FREE SHIPPING to the U.S. on ALL ORDERS!

Escapes RSS

BJJ Self Defense Part 2: Escaping the Mount

The first time I ever saw the Mount position was during a schoolyard fight in grade one. One kid pushed the other kid...

A Time to FREAK OUT!

When it comes to sparring, many BJJ rookies just freak out for the whole session. Every grip is a deathgrip, they spa...

Five Great Followups to a Failed Triangle Choke

The Triangle Choke is definitely another one of those Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu signature moves. It’s a super-powerful subm...

The Highest Percentage Rear Mount Escape

There’s one specific rear mount escape you’ll see more than any other in high level competition… It’s also my ‘go to...

A Sneaky Armbar Escape

The armbar escape in the video below is one of my favourite armbar defenses. I like it because it’s simple and effect...

My Bread and Butter Armbar Escape

The armbar is one of the most common, most popular, and most powerful submissions in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.  If you tra...

How to Defeat The Judo-Style Rolling Armbar

Love her or hate her, Ronda Rousey is an armbar machine.  At UFC 168 she defeated Meisha Tate with her eighth armbar ...

How to Counter the Cross-Collar Grip

When you’re in your opponent’s guard one of the most annoying things he can do is secure a really good cross-collar g...

How to Stabilise Mount Against a Bigger, Stronger Opponent

Many smaller grapplers avoid the mount position because they feel it’s too easy for a larger opponent to simply throw...

How to Maintain Rear Mount, Improve Guillotines, and Thwart ‘Combatives’ Experts

Rear mount seems like such a simple position: I mean, you’re basically just piggybacking on your opponent, right? Wel...

The Highest Percentage Sidemount Escape in BJJ?

Sidemount is arguably the pinning position you’re going to run into most often in BJJ.  Most guard passes lead into s...

My Favourite Kneebar Defenses and Escapes

The kneebar is one of my very favourite submissions – it’s become a bit of a signature move, in fact. So it’s always ...
Close (esc)

Popup

Use this popup to embed a mailing list sign up form. Alternatively use it as a simple call to action with a link to a product or a page.

Age verification

By clicking enter you are verifying that you are old enough to consume alcohol.

Search

Shopping Cart

Your cart is currently empty.
Shop now