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Make Your Single- And Double-Leg Takedowns Suck Less
If you prefer pulling guard to shooting for takedowns or you simply don’t have a lot of practice with getting your op...
Here Are All The “Hows” And “Whys” You’ve Always Wondered About Butterfly Guard
The butterfly guard can be an odd position if you’re new to jiu-jitsu, but veterans of the sport know how effective i...
Use These Tips To Develop More Efficient Side Control Escapes
I know exactly zero people who enjoy being trapped in side control, but when you’re rolling with someone with good to...
What The Heck Is The Octopus Guard & How Can You Make It Work For You?
The octopus guard sounds like just another crazy guard named after an animal, but if you use it right, it can be very...
The “Legality” Of These Moves Might Be Questionable, But Hey, They Work
Don’t you hate it when you can’t execute your go-to technique in competition because it’s against the rules? It alway...
If You Think Gis Are “Unrealistic,” Try Training With T-Shirts
BJJ practitioners who claim that gis aren’t good tools for using jiu-jitsu for self-defense may forget that most peop...
This Knee On Belly Escape Moves You From Losing to Leglocks in 30 Seconds
For those of you chasing the elusive “honey hole” all the way to leg attack glory, here’s a novel way out of knee-o...
Change Up Your Closed Guard To Become A “Puppet Master” With A Lot Of Submission Opportunities
Any position nicknamed “the puppet master” is basically guaranteed to be dangerous for your opponent. And Eli Knight ...
Attention Choke Dealers: This Technique Video Is For You
The great thing about chokes is that they don’t care about how strong, flexible, or resilient to pain someone is — wh...
Do You Know Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu’s Knead Choke? If Not, You Should
Do you know Brazilian jiu-jitsu’s knead choke? Do you even know what a knead choke is? If you don’t, join the club, b...
6 Ways To Get Off Of The Ground In A Street Fight
I know what many of you are thinking: “Get off the ground? We’re BJJ practitioners! Why would we want to get off the ...
This BJJ Black Belt And Former Bullying Victim Is Helping Others Fight Bullying
Eli Knight did not have an easy life. Not only was he bullied in school, but he had to watch his mother struggle thro...