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How To Get Posture While Pinned

We recently talked about some examples of good defensive posture when you’re on the bottom, achieving good posture wh...

Posture Under Side Mount

Recently we discussed the concept of ‘posture’ and how it applies when you’re pinned underneath someone. A few people...

Posture Outside of Guard

Practitioners of submission grappling and BJJ quickly learn about the importance of posture in an opponent’s guard. I...

Combatting Claustrophobia

At first I thought that this particular question was going to be simple. Someone, let’s call him ‘Bob’, wrote me abou...

Armdrag Counters

Q: “What are some simple ways to prevent armdrags as well as handle them once they’re in process or completed?” A: Ar...

Side Mount Escape Help

A Reader Asked: Q: I keep getting trapped in side control. Sometimes I can’t even get my hips loose to attempt an esc...

A Very Last-Ditch Kimura Defense

There is a slightly wacky Kimura (chickenwing) defense that has saved my butt several times recently. I haven’t seen ...

Shutting Down the Leglock Game

There is a certain type of opponent who is best described as a compulsive leglocker. You know the type: no sooner hav...

Three Pin Escape Movements

Escaping pins is never easy: if you get pinned in a match, then chances are that your opponent is either pretty good ...

Rear Mount – Crossing your Feet

The rear mount is arguably the most dominant position in grappling. When you have rear mount you can apply some very ...

Static Bridging – a Common Mistake in Sparring

There are two fundamental ways to escape from most pinning positions: escapes based on ‘shrimping’ style hip movement...

Thrashing Escapes

As you may know already, I like leglocks a lot.I have applied hundreds upon hundreds of leglocks to training partners...
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