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Here’s How To Wristlock Everyone – Use This Concept And It’ll Work Every Time

All submissions are great. But some are greater than others – such as the Wrist Lock. For, no matter how you feel on the receiving end of it, there’s still something phenomenally...

UK-Based BJJ Gym Breaks World Record for Longest Jiu-Jitsu Class Ever

“Revolution Martial Arts Academy”, a UK-based Jiu-Jitsu gym (in Dewsbury, Yorkshire), has pulled off an amazing feat… It put together a 24-hour Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu class in order to...

This Weird Back Take Is Just The Technique You Need

Sure – the back take is not really a submission. But it needs to be mentioned, as the guard gives you an opportunity to transition onto your opponent’s back, which is the most dominant...

Demian Maia Demonstrates A Cool Way To Take The Back (From Butterfly Guard)

Sure – the back take is not really a submission. But it needs to be mentioned, as the guard gives you an opportunity to transition onto your opponent’s back, which is the most dominant...

Do You Know The “Ankle Shelf Turkey Choke”?

The Turtle position in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is nowhere as greatly explored as other positions are. That is to say: there are a number of possibilities when your opponent turtles up, both for...

Braulio Estima Shows A Sneaky Triangle Choke from Bottom Side Control

Playing defense in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is most commonly associated with evading submissons and escaping bad positions. However, just because you’re defending yourself doesn’t mean you...

This Sweep From Situp Guard Is As Good As It Gets

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...

Marcelo Garcia Demonstrates The “Overhead Sweep To Arm Chop” Setup That Works Great

Have you had enough with complicated techniques which have a seemingly never-ending amount of details? It would be really neat if you could just learn a couple of simple, but effective moves…...

The Heel Hook Which Kade Ruotolo Used To Submit Mica Galvao at ADCC 2022

Image Credits: Gracie Mag On October 21, Kade Ruotolo will face Uali Kurzhev, a 4x world champion in Sambo, for the ONE Championship’s inaugural Lightweight Submission Grappling world title....

Alexander Volkanovski: “I’m Doing Shark Tanks With 85-90 Kilo Wrestlers”

Alexander Volkanovski is preparing to serve as a backup for the UFC 280 lightweight title fight between Islam Makhachev and Charles Oliveira… Despite breaking his thumb just three months ago,...

How To Use The “Upside-Down C Grip” In Guard Passing – Owen Livesey Demonstrates

While many different strategies and tactics make up the guard passing dichotomy, two prominent styles are employed in modern BJJ: pressure passing and agility passing. Pressure passing has typically...

John Danaher Shows An Early Arm-In Guillotine Defense

Through the years there were plenty of debates on the guillotine. There’s a variety of grips, variations and body type modifications you can apply in order to get the most from the experience....

This “Slide By” Variation Is Great If You’re In A Collar Tie Situation

Establishing a dominant grip in BJJ is an important factor that can dictate how and where the match goes. Starting from the standup where all matches start, staying attached to the opponent by...

These Half Guard Sweep & Reversal Concepts Work Surprisingly Easy

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...

Here’s A Simple Way To Set Up A Flying Triangle Choke

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...

Craig Jones Demonstrates A More Effective Hip Bump Sweep Variation

The closed guard is likely the first type of guard a student will learn in BJJ. The closed guard is just one of the many guards you’ll encounter in your training. It is a part of the identity of...

Counter The Opponent’s Leg Attack With This Sneaky Back Take

Ah, the Heel Hook… Every submission grappler’s dream and nightmare at the same time – it just depends whether you’re on the giving or the receiving end of it. However, if your Heel Hook...

Gordon Ryan Demonstrates How To Escape Top Side Shoulder Sankaku Armbar

Yes, the Hitchhiker Escape is the name of your savior! The way to implementing it is by turning your thumb down and using explosiveness. What this means in practical terms is that, before your...

Use This Body Lock Pass Whenever Your Opponent Has An Underhook In Half Guard

If you’ve been following the pro BJJ scene, you may noticed many top grapplers having incredible success with a certain type of pass: The bodylock pass which is also known as the double over pass....

The Monoplata Is The Missing Piece In Your BJJ Puzzle

The omoplata, which means scapula in Portuguese, is a highly effective Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ submission). Also called the ashi sankaku garami (leg triangle entanglement) in judo and the coil lock...

Are You A BJJ Beginner? Learn The Americana From Mount

The Americana, also known as the key-lock in wrestling, and ude garami in Judo is a shoulder lock in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu that applies pressure on the shoulder of the opponent by bending the arm at...

The “Lat Whip” Is One Of The Easiest Takedowns In Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

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...

Paddy Pimblett: “Jiu-Jitsu Has Been The First Thing That I Fell In Love With”

Paddy “The Baddy” Pimblett recently published a podcast episode with Rener Gracie, during which they spoke about all things Jiu-Jitsu related. One of those topics was Paddy’s love...

The Price You Have To Pay For Poor Wrestling Position…

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. It’s...