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Why We’re Obsessed With Dean Lister’s New Leglock Course on Gold BJJ Online.
Even though Dean Lister has been around for decades, I feel like I’m just now discovering him after watching his new ...
A Powerful Heel Hook Leglock Escape
Many grapplers treat leglocks as the black magic of jiu-jitsu. They fear leglocks and never use them. Cnsequently ne...
5 Tips for Switching from Gi to No Gi
If you’ve mostly been grappling with the gi on then transitioning to no gi submission grappling can be difficult. In ...
How to do the de la Riva Anklelock
The de la Riva ankle lock is the holy grail of open guard leglocking. It has been pursued by many, but mastered by f...
A Throw and Leglock Combination
In the video above my friend and training partner Ritchie Yip shows a really cool throw that goes directly into a mat...
The Butterfly Sweep from Half Guard
The half butterfly guard is a variation of half guard where you entangle one of your opponent’s legs with your inside...
This Knee On Belly Escape Moves You From Losing to Leglocks in 30 Seconds
For those of you chasing the elusive “honey hole” all the way to leg attack glory, here’s a novel way out of knee-o...
Seph Smith on Sambo, BJJ, and Performing Under Pressure
In this episode of The Strenuous Life Podcast I was thrilled to talk with the articulate and knowledgable Seph Smith....
How to Do the Estima Lock
The Estima Lock is a footlock attack you can use against the open guard, especially modern forms of guard like the re...
Podcast Episode 74 – Analysis of Leglock Game with Rob Biernacki
An 80/20 analysis of the leglocking game based on high level no gi competition, leglock safety, how to learn BJJ effi...
Podcast Episode # 67 – The No Gi Competition Landscape with Matt Kwan
This is a great conversation I had with no gi competitor Matt Kwan in which we covered everything from domination of ...
Podcast Episode 113 – A Close Call, and Avoiding Injuries!
The other day I almost tore a partner’s ACL off the bone, which would have required him to have surgery and many mont...