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A Drill To Improve ANY Guard Sweep
Today I’m not going to talk about a technique per se. Instead I’m going to share a cool training method with you. (T...
A concept that makes it MUCH harder to pass your guard
I shot a new video about a concept that makes it so much harder for someone to pass your guard. Figuring this one ou...
Get Off the Ground!!!
Once you get good at Brazilian jiu-jitsu the ground will be your happy place. Rolling around and hunting for submiss...
Submission Grappling Choke
Here is a modern way of applying the Rear Naked Choke, which had it’s origins in Classical Japanese Ju-Jutsu.
(This t...
A Video Tutorial on the X Guard
The X Guard is a really powerful open guard position that creates a whole world of trouble for your opponents. Here’s...
The Very First Time I Used the Logsplitter Sweep…
Check out this video, which shows the very first time I stumbled across the ‘logsplitter’ position. it was a complete...
Free Book About the Guard for Grapplearts Readers
Heres’s a really cool resource for you, something that I’ve received a TON of positive feedback on. It’s a free, dow...
Can’t Get Underhooks in Butterfly Guard?
Underhooks in the butterfly guard postion are super important!
I was on a popular BJJ forum this afternoon when a thr...
Submission Grappling Choke
The arm drag from butterfly guard to the back is a tried-and-true technique that has ended many matches in submission...
Short Legged Guard Work
A while ago I gave some suggestions about dealing with the open guard of long-legged and flexible opponents. In the i...
Butterfly Guard Crash Course
As I was heading home from a workout recently, someone mentioned that their butterfly guard just wasn’t working for t...
Armdrag Counters
Q: “What are some simple ways to prevent armdrags as well as handle them once they’re in process or completed?”
A: Ar...