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The 3 Fanciest Leglocks That Actually Work
Some leglocks are simple, straight-ahead, super-effective submissions that should be in every grappler’s arsenal.
Oth...
The Easiest Butterfly Guard Sweep
Today I want to quickly share the easiest way to sweep someone from the butterfly guard.
Many butterfly guard attacks...
My Favorite One-Two-Three Sweep Combo from the Half Guard
The half guard is one of my favorite guard positions. And here are three of my favorite half guard sweeps and attacks...
The Best BJJ Submissions Revealed
What’s the best submission in BJJ? Wow, that’s a tough question! And the first problem is trying to define what we m...
My 2 Best Triangle Choke Escapes
Today I want to share my two best triangle choke escapes with you.
I’ve experimented with lots of different triangle ...
The Easiest Triangle Choke Followup
One of my newsletter readers recently had an interesting question for me:
Q: “Hi Stephan, I have this training partn...
4 Tips to Pass ANY Guard
Passing the guard of a skilled opponent is one of the hardest things to do in BJJ.
If you don’t believe me, take a lo...
The Difference Between the Brabo Choke and the Anaconda Choke… Plus Tips for Both
I recently received the following question about the Brabo and Anaconda chokes from a reader of the Grapplearts Newsl...
Grapplearts Submissions App for Android!!!
The first Grapplearts Instructional app for Android devices is finally here!
Apps are such a great tool. They give y...
Fifty Ways to Improve Your Grappling Almost Immediately
Sometimes the best way to get better is simply to stop doing things wrong.
Over the years I’ve shot quite a few gueri...
3 Ways to Get a Really Heavy Kneemount
When I started doing BJJ the kneemount position kind of confused me…
I knew that it was considered to be a good pos...
How to Stop Your Opponent from Turtling During Your Guard Pass
I was recently asked the following question:
“Hi Stephan, My biggest problem on the mats right now is people turtling...