl but what about defending and countering takedowns with a well timed guillotines. The Guillotine Choke is a very powerful submission, one that...

When You Can’t Guillotine Anyone To Save Your Life, Try This Instead

Some techniques such as the guillotine choke or the anaconda choke from the front headlock position, require a minimum level of strength and squeeze in order to the be successful. It’s...

How To Set Up the Guillotine Choke in the Gi w/ Claudio Calasans, ADCC & World BJJ Champion

The Guillotine choke is an extremely popular submission in both Gi and NoGi.  It is one of the first submissions many people learn and one of the most effective.  There are a multitude of...

Gordon Ryan Teaches His Arm-In Guillotine That Submitted Keenan Cornelius

The Guillotine choke is an extremely popular submission in both Gi and NoGi.  It is one of the first submissions many people learn and one of the most effective.  There are a multitude of...

5 Differences between Catch Wrestling and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

Catch Wrestling is a classical hybrid grappling style that was developed in Britain circa 1870 by J. G. Chambers,  then later refined and popularised by the wrestlers of travelling...

What To Do When Someone Is Choked Out?

In Grappling arts, a choke-out is what happens when a chokehold causes a syncope, also known as a temporary loss of consciousness, at which point the choke is released. The most common...

Being a Female in a Male Dominated Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Community

Photo: Leon Sandoval www.heyleon.com, Instagram @heyleonmedia and Facebook.com/heyleonmedia Written by Diane Hing On January 21st, 2017, I chose to attend the North American Grapplers Association...