The Inverted Kneebar From Half Guard – One Of The Most Unexpected Submissions
Sep 22, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Leg locks have exploded in popularity over the last several years in competitive grappling. Although leg locks were once shunned by the BJJ community, their effectiveness has never been in doubt....
How Did Nicky Rod Pass Felipe Pena’s Guard at ADCC?
Sep 22, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Last weekend, after a hard-fought match, Nicky Rod beat Felipe Pena at the 2022 ADCC semifinals (+99kg division)… All thanks to points gained on the Body Lock Pass, which sliced through...
No One Will Expect This Diving Guillotine Choke Setup
Sep 21, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
The best submissions in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu are the unexpected ones. And the best unexpected submissions are (you’ll probably agree on this one) chokes, especially Guillotine chokes. The...
Want To Make Your Training Partners’ Life Miserable? Good – Go For Shoulder Pressure
Sep 21, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Pressure is the name of the game in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. If you can utilize it more than others can, and if you can do it in an efficient way… You’re well on your way to making your...
Switching Sides & Beating Frames Is Very Important In Pressure Passing – Here’s How To Do It
Sep 21, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Pressure passing is one of the hardest guard passes to deal with. If your opponent knows what they are doing, it is a real nightmare… Anybody who watches the IBJFF black belt divisions knows...
These 3 Concepts Will Make Your Buggy Choke Super Successful
Sep 19, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
The Buggy Choke has gained some notoriety in 2021, as it’s been applied across many Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and grappling tournaments and competitions. And perhaps nobody got as...
This Is How To Successfully Start Setting Up The Buggy Choke
Sep 19, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
The Buggy Choke has gained some notoriety in 2021, as it’s been applied across many Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and grappling tournaments and competitions. And perhaps nobody got as...
Ruotolo Brothers Demonstrate How To Defend Against The Outside Heel Hook
Sep 19, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Heel hooks, calf slicers, are all deemed dangerous submissions & prohibited from competition by the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (apart from the adult black belt level which now...
Kit Dale: “Not Having A Good Gripping Game In BJJ Is Like Trying To Ride A Bike With No Handlebar”
Sep 19, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
How good is your gripping game in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu? Well, if you want to become better in BJJ, then it’s your gripping game that has to get better first; for, almost all things in Jiu-Jitsu...
Kade & Tye Ruotolo Demonstrate The Buggy Choke Setup That Doesn’t Require Flexibility
Sep 19, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
The Buggy Choke has gained some notoriety in 2021, as it’s been applied across many Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and grappling tournaments and competitions. And perhaps nobody got as...
Your Training Partners Will Love The “Leg Nelson” Technique… Or Maybe Not
Sep 19, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Kesa-Gatame aka scarf hold in grappling terms, is categorized as a side control hold. Kesa-Gatame occurs naturally with many Judo throws where tori wraps an arm around uke’s waist, if tori...
Fool Them Into Thinking They’ve Got Your Back – Reverse Position & Establish Side Control
Sep 18, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) is a great martial art with a seemingly endless array of techniques to be learned and practiced. And while technical knowledge is absolutely necessary when attempting to...
If Your Wrestling is Terrible, Then You’ve Got To Learn The Russian Tie
Sep 18, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
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...
This Reverse Triangle Choke Setup From The Back Is The Easiest One You’ll Learn
Sep 18, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Whenever you have your training partner’s back, you have multiple submission options. ADCC competitor Josh Cisneros bait opponents into giving him EXACTLY wha he needs to enter the “Black...
Opponent Stood Up In Your Guard? Surprise Them With This Armbar Setup
Sep 18, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
If you have your opponent in Closed Guard, then their best bet is to try and stand up as soon as possible – and go for the break along the way. But even as they do this, you can still go for an...
Jeff Glover Has Tremendous Half Guard Strategies – It’s Time You Learn Them
Sep 18, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
You should never become the sort of a BJJ student who has only one or two options from any given position. That “strategy” simply won’t work as you climb through the ranks and...
Do You Know This Basic Pass to Side Control? Gordon Ryan Demonstrates
Sep 16, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
If you have been doing BJJ for any length of time you have asked yourself this question! Rickson Gracie once said, “the guard is the heart and soul of jiu jitsu”. If you haven’t already...
Try One Of The Weirdest Triangle Choke Setups – The Helicopter Triangle
Sep 16, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
The triangle choke from guard is one of the first submissions that you will typically learn in BJJ. It is highly effective and will work at all levels. There are so many ways to set up a triangle...
This Toehold From Side Control Is Super Cool – And Super Effective
Sep 16, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Isn’t it the case that when you’re in Side Control, that your training partners often defend by pushing you away from them? Especially if you go for the Crossface. Well, when they push...
Mica Galvao On How To Get Better and Learn Faster in Jiu-Jitsu
Sep 16, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Every Jiu-Jitsu practitioner wants to get better in BJJ as fast as possible, right? Yup, we know that’s true for you as well. And so… How are you supposed to go about it? How are you...
The “Heisting Loop Choke” by Nicholas Meregali Is One Of The Best BJJ Chokes
Sep 16, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
One of the most amazing things about training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in a gi is the multitude of choking techniques you can choose from. In other words: you have many more opportunities for choking...
Try This Triangle Choke Setup from K-Guard – It’s So Simple
Sep 16, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
The triangle choke from guard is one of the first submissions that you will typically learn in BJJ. It is highly effective and will work at all levels. There are so many ways to set up a triangle...
Passing Half Guard Has Never Been So Easy – Learn These Tips From Nicolas Renier
Sep 14, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
If you have been doing BJJ for any length of time you have asked yourself this question! Rickson Gracie once said, “the guard is the heart and soul of jiu jitsu”. If you haven’t already...
Triangle Choke Not Working? That’s Okay – Go For The Reverse Triangle Instead
Sep 14, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
The triangle choke from guard is one of the first submissions that you will typically learn in BJJ. It is highly effective and will work at all levels. There are so many ways to set up a triangle...
