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The Unpassable Guard 1
Tricks, Concepts, Techniques and Drills to Prevent Opponents from Passing Your Guard
In December, 2008, I sent out a...
Countering the Half Guard Pass
Since I released my DVD on the Dynamic Half Guard I get a lot of questions on how to prevent certain guard passes. I ...
One more Von Flue Choke
As you know, in the last few newsletters we’ve been discussing body position for guillotine chokes and using the ‘Von...
Never Get Guillotined Again!
OK, I have to admit that I’m exaggerating with the whole “never get guillotined again” title, but it’s almost true. I...
The Stiff Arm (in Grappling)
The stiff arm on the Heisman Trophy is an iconic posture in football, and it is used by players in every single game....
The ‘Hip Hop’ Counter to the Anklelock
Here’s on of the highest percentage leglock escapes from the Counters and Recounters section of the High Percentage L...
Counter to the Rolling Toehold vs. de la Riva Guard
The rolling toehold is a very powerful, very surprising attack. Here’s a way to counter it and shut it down when you...
A Pinch In Time
Grappling uses muscles that don’t normally get a lot of attention in the gym. As evidence of this I’ll point to the m...
Preventing & Escaping the RNC
A reader asked:
Q:“How do I escape the Rear Naked Choke – I’ve tried all sorts of things and they don’t seem to work…...
A Game of Inches
I was recently helping someone with their sidemount escapes, and of course we had to discuss posture when trapped in ...
The ‘Kick Out’
Today I want to talk about a little move that has probably saved my butt at least a thousand times. I call it the Kic...
Armbar Defense vs. Crossed Ankles
A reader writes:
Q: How do I escape the armbar when my opponent is crossing his ankes?
A: Crossing the ankles during...