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An Easy and Effective Guard Retention Drill
There are many guard retention techniques you can use to stop someone from passing your guard, but just like any othe...
3 Spider Guard Drills to Improve Your Sweeping and Submissions
The last time I had a filming session with my friend and training partner Ritchie Yip who runs a BJJ school in Vancou...
On Starting Sparring from the Knees…
A reader writes: Hi Stephan, I’ve been doing BJJ for about 6 months and am wondering if you have any advice about wha...
A Powerful Guard Pass Defense Used by Carlson Gracie
One of the most powerful ways to defend against the guard pass is with a movement called ‘the Frame and Hip Escape’.
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3 Kinds Of Drills In BJJ
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Drill for Lapel Guard Sweep By Cobrinha
“Drill to win! It’s important to drill the specifics of a technique to make sure you can hit it when you roll at the ...
A Simple Drill to Shut Down Your Opponent’s Guard Pass
I don’t usually have to spend a lot of time sitting around and dreaming up new crazy techniques to put onto my Yout...
The Ultimate Guide to Developing BJJ Hip Movement Through Shrimping
Everyone says that moving your hips is one of the keys to jiu-jitsu. And they’re absolutely right: the correct move...
Movements and Transitions from Knee on Belly
When I first learned the knee on belly position I was told that you should use it for two reasons…
Get two points in...
A Simple Tweak to Develop a Powerful Bridge in BJJ
The bridge is one of the most important movements in all of BJJ.
It is one of the three critical pin escape movements...
Butterfly Guard: Get Up, Sit Up, Get Up Off Your Back!
The Butterfly Guard is a very powerful sweeping position where you sit on your butt, leaning slightly forward, with b...
How to do the Windshield Wiper Guard Pass
The windshield wiper is a leg motion used by a TON of high level BJJ guys to pass the guard (and also to showboat som...