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How to do the Forward Roll

The forward roll is one of the core movements in BJJ, Judo, and all grappling arts. The most important use of the for...

Countergripping – What to Do if You Can’t Break Your Opponent’s Grips.

We all know how important it is to break grips when you’re in someones guard, right? For example, if someone has a de...

Protect Yourself And Your Training Partner At All Times

The other day I almost tore a partner’s ACL off the bone, which would have required him to have surgery and many mont...

How to Train BJJ with an Injured Neck

Necks are delicate things.  Seven small stacked cervical vertebrae protecting all the nerves in your spinal cord and ...

Podcast Rant: Why You Have to do Jiu-Jitsu, and How to Get Good at It Fast

Here’s a quick 10 minute audio rant I released on my Strenuous Life Podcast recently. I start out by talking about wh...

Jiu-Jitsu for the Zombie Apocalypse

As we get closer and closer to Halloween it’s important to shift your priorities from training jiu-jitsu to surviving...

The Main Positions of Modern Leglocking

One of the biggest changes in the modern approach to leg locking is the emphasis on controlling the underlying legloc...

How to Choose a BJJ School to Train At

I often get emails from people trying to decide where to learn BJJ. They’re usually trying to choose between 2 or 3 ...

How to Throw Defensive, Stiff-Arming, Bent-Over Opponents

A reader writes… Question: Hi Stephan, I’m looking for a way to incorporate some of judo take-downs into my BJJ game,...

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 ...

Four de la Riva Guard Grips You Need to Know

  The de la Riva guard is very powerful and effective form of guard, often used in modern BJJ.  It can be an intimida...

How to Break a Tight Sleeve Grip on Your Gi

The single best thing you can do to stop your opponent from dominating you in grappling is to get rid of his grips on...
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