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How to Get Kicked Out of Your BJJ Club
by Jeff Meszaros
So, you’ve been training at the same jiu-jitsu club for a while now and you’ve decided it’s not for...
A Simple Drill to Shut Down Your Opponent’s Guard Pass
I don’t usually have to spend a lot of time sitting around and dreaming up new crazy techniques to put onto my Yout...
What To Do When Your Mind Goes Blank While Sparring or Competing
Lots of grapplers run into the problem of their mind going blank when they’re sparring or competing.
In a class set...
How To Find the High Percentage BJJ Techniques You Can Rely On
As a young martial artist I once debated whether a certain Kung Fu striking technique could actually work in a real f...
BJJ Q&A Podcast with Rob Biernacki
There’s a new Grapplearts Radio podcast out!!
I recently brought Rob Biernacki – a BJJ black belt and the creator o...
Should You Compete in BJJ Tournaments?
I often get asked whether competition is essential to BJJ, and if you need to have competed to get promoted to black ...
How to do the Armbar Without Crushing Your Balls
It’s a question that I get from BJJ beginners all the time, “How do I do the armbar without crushing my balls in the ...
Base, Posture and Structure, the 3 Most Important Concepts in BJJ
The idea that overall body alignment in BJJ can be broken down into 3 components (base, posture and structure) was in...
Butterfly Guard: Get Up, Sit Up, Get Up Off Your Back!
The Butterfly Guard is a very powerful sweeping position where you sit on your butt, leaning slightly forward, with b...
The Secret to Getting Your Black Belt
Pssst, want to become a BJJ black belt?
The ‘secret’ is simple: just don’t quit!
Of course, the devil is in the deta...
37 Powerful BJJ Submissions for Grapplers
Have you ever wondered what the most popular and powerful BJJ submissions in BJJ are? Here’s our list of the top 37 ...
Three BJJ Guard Posture Mistakes That’ll Get You KILLED on the Mats
Using the Power of Posture and Positioning to Prevent Problems
(Note to the reader: this lesson #5 from of the Begin...