John Danaher: “You Don’t Have To Be Heavy To Use Your Weight To Advantage Against An Opponent”
Nov 25, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Shucks… It would be so good if you weighed just a little bit more, so that you could use more pressure and make your training partners suffer that way, right? Well, sure. If you want to gain...
Bernardo Faria Shows How To Utilize Terrifying Pressure From Side Control
Oct 08, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
So you’ve finally passed the opponent’s guard and you’re now in Side Control – well done! However, now is not the time to celebrate. Instead, you need to focus on setting up...
Mikey Musumeci Talks Dealing With Pressure: “I Use It As Fuel”
Jul 29, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Mikey Musumeci feels a lot of responsibility to elevate Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu’s popularity to new heights. And, as emphasized in a recent interview, he sees ONE Championship as an outstanding...
This Is How To Create Tremendous Pressure From Side Control
Jul 13, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Side Control is one of those positions in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu that you’ll find yourself in most often; both when it comes to offense and defense alike. Therefore, it pays to learn, drill, and...
Owen Livesey Shows How To Use The Side Smash Side Control
Jul 03, 2023BJJEE1 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...
The “Secret” To Getting Rid Of Crushing Top Pressure In Jiu-Jitsu
Jun 19, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
It’s not fun getting crushed in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Especially when the person applying the pressure knows what they’re doing. However, there is an extremely simple concept that you...
Craig Jones Shows How To 2x Your Half Guard Pressure
Jun 07, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
So you’d like to make your training partner’s life a living hell when they’re in the bottom Half Guard? Are you looking for ways to gain even more control over your opponent –...
Turn The Angle: Pressure Passing Advice By Gregor Gracie
May 17, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
The art of guard passing is one of the most important aspects of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. To define, guard passing is where you pass the opponent’s defense (guard) using technique, movement, and...
Roger Gracie’s Unique Method of Deflecting Pressure Passing
May 10, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Sooner or later, be it in competition or in training, you will come face to face with someone who absolutely loves pressure passing. They take pride in using stack passes whenever they can, and find...
Mikey Musumeci On Living With Pressure: “I Feel Like It’s A Responsibility”
Apr 27, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
What is it like for Mikey Musumeci to be known as one of the top-ranking submission grapplers in the world? To have other people expect from him to always be winning matches, to always be on top of...
“Make Them As Uncomfortable As Possible” – Bernardo Faria Explains His BJJ Philosophy
Mar 16, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Ah, pressure… The good ol’ and tested way for making people uncomfortable and open to submission attacks in Jiu-Jitsu. Think quick: what are some of the things that you are not doing right now...
JT Torres Shows A Heavy Knee Slice Pass (When Opponent Goes For An Underhook)
Feb 24, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
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...
JT Torres Shows A Great Smash Pass Technique From Half Guard
Feb 21, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
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...
Bernardo Faria Shows How To Make Your Opponent Really Uncomfortable
Feb 18, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Ah, pressure… The good ol’ and tested way for making people uncomfortable and open to submission attacks in Jiu-Jitsu. Think quick: what are some of the things that you are not doing...
Smash Anyone’s Half Guard With This Secret Grip (No, Really – It’s Super Effective)
Feb 06, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
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...
Gordon Ryan: “I Always Perform Better Under Pressure”
Jan 29, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Gordon Ryan has recently signed a 7-figure contract with FloGrappling – the first of its kind in submission grappling history. However, the 27-year old athlete has had to work for a long time...
Shoulder Of Justice: 3x The Crossface Pressure
Jan 06, 2023BJJEE1 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 training...
The Importance Of Pressure & Balance Control When You’re In Top Positions In BJJ
Jan 06, 2023BJJEE1 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 training...
Gordon Ryan’s Competition Advice: “Make Them Carry Your Bodyweight”
Nov 05, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
The ultimate goal of a BJJ match is to submit your opponent… But you don’t have to go for the submission immediately. Rather, if the ruleset is such that it allows for a longer match...
“Tap, Tap, Taaaap!” Pete Letsos’ Terrible (And Hilarious) Pressure-Based Submission Sequence
Oct 17, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Be honest with us: do you sometimes tap from pressure? There’s no shame to it, especially if you’re (relatively) new to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu or if your training partners are a lot heavier than you...
Never Tap From Kesa Gatame Pressure Again – By Using This Simple Tip
Oct 11, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Image Credits: Bloody Elbow If you’ve been training for some time, you’ll probably agree that making your training partners tap with as little force as possible feels amazing. That it...
Side Smash Your Way To Side Control With This Easy Pass
Oct 08, 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...
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...
