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The Flying Armbar: An “Easy” Way To Do It

You’ve probably seen the video in which a grappler, trying to do the Flying Armbar, falls down and seriously injures his neck… A horrific incident, one which everyone is extremely sad about and...

The Butterfly Sweep: It’s About Time You Learn How To Do It

You still don’t know how to do the Butterfly Sweep? Well, that’s alright – as long as you’re keen on learning it! Have you had enough with complicated techniques which have a...

Wrist Lock From Bottom Triangle Choke – It Happens So Fast

Wrist lock is perhaps the most underutilized and underestimated submissions in Grappling. There is no denying the effectiveness of the submission, along with the huge number of positions that it can...

Easy & Effective Imanari Roll Setup: Here’s How To Do It

The infamous “Imanari Roll” is a rolling attack that starts from standing and transitions into a leglock. It can also be used as a takedown if you do not attack the leg lock and instead...

Lucas Lepri Shows How To Use An Underhook For Side Control Escape

Escaping the sidecontrol is one of the biggest challenges any beginner faces and it’s paramount to mastering bjj or even just saying you have rudimentary skills. Coming out of side control is no...

Have You Tried The “Inverted Gogo Clinch” Technique?

Some techniques seem so crazy that they have to work… And one of them might be the Inverted Gogo Clinch – a Gogoplata variation which you can use to submit your opponents from the back!...

Get The No Gi Ezekiel Choke From Mount Every Time – By Doing This

Sode guruma jime is widely known as an Ezequiel or Ezekiel choke (Portuguese: estrangulamento Ezequiel) in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. The chokehold was renamed in memory of Ezequiel Paraguassu, a...

This Old School North South Choke Is Going To Make You Enemies

Some chokes in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu… Well, you wouldn’t want to do them to a friend. Unless that friend is your favorite training partner, of course; because then you can be sure that they...

The “Spinning Escape” Is A Fantastic Escape From North-South

Boy oh boy, does being stuck in the North-South position suck. You know how it is: your opponent is seemingly making it impossible to escape and you’re left with nothing else but to wait for...

“Both Feet On Hips” Ankle Lock – Here’s How To Do It

Do you want to elevate your BJJ game to a whole new level? One of the absolute best ways to improve your BJJ is to learn leg locks. Leg locks have seen a renaissance over the last few years, and...

Stuck In Deep Half? Go For The Superman Armbar

The Deep Half Guard! It’s a very powerful position that will control guard passers immediately. The general principle of using Deep Half Guard is that your one arm is in, that your hips are in as...

Mikey Musumeci Shows The Easiest Triangle Choke Setup (From Collar Sleeve Guard)

The Collar Sleeve Guard is one of the most versatile and easiest guards to learn in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu… In fact, it’s so versatile, that one of the easiest Triangle Choke setups comes...

Take The Back Against An Untrained Opponent – And Choke Them Out Instantly

If you’re rolling against an untrained training partner and you have them in Mount… There’s a good chance that they’ll start turning away from you. When this happens, you can...

No-Gi Takedowns: John Danaher Explains The Basics

So you prefer training no-gi… That’s alright – but what is not alright is not knowing how to set up and finish takedowns, as they’re quite different from their gi variant....

The Leg Drag From Stack Pass: A Superb Variation

Ever rolled with a person who’s really flexible and, no matter what you do, you can’t grab their collar while going for the Stack Pass? When that happens, you can go for the Leg Drag! The...

Todd Margolis Reveals A Better Way To Do The Shrimp (Hip Escape)

The Shrimp (i.e. Hip Escape) is one of the most fundamental moves in BJJ and probably one of the first ones you’ll learn. But that doesn’t mean you have to keep doing it the way...

Great (And Simple) Way To Escape Collar Choke From Mount

Stuck under someone’s Mount… And they already have a Collar Choke on you? Not to worry, you can still make things right – for example, with the following escape by Todd Margolis!...

K Guard Basics: Learn Them As Soon As Possible

Do you play K Guard? Not yet? You’re missing out on a lot of fantastic Leg Lock entries. Coming from Australia, equally loved and respected by the whole BJJ community, Lachlan is one of the...

Counter Berimbolos With This Sneaky Leg Lock Entry

Berimbolos… You can either love them or hate them. But the reality is, most BJJ athletes doing Berimbolos could be doing them a little better – which is why you have a chance to Leg Lock...

Body Lock Passing: Don’t Be Too Early… But Don’t Be Too Late, Either

Body Lock passing can be a great addition to your Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu skillset. Especially if you haven’t experimented with this passing style before; when you learn the proper setups and...

Do You Even Knee Ride? You Should – Here’s How

“Knee ride”? Yes, knee ride. If you aren’t doing it, you’re not one of the cool kids in Jiu-Jitsu. Knee on Belly (KOB), sometimes known as the knee ride, is a premier...

How To Pass Half Guard? Here’s A Super-Efficient Technique

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...

[Watch] Bouncer Takes Back, Puts Guy Into Perfect Triangle Choke

When working as a part of law enforcement – or at any sort of a security job, such as working as a bouncer – it’s a good idea to learn at least some Jiu-Jitsu… As it will keep...

Straight Ankle Lock & Heel Hook Basics: Learn Them Today

What do BJJ and MMA legends Imanari, Sakuraba, Shinya Aoki, Eddie Bravo, Ryan Hall and Dean Lister have in common? Not only do they have nasty submission games, they’re masters of one of the...