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Knee Mount Escape to Backside 50/50
If you can do the basic backward somersault, then I’ve got a pretty spectacular and highly effective kneemount escape...
The Three Most Important Back Mount Escapes
Having someone on your back in back mount or rear mount is a terrible situation in jiu-jitsu, especially if he’s doin...
How to Defend the Back Take in Jiu-Jitsu
There’s a terrible feeling of inevitability when you’re in someone’s guard, he takes your arm across his centerline, ...
BJJ Defense with Steve Kwan
Steve Kwan from BJJ Mental Models joined me today to share some guidelines that’ll immediately improve your jiu-jitsu...
The Best Omoplata Defense
Let’s look at the low angle cartwheel, one of my very favorite counters to the omoplata armlock submission, which is ...
Jiu-Jitsu and Grief
The Grit to Work through Grief: How Martial Arts Gave Me the Tools to Work Through Pregnancy Loss
A Guest Post by Ra...
3 Great Defenses to the Over-Under Guard Pass
The over-under guard pass is one of the heaviest, highest percentage, and most miserable guard passes in the BJJ arse...
A Powerful Side Mount Escape That Leads Directly into an Armbar Finish
Going directly into the armbar from the bottom side mount has to be one of the most surprising escapes for the guy on...
When is the Best Time to Escape a Pin?
I was recently asked an interesting question…
“Stephan, when you’re pinned is it better to wait for a good opportunit...
Mount to Deep Half Guard Escape
Here is one of my favorite ways to escape the mount position.
It relies on briefly achieving quarter guard which is ...
How to Escape Side Control
Being stuck under side control (aka ‘side mount,’ or ‘100 kilos’) is one of the great challenges in jiu-jitsu. Here ...
How to Get Great at BJJ Defense
Want to tap out less? Let’s take a look at how to get really good at defending against submission attacks.
Today I mo...