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A Powerful Surprise Choke Attack from Sidemount
This is one of my very favourite attacks from Sidemount. It works in a BJJ context (i.e. with the gi), in submission ...
How to Adjust Your Triangle for Maximum Tightness and Effectiveness
Some techniques just require a bit more tweaking than others…
For example, when I was a whitebelt the armbar was fair...
How NOT to Get Triangle Choked While Passing the Guard
The very first guard pass I learned was the stacking guard pass (also known as the smashing guard pass or sometimes t...
The Biggest Gi Choke Mistake (And How to Fix It)
How a single ‘quick fix’ can triple the power of your gi choke attacks
Gi chokes are a fundamental and effective str...
Kangaroo MMA with Rear Naked Choke!!
This might just be the coolest thing I have ever seen. A Kangaroo MMA match complete with kicks, clinching, takedowns...
More On Concussions in MMA
Last week I published my contentious, ‘Does MMA Make You Stupid‘ article. Since then there have been a few more devel...
How to Counter the Cross-Collar Grip
When you’re in your opponent’s guard one of the most annoying things he can do is secure a really good cross-collar g...
Three Keys to Escaping Any Submission
Some people might not be the greatest grapplers but are still notoriously hard to submit. Obviously technique is impo...
6 Steps for an Effective Sleeve Choke
I know, I know, I KNOW!
I go on and on about how tapping out is no big deal, and how you can get injured if you let e...
My 2 Best Triangle Choke Escapes
Today I want to share my two best triangle choke escapes with you.
I’ve experimented with lots of different triangle ...
The Easiest Triangle Choke Followup
One of my newsletter readers recently had an interesting question for me:
Q: “Hi Stephan, I have this training partn...
Roadmap for BJJ Package Now Available Again!
A few years ago I released the Roadmap for Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu instructional package.
This is a multi-component produ...