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Gui Mendes Has A Cool X Guard Entry From Reverse De La Riva

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,...

Folding Pass: The Perfect Knee Shield Solution

Making your way around the Knee Shield can be tough… Especially when your opponent knows how to frame properly and has reasonable experience using it. However, using the Folding Pass is a...

Underhook The Knee: A Key Guard Passing Concept

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,...

This Leg Drag Option Works Great Against A Strong Knee Line (Supine Guard)

The leg drag is a passing position where you control the opponent’s hip by dragging the leg towards one side. Early variants of the leg drag have been seen in competitions since the early 90s. It...

Junny Ocasio Explains Important Chain Passing Concepts In Jiu-Jitsu

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,...

Dilemmas: The Secret To Success In Jiu-Jitsu

So you have a submission you want to go for in training… But your training partners keep defending it. Could it be because your technique sucks? Well, it most certainly could be. But it could...

You Have To Try This Technique From Half Butterfly Guard

The Half Butterfly is a fantastic guard, particularly well-suited for various Leg Lock entries – depending on your training partner’s reaction. Most of us get caught up using our half guard to...

Bruno Bastos Shows How To End Up On Top From Half Butterfly Guard

The Half Butterfly is a fantastic guard, particularly well-suited for various Leg Lock entries – depending on your training partner’s reaction. Most of us get caught up using our half...

Do The “Short Choke” From Crucifix – And Tap ‘Em Out Real Fast

The Crucifix is one of the most dominant positions in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu… But it tends to be somewhat elusive to athletes, especially those who haven’t learned how to set it up. The crucifix is...

How To Improve In Jiu-Jitsu? Start Thinking Long-Term

So you’d like to improve in Jiu-Jitsu as fast as possible, right? Of course, that’s what every single BJJ practitioner wants… But the way to do that, paradoxically, is to start...

This Collar & Sleeve Sweep Works Great From Half Guard

Half guard is a fundamental position in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, providing control over an opponent from the bottom and creating opportunities for sweeps and submissions. When an opponent passes one leg...

Jeff Glover Shows A Cool Reverse Armbar From Butterfly Guard

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 experience;...

Step On Their Foot: A Unique Single Leg Takedown Setup

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...

This Loop Choke Setup Is A Fantastic Counter To The Deep Half Guard

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...

Neil Melanson Shows A Filthy 2 On 1 Arm Crank Submission (Be Careful With It)

If there’re two things you can be sure of when Neil Melanson has a technique to show, then they are: 1) it’s an effective technique, and 2) it’s probably nasty. For example, here is...

The Fat Man Choke: Everyone Can Do It (Even Skinny Athletes)

Have you ever done the Fat Man Choke? Not yet? You should definitely learn how to do it, as everyone can – even skinny athletes! Let’s be honest – your Side Control mostly comes down to,...

Garry Tonon Reveals Guillotine Choke Details You Didn’t Know Before

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,...

This Mount Escape Is Great For Jiu-Jitsu – But Terrible For MMA

Listen up: there’s a pretty high chance that you’re making Jiu-Jitsu way more complicated than it really is. Other than learning some extremely complicated sequences of techniques, you’re...

Here’s How To Transition To Mount After Losing Back Control In BJJ

The Mount is the second-most dominant position you could get to in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. But it can also be extremely difficult to transition into. Namely, when you get to the back, your training...

Offbalanced In Half Butterfly Guard? Try Doing This

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...

Isolating The Hips: The Mount Escape Detail You Don’t Use

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 you’ve been...

Want To Learn How To Do A Single Leg 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...

John Danaher Shares Insightful Advice For Learning Details In Jiu-Jitsu: “Take Your Time”

As you’ve probably noticed so far, it’s sometimes quite easy to feel overwhelmed by the amount of details that are a part of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. The techniques have a million variations...

This Kneebar Setup Is Unlike Anything You’ve Seen Before

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....