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The Four Variations of the BJJ Technical Standup
The technical standup is an absolutely essential movement in BJJ. It’s used to get back to your feet in self defense...
Sweeping an Opponent Who Has One Knee Up In Your Guard
Having problems attacking an opponent who’s basing with one knee up in your guard?
Even if he’s adopted this defensiv...
Technique Video: Side Control Escape Directly to Armbar
Escaping side control is rarely easy. In most cases, the grappler escaping side control is happy with simply escaping...
A Powerful Side Mount Escape That Leads Directly into an Armbar Finish
Going directly into the armbar from the bottom side mount has to be one of the most surprising escapes for the guy on...
Top 10 Throws and Takedowns for BJJ
I’ll go ahead and say it: every practitioner should have at least a couple of throws and takedowns for BJJ. Yes, it’...
Taking the Back from the Ball and Chain Sweep in de la Riva Guard
Over the past few months on this blog I’ve been sharing a lot of de la Riva guard material.
This series has been cent...
Training for High Level Competition, with Brandon ‘Wolverine’ Mullins
Today I chat with Black belt no gi world champion Brandon ‘Wolverine’ Mullins about how the most efficient training m...
How to Set Up the Triangle Choke from Guard
Today we’ll cover the real ‘secret’ to using the triangle choke against higher belts from your guard – it’s all about...
How to Connect Your Sweeps and Guard Passes in Order to Dominate More Opponents on the Mat
The concept of connecting your guard sweeps to your guard passes is incredibly useful. Anytime you can use one techn...
Why You Need the de la Riva Guard
In this latest episode of The Strenuous Life Podcast I talk with BJJ black belt world champion Brandon ‘Wolverine’ Mu...
The Ranges of Butterfly Guard
Today I want to talk about the importance of range in guard, and then the range micro-battles that occur within a spe...
The Fundamental Movements of BJJ and their Advanced Applications
If you’ve ever gone to a single BJJ class then you’ve probably done some kind of warmup that included shrimping, brid...