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The Front Helicopter Kneebar Is A Vicious BJJ Leg Lock Technique

Yes, Leg Lock setups can be complicated. Really complicated, with multiple steps that have to be on spot if the submission is to work. However, you can choose the setups that aren’t as...

Advice For BJJ Beginners: Learn How To Grip Fight

How good is your grip? And what about grip fighting… Have you managed to improve in it lately? If you’re not as good as you’d like to be, then you’ve got to practice it as often as possible....

This Low Knee Shield & Loop Choke Setup… Is Your New Favorite Combination

Okay, hear us out: the Knee Shield isn’t good just for your defense. Yes, we understand that you’re mostly a defensive player, but why not use this wonderful position in order to set up...

Never Tap To An Omoplata Again – With These Escapes by Bernardo Faria

The Omoplata is often one of those elusive submissions. Your opponents see it coming and try to elude getting submitted by either staying extremely tight with their elbows or by “slipping...

Forcing Half Guard Is The Solution For Your Guard Passing Problems

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...

The “Cobra Coil Leg Lock” Is As Terrifying As It Sounds

Yes, Leg Lock setups can be complicated. Really complicated, with multiple steps that have to be on spot if the submission is to work. However, you can choose the setups that aren’t as...

Having Trouble Passing Guard? Go For The Side-To-Side Torreando Passes

Sometimes, the simple solution is the most effective one. So, when you can’t pass your opponent’s or training partner’s guard – and they are in a supine (back on the mat)...

These Escapes Will Make You Guillotine-Proof in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

The Guillotine Choke is one of the most versatile submissions in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, as it can be set up from all sorts of different positions. And it’s one of the coolest submissions to set...

Want To Improve Your Leg Lock Game? Learn These 5 Different Techniques

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....

Incorporate Wrestling Into Your BJJ Game With These Tips from Nicolas Renier

It’s no secret that many Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu students aren’t particularly good at wrestling. Some even go as far as never adding wrestling to their training schedule – which is a...

Deal With Submissions From Side Control & North South With These Tips

Side control is a difficult position to be in. Side control with submissions being applied is even worse! In this video we will introduce a simple escape methodology that you can use for most bent...

Surprise Your Training Partners With The Teepee Choke (From Triangle)

If you’re a tall person or you just have lanky legs… The Triangle Choke could be your submission of choice in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. However, the key word is could; for, even if you do...

This Old School Half Guard Sweep Works Great For All BJJ Belt Ranks

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,...

Tired Of Boring Warm Up Drills? These Guard Passing Drills Are Better

Warming up before training is a must. However, it can get quite tiresome and – with time – extremely boring. Plus, most of the drills that most of the BJJ students do aren’t really...

The Secret To Better BJJ Escapes: Get In A Bad Position… And Do Nothing

Be honest with us: could your BJJ escapes be polished up a little bit? Could they use some work? Yeah, they probably could… Because, even if you are comfortable with your escapes, you still...

The UNSTOPPABLE Sweep by Mike Fowler Works Like A Charm

No matter how much you know, you’ll never know everything in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. No matter the amount of techniques you can do and no matter the number of details to executing them that you...

John Danaher: “Even If You Pull Guard, You Need To Learn Takedowns”

No matter what some may tell you, there’s no shame in being a guard puller. It’s a legit move and tactic to use in training and competition alike; so, as far as sports Jiu-Jitsu is...

If You Are Scared of Heelhooks In BJJ, This Is How To Overcome It

Heelhooks are a powerful submission… As a matter of fact, they’re so powerful that they make some Jiujiteiros SCARED of them. Naturally, not of applying them, but of getting caught in...

You Won’t Need Techniques After You Apply This Guard Passing Principle

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...

Smash & Submit Everyone With This Powerful Lapel Grip from Side Control

Finishing things from Side Control can be tricky, especially when your opponent knows how to defend well. However, if you’re rolling in a Gi, then you’ll have more submission...

The Lightbulb Moment: How To Reach It In BJJ?

You know that feeling when, after a long and difficult “battle” with a problem, you finally come up with a solution to it? This solution often comes out of nowhere – but it stays...

This Is The Stealthiest Armbar Setup Ever – Learn It Now

The Armbar from Closed Guard is probably one of the very first submissions you’ll learn in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. However, it’s also one of the first submissions that you (as well as your...

Are You Making These 5 Beginner BJJ Mistakes?

Here’s the deal: everyone makes mistakes from time to time. And that’s fine, especially in the sport of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu – because how else are you going to learn? However, if...

This Kimura Defense Turns Into A Wristlock Extremely Quickly

If you had to imagine an ideal Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu move, what would it be? Not just a technique in and of itself… But a sequence of techniques? Well, one of the most beautiful things you could...