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Result for: butterfly guard

Mind Blowing Guard Pass to Use Against Flexible Guards

We all have that training partner that is really flexible and whenever you roll with them, you spend a long time trying to solve the riddle of their guard… Sometimes the best way to know how to...

BJJ 101: Half Guard

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...

5 Common Mistakes Beginners Make Playing Guard In BJJ

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...

Here are 5 Ways To Sweep Your Opponent From X Guard

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...

2 Principles To Stop & Smash ALL ‘New School’ Guards

You know the feeling… You come to BJJ class and the more athletic and flexible guys are making fools of everyone. They turn upside down and no one can pass their guards. Or they do the Berimbolo...

Stop The Bottom Half Guard Game With the Patella Lock

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...

BJ Penn On Ryan Hall Match Up: ‘I Recently Learned The Berimbolo & I Don’t Even Know The 50/50 Guard’

Ryan Hall And BJ Penn is a go. The jiu jitsu aces will square off in the UFC Octagon at UFC 232. UFC 232 is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that...

You Need To Include the Hip Heist in Your Half Guard Game

ADCC and UFC veteran Tom DeBlass has a way of cutting through the crap and telling it like it is. His no-nonsense approach to BJJ and life make him a hugely popular presence on social media. With his...

Here is How To Pull Guard Without Getting Passed Immediately

Pulling guard is such a common place in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu that you see it in almost every competition video known to man.  We’ve seen with the high level grapplers like Rousimar Palhares all the...

You Need To Add Adam Wardzinski’s Unstoppable Butterfly Sweep To Your Game

Adam Wardzinski is one of the premier Polish black belts making his name known in the world of BJJ. Poland, with a cultural love of grappling, has produced over 300 black belts and Adam Wardzinski...

Craig Jones’ Floating Windshield Wiper Guard Pass

This guard pass is awesome! Craig likes to use this guard pass when his opponent has bumped/lifted him in a butterfly guard and he’s been forced to put my hands on the ground. At this point,...

Beach Towel Guard Pass by Kent Peters

Coach Kent Peters of ZombieProof Martial Arts in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada shows a great pass that anybody can do. The name is unforgettable: “Beach Towel Pass”. This pass work very...

Is Closed Guard Still effective or is it Outdated?

Guest post by James Duscio, a BJJ black belt under Walter cascao vital and runs cascao bjj hard knocks out of Las Vegas nv. Watch any of the early UFC’s and you see Royce Gracie submitting people...

Versatile Armlock From 3 Different Guard Positions

    Having a dangerous guard is one of integral skills in bjj. Anytime an opponent doesn’t posture right or their arm gets too high on your body you have the unique opportunity to...

3 Best Ways To Pass The X-Guard

    The x-guard is an open guard where one of the combatants is standing up and the other is on their back. The bottom combatant uses the legs to entangle one of the opponent’s legs,...

Statistics: 50% Of Sweeps In MMA Come From Half Guard

      According to a survey from Professor X of MMAfightdb.com, who collected data of 90 sweeps recorded in 1438 fights. He found that there were only 0.06 sweeps per fight, which...

BJJ Drills for Those Who Want To Get Better, Faster! Guard Escape Chaining

  In this video we’re going to go over some drills that deal with a butterfly guard and from there go into a guard pass. The great thing about this drill is that they are easy to do and are...

BJJ world champion Bernardo Faria talks training at Alliance SP, half guard, and his friends in Poland

Bernardo Faria is a World Jiu-Jitsu champion from the Alliance Jiu-Jitsu academy who holds an extensive competitive resume with titles at the world’ top tournaments such as the European Open, Pan...

Introduction To Float Passing In BJJ

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...

How Good Can You Be at No Gi Jiu-Jitsu without a High Level Leg Lock Game?

The majority of No Gi Jiu-Jitsu competitors have likely invested countless hours mastering the intricacies of leg locks to gain an advantage over their opponents. However, you may be surprised to...

How To Get Into The Saddle Position In BJJ

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...

Most Annoying Personalities At The BJJ Academy— Which One Are You?

A few years ago, this pretty funny list describing different BJJ personalities was made.  I don’t know who the author is, but I got it from this FORUM It’s fun to see who among your teammates...

John Danaher: ‘Saying Gi Makes you more Technical in No-Gi Makes Zero Sense’

For the last decade a debate has raged over the merits of training with and without the standard uniform or “gi” in jiu jitsu. Two polarized camps have emerged. Traditionalists claim that gi...

2x All-American D1 Wrestler on What BJJ Guys Should Do Against Wrestlers In Jiu Jitsu

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,...