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9 BJJ Solo Drills You Can Do With a Heavy Bag
There are some essential BJJ gross motor movements that need to be trained over and over until they’re smooth and ins...
A Primer for Inversions in BJJ
Inversions and going upside down have become part of mainstream jiu-jitsu. There are now many techniques where you f...
Sparring vs Competition Strategies
Optimal Competition Strategy
There’s an old saying that goes…
“Don’t do what’s best for you. Instead do what’s wors...
17 BJJ Drills You Can Do At Home By Yourself
Let’s face it… BJJ requires you to become adept at using many highly specialised movements that you hardly ever use i...
The ‘Head Mount’ – A Secret Position to Pin a Squirmy Opponent Flat on his Back
Don’t you hate those super-squirmy guys?
Even if you pass their guards they just shimmy their flexible gumby legs aro...
A Guard Passing Drill You Can Do At Home on a Heavy Bag
It’s hard when you want to train but there aren’t any bodies handy right at that moment.
Here’s how you can drill a g...
How to Drill Your BJJ Guard Passing on a Heavy Bag
You can use a heavy bag to drill your BJJ movements! In this video you’ll learn how to perfect the footwork for a pow...
Situational Sparring and Positional Drilling
Situational sparring and positional drilling is a training method used by virtually every single black belt and high ...
Will Grappling Dummy Drills Really Help Your BJJ?
I often get emails from people wanting to know whether drilling with a grappling dummy will help their jiu-jitsu.
Dum...
The Critical Importance of ‘Kuzushi’ in the Guard
Of all the articles and tips I’ve shared this year, today’s might be the most important one…
This concept and strateg...
Podcast Episode 181: Why is Sparring So Hard? (Audio + Video)
Ritchie Yip is the brains behind The Precision Kickboxing Masterclass, and in this episode he and I sat down to discu...
The Strong and Weak Sides of the Guillotine Choke (And How to Use Them for Offense and Defense)
OK, today we’re going to talk about something that’s both very simple and incredibly important.
I’ve explained this t...