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Stop Headlocks From Ruining Your Day With These Wrestling-Based Defensive Techniques
Getting stuck in a headlock can lead to a lot of trouble, including guillotines and dangerous transitions. However, m...
Conor McGregor Used This Guillotine Escape In 2015, & You Can Use It Now
Back in 2015, Conor McGregor was making waves, but wasn’t quite the superstar he is now. When he faced (and ultimatel...
How Do You Defend Against The Infamous “Marcelotine”? Let Lachlan Giles Show You
Anything named after Marcelo Garcia can safely be assumed to be dangerous and effective, and the “Marcelotine” is no ...
This Will Stop Your Opponents From Standing Up To Stop Your Triangle Chokes
Standing up is a common defense to the triangle choke, but if you know how to counter it, your success rate with this...
Give That Kimura The Middle Finger And Use It To Take The Back
If there’s anything more satisfying than going from nearly getting submitted to submitting your opponent, I haven’t f...
Do You Have Trouble Going From Defense Back To Offense? Don’t Worry — There’s Hope
Whether you haven’t yet gotten out of that “survival mode” you adapt as a white belt or you just struggle to go back ...
This Guillotine Escape Is Designed With Wrestlers In Mind
If you’re an MMA fighter or even a mostly no-gi athlete, you know that a locked-in guillotine can end a match just li...
Weighing The Pros & Cons Of An Offensive Or Defensive Strategy
In addition to studying the details of different positions, I enjoy listening to the philosophy and strategy of diffe...
How To Use Your Opponent’s Deep Half Guard Against Them
Deep half guard can put you in deep water if you don’t have good situational awareness. You can go from a dominant po...
Here’s A Simple Kimura That All Police Officers Should Know
If you’re a police officer on patrol, the last thing you want is for your gun to get into the wrong hands. So what do...
Here’s A Leg Drag Defense For Every Situation, No Matter How Screwed You Think You Are
Fighting against getting leg dragged can be tough, especially when your opponent really has a solid leg drag on you. ...
Here’s How To Shut Down Your Opponent’s Straight Ankle Lock Defense
Life is hard when you love foot locks, but your opponent doesn’t love getting footlocked. Getting the tap with a stra...