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The de la Riva Guard
By Don Whitefield and Stephan Kesting
We asked BJJ legend Ricardo de la Riva to show us the Five Most Imporant Techn...
Hitting the Omoplata from the Butterfly Guard
Many people use the butterfly guard only as a sweeping position. But that’s a mistake because you can also hit powerf...
Don’t Overthink Jiu-Jitsu
Back when I was a brown belt I rolled with a large, strong, aggressive and completely unskilled white belt.
This whit...
How to Stop the Double Underhooks Guard Pass
The double underhooks guard pass is one of the low passes you see most in high level competition.
It’s favored by big...
A Better Armbar?
The armbar, as it is usually taught, involves using BOTH of your hands or arms to control ONE of your opponent’s arms...
A High Percentage Triangle Choke from Half Guard
In this new video my friend, BJJ black belt and world champion Brandon ‘Wolverine’ Mullins shows how to set up and fi...
How to Stop the Leg Shuck Pass
The leg shuck pass has become a very popular, very powerful way to pass the guard.
This pass is applied from the feet...
Does the Spider Guard Translate At All to No Gi?
TONS of top BJJ practioners use the spider guard as their primary form of guard from the bottom. This position has wo...
The 2 Easiest Takedowns for No Gi Submission Grappling and MMA
Just because you didn’t wrestle in High School or do 10 years of Judo doesn’t mean that you always need to pull guard...
4 Takedowns from the Rear Bearhug
You can get to the rear standing bearhug from a lot of different scenarios. An arm drag or duck under from wrestlin...
Bernardo Faria’s guard pass: the over-under
In Judo there is the concept of ‘Tokui Waza’, which means your “favorite” or “best” technique. This is the technique,...
The Simplest Mount Escape for MMA and BJJ?
In BJJ the Mount is one of the very worst positions you can be in. And if punches are flying in either an MMA or a s...