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Can You Use a Collar Choke in a Streetfight?

BJJ has a ton of gi-based techniques, and while not all of them are very street relevant, some people tend to throw o...

Latest Grapplearts Instructional: The Self Defense Guard

Ultimately BJJ is a martial art, and that means knowing how to handle yourself in a real fight. I wouldn’t advocate p...

Closed Guard to Shin Shield to Technical Standup

Getting back up to your feet against pressure is a critical skill in BJJ. Most fundamentally you use this standup mot...

Flying Guillotine Choke Submission

The flying guillotine is one of the most surprising submissions in BJJ, no gi grappling and MMA. You and your opponen...

12 BJJ Black Belts Give Their Best Tips for Starting BJJ {Video and Podcast}

Today you’re going to get 12 BJJ black belts give their best tips, strategies and advice for people just starting out...

The 10 Second Rule for Effective Choking

How many times have you been trying to choke out a training partner, straining and straining, then give up in disgust...

A Simple Tweak for a Killer Triangle Choke

In the late 1990’s I had the pleasure of training with UFC fighter and Sambo champion Oleg Tartarov a number of times...

Your Open Guard Options vs. Standing Opponents

If you end up on the bottom with your opponent standing up and detached from you then be prepared for a very frantic ...

The 10 Second Choke Fix (or How to Tap Out More People)

How many times has a sparring partner told you “Man, I was SO close to tapping” after you’d been squeezing their neck...

Guard Pass Prevention in BJJ

Maintaining your guard and defending the guard pass are incredibly critical skills in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. It is the ...

Are my legs too short to apply the triangle choke?

The first time I ever saw the triangle choke in action was in 1994, during the last match of UFC 4. Royce Gracie had ...

Dealing with Big, Strong Wrestlers in Your Guard

I got the following question on Twitter where I hang out as @stephankesting. I think it’s a question worth exploring ...
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