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Nicholas Meregali Shows A Neat Lasso De La Riva Sweep

You can love training and competing in the Gi or hate it, but the fact stands: with it, you have much more possibilities for controlling your opponent than without it! The grip options, with...

The Spiral Ride: Better Way To Control Opponents In Turtle

The Turtle position in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is nowhere as greatly explored as other positions are. That is to say: there are a number of possibilities when your opponent turtles up, both for...

BJJ Basics: Ezekiel Choke From Mount – Here’s How To Do It

Sode guruma jime (“sleeve wheel constriction”) is a type of Judo chokehold, which compresses the opponent’s trachea or the carotid arteries. The technique can be executed from a variety of...

These Toreando Pass Combination Drills Work Great

The Toreando Pass is one of the first guard passes you learn in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu… And you ought to drill it to perfection. The toreando is a speed-based pass in BJJ. It is named toreando, also...

This Is The Secret To Finishing The Head & Arm Choke

Kata-Gatame/ Head and arm choke/ Arm Triangle choke is used as a hold down in Judo, and it is mostly used as a choke in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and mixed martial arts. There are many schools of thought...

Giancarlo Bodoni Has A Great Knee Slice To Rolling Back Take Setup

The Knee Slice Pass is the bread and butter technique for many BJJ athletes. It works remarkably well with other passes and it offers you a chance to stay tight to your opponent while passing...

Kazushi Sakuraba Shares Awesome Kimura Lock Tips

The Kimura would be known as the Reverse Ude Garami, or the Double Wrist Lock in Catch Wrestling circles. There are a lot of different names and sources to what we now know as the Kimura Lock. The...

Here’s A Simple Way To Ankle Lock From Back Control

There are several things that constitute good back control in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. For instance, getting your seatbelt grip is often the safest thing to do to establish control, while staying as...

Rayron Gracie Shares The Best Guard Passing Advice For Beginners

Does it feel as if your guard passing is somewhat stagnating? As in, you do know a number of guard passes and you perform most of them with reasonable quality… But no matter how much you try, you...

Romulo Barral Shows A Brutal Armbar Setup From Collar Sleeve Guard

There’s nothing quite like hitting a clean Armbar and getting a tap from it. So, here is yet another cool way to set it up: from Collar Sleeve guard (with a De La Riva Hook in)! The Collar...

Lucas Leite Shows A “Horse Kick Sweep” From Half Guard

Many BJJ practitioners have made a career from forcing an under hook half guard and sweeping or taking the back. This is a common method of playing guard used by a lot of elite level grapplers such...

Buchecha Shows A Really Explosive Mount Escape To Butterfly Guard

Getting stuck in Mount is one of the worst spots to be in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Especially if your opponent knows what he is doing – it can get really discouraging, really fast. So much so that...

This Hip Switch Pass Is Ridiculously Simple & Effective

It can be argued that the hips are the single most important part of the body in jiu jitsu. The powerful muscles of the hips and surrounding legs and lower back are where the majority of the power...

Jeff Glover Shows How To Use The “Russian Tie” In Jiu-Jitsu

Did you know that wrestling can actually be quite simple? It sure can, if you dedicate yourself to learning and perfecting a set number of techniques, until you can hit them automatically. One of...

Tachiwaza Pummeling: Vital Skill For Your Jiu-Jitsu

Pummeling is a stand-up drill used by wrestlers to get familiar with the motion of continuously swimming inside for positional control in order to set up throws and takedowns. To practice pummeling,...

Here’s How To Shut Down The Annoying Muscle Sweep (From Closed Guard)

The closed guard is likely the first type of guard a beginner will learn in BJJ. It is a relatively basic yet powerful guard that can leave opponents trapped and restricted. Every grappler needs to...

Here’s How To Counter The Saddle – With An Outside Heel Hook

Don’t tell us… You’re a Leg Lock fan. And, what’s more, there’s nothing you’d rather learn, drill, and do – than Heel Hooks. If so, then you’re in for...

Here’s How To Do The One Arm RNC (It’s Super Powerful)

Learning the basics is extremely important – the most important thing in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. For, if you lack knowledge in how to execute basic techniques and setups, you will not be able to...

The Front Headlock To Near Side Cradle Is As Savage As It Sounds

While it has experienced a recent uptick in its popularity, the front headlock is perhaps the most under-appreciated position in all of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Submission Grappling. Although the...

This Spider Guard To Armbar Setup Is Extremely Effective

Brazilian jiu jitsu has a variety of guards but one every beginner has heard of is open guard. Open guard is perhaps not the easiest to come into as a beginner as it doesn’t dictate certified...

Pass Spider Guard With Ease – With The Toreando Pass

There are a number of ways to pass an Open Guard. However, when the absolute basics of guard passing are considered, it’s all very simple; it’s just a matter of understanding the underlying...

Omoplata Counter vs Single Leg Takedown: Works Better Than You Think

Ah, the Single Leg… We know, we know. You actually do like this takedown technique, even though you suck at it. But you’d still prefer to not be so bad at it, although it is – for whatever...

The Ankle Roll Is A Great Single Leg Takedown Defense

Ah, the Single Leg… We know, we know. You actually do like this takedown technique, even though you suck at it. But you’d still prefer to not be so bad at it, although it is – for whatever...

Gianni Grippo Shows A Neat Triangle Choke Setup From Arm Triangle

Kata-Gatame/ Head and arm choke/ Arm Triangle choke is used as a hold down in Judo, and it is mostly used as a choke in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and mixed martial arts. There are many schools of thought...