Old-School Your Way To Victory With The Plier Sweep with Carlos Machado
Aug 19, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
Old school is often times the best school! If it weren’t for the BJJ masters and grandmasters, our sport wouldn’t be where it is today; both in terms of its rich history and lifestyle,...
These 4 Sweep Tips Will Elevate Your Success Rate By A LOT
Aug 07, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
Ever went through a number of sweeping techniques and thought to yourself: „Jeez, how am I supposed to remember all of this when I roll?“ Well, you don’t have to learn all of them, nor is...
Use The Hip Bump Sweep To Set Up These 3 Attacks
Jul 05, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
You’ve probably been introduced to the Hip Bump Sweep way back in the day, and you’re probably seeing it work much less frequently than it was the case before. The reason for this,...
Great Deep Half To X Guard Sweep Variation, With Rodolfo Vieira
Mar 29, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
It really doesn’t matter how many techniques you know in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Even if you have been training for a longer time than some of your fellow teammates have been alive; and even if...
Deep Half Guard: All The Basics That You Need To Know
Mar 22, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
The Deep Half Guard! It’s a position that will improve your BJJ game immediately, if only you learn how – and why – to use it. Teco Shinzato, a BJJ World Champion, explains the essentials...
Wrestle from The Guard: Nicky Ryan’s Buttscoot-Takedown
Mar 10, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
In this year’s ADCC match against Shane Jamil Hill-Taylor, Nicky Ryan displayed a great and kind of a confusing technique: starting from the bottom seated position, he scored a sweep that...
When Stuck in Lockdown This Old School Sweep Setup Works Great
Mar 05, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
Lockdown is such a versatile position, if only you get to know how to use it properly! This becomes even more true when it comes to playing the Lockdown game in the Gi. Magnus Hansson, BJJ black belt...
Let John Danaher Fix Your Open Guard With This One Simple Principle
Jan 16, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
Open Guard is such a confusing position: it has so many different variations and choosing the „right“ approach to playing it is no easy business. So, what can you do then in order to make your...
Don’t Get Disqualified Doing This Sweep
Dec 19, 2019BJJEE1 Admin
There are BJJ sweeps… And then are the BJJ sweeps! You know what we mean by that – there are some sweeps that you just cannot take your eyes off, whether it’s because of the great...
Weekly White Belt Advice: Closed Guard Sweeps
Aug 19, 2019BJJEE1 Admin
In the previous article of our Weekly White Belt Advice series, we’ve talked about the very basics of the closed guard – what it is, its defensive and offensive purpose and the body...
1 Killer Knee Bar Sweep
Aug 21, 2015bjjee
Dan Faggella is a BJJ Academy Owner, No Gi Pan Am Champion at 130 pounds, and recognized expert in the area of leg locks. Dan writes or Jiu Jitsu Magazine, Jiu Jitsu Style, MMA Sports...
