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5 Fundamental No-Gi Chokes
Submissions are one of the most important aspects of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and grappling based martial arts; they signi...
The Four Variations of the BJJ Technical Standup
The technical standup is an absolutely essential movement in BJJ. It’s used to get back to your feet in self defense...
The 16 Most Important Techniques for the BJJ Beginner
What’s the most common problem (aside from getting caught under side control) facing the BJJ beginner? It’s probably ...
The Fundamental Movements of BJJ and their Advanced Applications
If you’ve ever gone to a single BJJ class then you’ve probably done some kind of warmup that included shrimping, brid...
Five Gi Chokes You Need to Know
Picture courtesy of @evolveMMA I prefer the gi in comparison to no-gi because I feel the gi provides so many options....
John Danaher Explains Why Leglockers Can’t Neglect Guard Passing
John Danaher, and I’m sure many others, have noticed a fundamental area of BJJ is being neglected by an increasing nu...
Kit Dale Training “The Art of Mastering Jiu-Jitsu” Review
Kit Dale is well known as the funniest grappler in Australia (Sorry Craig) but he’s also running an instructional sit...
BJJ Fundamentals: Don’t Build A House On Sand
In any art, whether ballet, cooking, drawing/painting, carving, BJJ or any martial arts (just to name a few), proof o...
Dealing with the Gi in Grappling
Are you coming from a background in submission grappling or training mostly without the gi and trying to get into BJJ...
Turn A Cross-Collar Choke Attempt Into A Scissor Sweep With This Simple Technique
The scissor sweep is one of the fundamental sweeps most students are taught early on in their jiu-jitsu journey, but ...
Advanced Hip Bump (Upa) Sweep Details I Bet You’ve Never Seen
The hip bump sweep is usually one of the first sweeps that someone learns...
The Most Basic Submissions For White Belts To Learn
Getting back to the basics of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu with submissions from the guard. Al...