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Garry Tonon Has The Coolest Heel Hook Setup – From Butterfly Guard

The Butterfly Guard position in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a super versatile one. There is a number of attacking options that you can go for from there – and no, it’s not limited just to...

Here’s How To Escape The Worst Back Control (Top Side Triangle & Bottom Side Underhook)

It’s one thing to get stuck in back control, when your opponent puts their hooks in… And it’s a whole other thing when they triangle their legs. Not just because of the degree of...

This Is A Super High Percentage Single Leg Entry (You Have To Learn It)

Struggling to set up the Single Leg takedown? Well, chances are that the reason behind this is that you’re not making your training partners react before you go for it. Meaning, you...

Key To Improvement In Jiu-Jitsu: Step On The Mat With Purpose

When you come to training, when all of those warmups, drills, techniques, and positional sparring are finished – and “full” sparring commences – what do you do? Do you just go...

These Side Control Details Make An Insane Difference

Side Control… Simple position, right? Well, maybe. But there are a lot of details that you have to get right to make it work for you. Especially against people who’ve been training for a...

John Danaher Shows The Perfect Attack From Side Control

Ever experienced that brain freeze moment when you (finally) pass to Side Control? It’s almost as if you don’t know what you’re supposed to do from there, even though you’ve...

Gianni Grippo Has A Great Arm Triangle Entry From Leg Drag

The Arm Triangle Choke is one of those submissions that feel really good. Especially once you learn how to finish it with one arm (hint: it’s all about the choke bite) – there...

Nicky Rodriguez Shows The Long Distance Snap Down (Against Squared Stance)

Playing the takedown game in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu doesn’t have to be too complicated. Actually, it can be quite simple – if you learn how to set up takedowns which don’t require too many moves....

Gianni Grippo Has A Cool Arm Triangle Variation (When Opponent Turns)

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...

Buchecha Shows The Best Double Leg Takedown For Jiu-Jitsu

Wanna expand your takedown skills in the gi? Then you have to learn this Double Leg takedown setup! The Double leg takedown is most probably the most common and high percentage takedown in BJJ and...

The “Lawn Mower”: A Unique Submission You Didn’t Know You Need

Side Control is, for many Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu students, their favorite position. And deservedly so, as it’s perhaps the safest one to hold and as it has a number of attacking options at its...

Here’s How To Get The Heel Hook From Reverse De La Riva Guard

The reverse De La Riva guard is a great type of guard for keeping an aggressive passing opponent at bay and under control, and eventually transitioning to various sweeps, takedowns, back takes and...

North South To Triangle Choke – Here’s How To Do It

We can all sympathize with being stuck in the North-South position; your opponent makes it nearly impossible for you to escape and you are left waiting for them to make their next move in order for...

This Simple X Guard Sweep Works Like A Charm

Having an ability to utilize a wide array of guards in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu can only make you better. So, as soon as you start feeling comfortable with the “classic” guards (i.e. Closed Guard,...

John Danaher Shows How To Pass Seated Guard (Importance Of The Underhook)

When you’re the top player in a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu match, it’s usually going to be you who’s going to control the pace of the bout. However, if the bottom player knows what he’s doing,...

Vagner Rocha Explains How To Do The Ankle Pick Takedown

The Ankle Pick is such a great takedown for jiujiteiros – even though it does (as all techniques do, truth be told) require a bit of practice and repetition in order to pull it off more...

John Danaher Shows Important Details About Armbar From Closed Guard

Do you struggle playing the Closed Guard game? As in, no matter what you try, you just can’t get the Armbar from there? One of the primary culprits behind this problem is that you’re not...

You Have To Learn These Guillotine Choke Details

Even though the Guillotine Choke is a basic white belt move, there are so many ways to do it DEAD WRONG! There are so many common mistakes, such as bad grip placement, not scooting your hips out,...

Rayron Gracie Has A Unique Side Control Hook Sweep

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

Rayron Gracie Shows A Super Cool Side Control Escape (Flip Your Opponent)

Staying safe and getting out of Side Control is a huge challenge for any beginner and a must-have skill in order to really master BJJ. When you’re significantly outweighed by your opponent,...

Importance Of Precision In Jiu-Jitsu: Aim For Perfection, But Be Realistic

How precise are you in training… Do you aim for perfect technique? Or do you just go through the motions, without really thinking about what you’re doing? John Danaher wants you to...

This Single Leg Counter Works Great On All Levels

Getting to the Single Leg is already hard… But getting the actual takedown can be even tougher. Especially if your opponent knows how to defend and if your favorite setup (i.e. probably...

Andre Galvao: “It’s Important To Take The Responsibility For Defeat”

When you lose a match, when you experience defeat… How do you feel? And, more importantly, what do you do? Do you take responsibility for the loss? Or do you shift the blame to something else,...

This Americana From Near Side Works Like A Charm

The Ude Garami aka the ‘Americana’ is probably the first submission you will learn in a Jiu-Jitsu class. It’s very basic and very powerful. If you have been training a long time, then chances...