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A Simple Hack to Double Your Guard Passing Percentage

Let’s do a quick mental experiment. Think about your favourite guard pass; your go-to passing technique you use when ...

Elbow-Knee Connection in BJJ, And How to Develop It.

You often hear about elbow-knee connection in BJJ, but what does it mean and, more importantly, how will it help you?...

How to Train Jiu-Jitsu With an Injured Knee?

It can be really difficult to train jiu-jitsu with an injured knee because the legs and the guard are so central to t...

3 Great Knee Cut Counters

The Knee Cut Pass is one of the most powerful and most commonly used guard passes in all of grappling. This pass uses...

This Skill is CRITICAL for Confidence on the Mats

The guard is the most important position in jiu-jitsu. And developing rock solid guard retention is one of the two hi...

A Simple Counter When Your Opponent Controls Your Pant Legs

Nothing good happens if you let your opponent control your pant legs in jiu-jitsu. Once he has those grips he can sta...

Why Older, Slower, Stiff, and Broken Grapplers Should Use the Butterfly Guard Against Standing Opponents

If you’re an older grappler playing guard against a standing opponent then you should start in the seated or butterfl...

3 Great Defenses to the Over-Under Guard Pass

The over-under guard pass is one of the heaviest, highest percentage, and most miserable guard passes in the BJJ arse...

John Danaher Demonstrates a Basic Principle of Defending Guard Passes

John Danaher talks, and we listen. Head coach of the now-defunct Danaher Death Squad, Danaher might be the most sough...

Gordon Ryan Shares His Approach to Perfect Guard Retention

Current no-gi pound-for-pound king Gordon Ryan‘s newest instructional will cover all the ins and outs of guard retent...

Video: Learn How to Defend the Three Most Common Guard Passes

Having a dangerous and effective starts with strong guard retention. That is, before you can attack from the guard, y...

Last Ditch Matador Guard Pass Defense

The use of frames is key when you’re defending  against the Matador Pass, commonly known as Toreando or Bullfighter p...
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