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An Alternative To Pulling Guard When Grappling On Your Knees

Many grapplers start their sparring sessions on their knees. From this starting position usually one of two things ha...

Short Legged Guard Work

A while ago I gave some suggestions about dealing with the open guard of long-legged and flexible opponents. In the i...

The Twister Vs. The Toehold

Q: You’ve previously discussed dangerous submissions. Do you think that the twister spine lock is a dangerous submiss...

Dealing with Daddy Long Legs

A reader writes: Q: Do you have any advice for handling opponents who are tall, long-legged and very flexible? A: Yes...

Grip Fighting (Using Your Legs)

Grip fighting is very, very important in grappling. Getting your preferred grip and preventing your opponent from get...

How to Stand in the Guard

Last week I discussed the differences between standing and kneeling guard passes. One thing I pointed out was that so...

Preventing & Escaping the RNC

A reader asked: Q:“How do I escape the Rear Naked Choke – I’ve tried all sorts of things and they don’t seem to work…...

A Game of Inches

I was recently helping someone with their sidemount escapes, and of course we had to discuss posture when trapped in ...

Hard Come, Easy Go

In a previous tip I talked about how one often makes the fastest progress by working on one’s weakest area. An unfort...

The ‘Kick Out’

Today I want to talk about a little move that has probably saved my butt at least a thousand times. I call it the Kic...

What is Caging the Hips

Everybody says that that hip movement is the most important thing in BJJ… “Boca” Oliveira, a de la Riva black belt, r...

Armbar Defense vs. Crossed Ankles

 A reader writes: Q: How do I escape the armbar when my opponent is crossing his ankes? A: Crossing the ankles during...
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