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A Trick to Set Up the Grips You Need to Pass Your Opponent’s Guard
One of the keys to passing the guard effectively and efficiently is controlling the grip battle.
But a quality oppone...
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 ...
How to Escape Kesa Gatame and the Headlock
Kesa Gatame is one of the most under-utilized positions in BJJ. People in jiu-jitsu tend to ignore this position but ...
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 ...
How To Do The Lapel-Based Brabo Choke in the Gi
From our very first day on the mat we’re taught to pass the guard before attacking with a submission.
Pass… Establish...
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...
A Big Guard Passing Tip Learned from Boxing
Today I’m going to share a tip which – if you actually use it – should make your guard passes twice as effective as t...
A de la Riva Guard Submission: the Triangle Choke
The de la Riva guard is often thought of as primarily being a sweeping tool. But you can also land a lot of differen...
What is de la Riva Guard?
The de la Riva guard was initially created by and popularised by Ricardo de la Riva, but in the past few years it has...
Non-Stop de la Riva Guard Instructional App Now Available!
We’ve just put out a brand new app that could add an entirely new aspect to your guard game!
It’s the ‘Non-Stop de la...
Five Tricks to Tighten Up Your Sidemount
There’s nothing worse than weathering the storm in someone’s guard, passing their guard by fighting your way past the...