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Pre-planning the Tap and Climbing Everest…

We’ll get to the Mount Everest part later, but first let me tell you a story about the other day when I was sparring ...

17 IBJJF BJJ Competition Rules to Remember

by Jeff Meszaros There are a lot of things to consider when you sign up to compete in a tournament. You need to make...

Can You Cross Your Ankles in Back Mount?

“Never cross your ankles when you’re in back mount!” This rule is often taught as gospel to BJJ beginners. Truly, it’...

Finger Pain in BJJ and What to Do About It

“My Fingers Hurt…” I get a lot of emails, tweets and messages from BJJ practitioners about fingers hurting all the t...

Top 3 Armbar Mistakes in BJJ

The basic armbar is one of those bread-and-butter submission techniques in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. You just can’t do BJJ...

The 4 Most Common Errors For The ‘Upa’ Mount Escape

The ‘Upa’ (or ‘Bridge and Roll’) is probably the very first mount escape that a beginner ever learns. It’s taught as ...

Dealing with Big, Strong Wrestlers in Your Guard

I got the following question on Twitter where I hang out as @stephankesting. I think it’s a question worth exploring ...

Don’t Build Your BJJ Game on White Belt Techniques.

Certain BJJ techniques are ‘white belt’ moves.  Which means they might be effective against white belts (and sometime...

The Two-Month BJJ Survival Blues

It’s very common for new grapplers to become discouraged at about the 2 or 3 month mark. In the beginning this person...

Podcast EP30: BJJ Q&A – Popular Reader Questions Answered

I recently did the second-ever Grapplearts Radio Q&A format podcast.  In it I answered questions from my newslett...

Taking Responsibility for Your Own BJJ Training

A Guest Article by Kaeli Sweigard When you choose your actions, you choose your consequences. I used to work with “a...

5 IBJJF Competition Mistakes You Don’t Have to Make

by Guest Author Joanna Trindade I’m a BJJ blue belt, and although I’ve competed in local tournaments before I recent...
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