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The Three Kneebars You Need to Know!
The kneebar is one of my favorite submissions. But I studied it for years before it became a ‘go to’ move.
Some of my...
Double Threat Attacks from the Bottom Position
In grappling, sometimes a submission can be more than just a submission.
Let me explain…
There is no shortage of dif...
Critical Submission Details
Are there any submissions out there that you just can’t finish? You can set it up, lock it on, and strain for all yo...
Kneebar Mastery: Fixing the Most Common Mistakes
I consider the kneebar to be the king of leg submissions: you are attacking one of the largest joints in the body and...
How The Kneebar Saved The Day!!
Want a an easy way to learn about the kneebar submission? Well the first comicbook style instructional I did was supe...
Congratulations to a Leglock Master
Oleg Taktarov was one of the early pioneers in the UFC. Coming from a sambo background he had a very distinctive ski...
A Pinch In Time
Grappling uses muscles that don’t normally get a lot of attention in the gym. As evidence of this I’ll point to the m...
Golf and BJJ
Originally uploaded by lauratitian
I don’t like golf. I’ll probably receive a large batch of irate emails because of...
Kneebarring the Top or Bottom Leg?
Someone recently asked me if they should attack the top or the bottom leg when doing a kneebar. This is actually the ...
The Leglock Debate
Many Jiu-jitsu schools discourage, and even disallow, the use of leglocks while sparring. They argue that leglocks ar...