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How to Do the Leg Drag Guard Pass
The leg drag is a modern addition to the world of guard passing in BJJ. It was popularized by world class competitors...
A Primer for Inversions in BJJ
Inversions and going upside down have become part of mainstream jiu-jitsu. There are now many techniques where you f...
The Synergism of Guard Passing and Leglocks
Many people think that you have to make a choice between getting good at leglocks or getting good at guard passing.
B...
How to Leglock Someone in Butterfly Guard
Obviously it’s relatively easy to enter into a leglock position if someone is lying flat on their back with their leg...
Announcing No Gi Leglocks with Oliver Taza!
Some super-exciting news for you…
Today I’ve just released No Gi Leglocks featuring Oliver Taza!
Oliver is a phenomen...
How To Do the Over-Under Pass
The over-under guard pass is one of the classic pressure passes in BJJ.
In it you absolutely kill your opponent’s h...
A Closed Guard Passing Strategy
In a world full of butterfly guards, lapel guards, and upside-down-reverse-de-la-Riva guards it’s sometimes easy to f...
Mount to Deep Half Guard Escape
Here is one of my favorite ways to escape the mount position.
It relies on briefly achieving quarter guard which is ...
How to Do the Leg Weave Guard Pass… And How to Counter It Too!
The ‘Leg Weave’ pass (also known as the ‘Hip Smash’) is a pressure guard passing technique that relies on correctly p...
12 Concepts, Principles and Ideas To Stop Your Opponent from Passing Your Guard
Here’s a really detailed, super comprehensive video on the 12 most important concepts and ideas that’ll make your gua...
The Ultimate Lapel Guard
It’s 2020, and the game has evolved.
If you don’t add this lapel variation to your game IMMEDIATELY then you’re desti...
How to Escape Side Control
Being stuck under side control (aka ‘side mount,’ or ‘100 kilos’) is one of the great challenges in jiu-jitsu. Here ...