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How to Defeat the Bigger Stronger Opponent NOW AVAILABLE
It’s here! The How to Defeat the Bigger, Stronger Opponent DVD set is in stock, and ready to ship right now.
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Critical Submission Details
Are there any submissions out there that you just can’t finish? You can set it up, lock it on, and strain for all yo...
Three Timings for Getting Out of Submissions
Recently I was discussing MMA fighter Ben Henderson’s ability to slip out of submissions. And that turned into a gene...
Detailed, Advanced Omoplata
In the past few years I’ve made some big changes to my omoplata armlock attacks. The omoplata has always been one of...
Submission Grappling Armlock
This armlock has been part of the Japanese Ju-Jutsu arsenal for hundreds of years; here’s how it’s applied in a moder...
Classical Ju-jutsu Armlock
Here’s one classical approach to applying the armlock that has morphed into the ‘Americana’ or Figure 4 Armlock in mo...
A Drill to Rescue the Armbar from Guard
At a seminar I attended, martial arts legend Dan Inosanto once distinguished between
the techniques used in a martia...
New DVD – “Step-by-Step Submissions”
I just want to tell people that I’m adding another DVD to my Roadmap for BJJ Package. It’s tentatively titled “Step-...
Catch and Release – What to do if your opponent just won’t tap?
Back when I was mostly training in Judo I heard that there were some traditional dojos in Japan where tapping out to ...
Jiu-jitsu, a Game of Inches
One of my favorite expressions is that “jiu-jitsu is a game of inches”. Sometimes a whole match can be decided by the...
Armbar Defense vs. Crossed Ankles
A reader writes:
Q: How do I escape the armbar when my opponent is crossing his ankes?
A: Crossing the ankles during...
Submissions as Sweeps
Submissions end fights, and sweeps take you from the bottom to the top. At first glance they seem like very different...