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A Surprise Triangle Choke from Butterfly Guard
This transition from butterfly guard to triangle choke is one of my new favourite techniques.
I learned it from BJJ b...
The 10 Second Rule for Effective Choking
How many times have you been trying to choke out a training partner, straining and straining, then give up in disgust...
Finding The Sweet Spot In Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
The expression “find the sweet spot” comes from the USA national past time, the sport of baseball. It refers to the s...
BJJ Breathing Tricks When You’re On the Bottom, Getting Crushed by Your Opponent
One of the very worst things is to be trapped on the bottom with all your opponent’s weight on top of you and be unab...
Cartwheels in BJJ and Submission Wrestling
So I saw something spectacular the other day…
It was a clip from a wrestling match in which 125 lb Ronnie Bresser fro...
How to Train BJJ with an Injured Neck
Necks are delicate things. Seven small stacked cervical vertebrae protecting all the nerves in your spinal cord and ...
The Elvis Choke May Be One Of The Nastiest Little Chokes In Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Yes, believe it or not, there is such a thing as an “Elvis choke” in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. And whether or not you’re a...
The Step-by-Step North South Choke
The North-South Choke is undeniably effective. Properly applied it’s incredibly difficult for your opponent to escape...
The Step-by-Step Clock Choke
The Clock Choke Heard Round the World
We’re going to go through my favorite step-by-step method for how to do the cl...
The Body Surf Choke…Yes, There’s Such A Thing!
I know what you’re thinking: “This is jiu-jitsu, not a surfing class!” My response to you would be: can’t it be both?...
A Simple Tweak for a Killer Triangle Choke
In the late 1990’s I had the pleasure of training with UFC fighter and Sambo champion Oleg Tartarov a number of times...
The Paper Cutter Choke: 2 Videos To Help You With This Elusive Choke
More advanced submission artists know to attack in chains and combinations. Like boxers and muay thai fighters, they ...