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Box a fighter, fight a boxer
“Box a fighter, and fight a boxer.”
This old saying isn’t only limited to boxing – you can use the very same princip...
The Reverse Mount; Another Unorthodox BJJ Position
The first time I saw the Reverse Mount I was at an Erik Paulson seminar. My reaction was something like “yeah, right…...
New DVD – “Step-by-Step Submissions”
I just want to tell people that I’m adding another DVD to my Roadmap for BJJ Package. It’s tentatively titled “Step-...
Catch and Release – What to do if your opponent just won’t tap?
Back when I was mostly training in Judo I heard that there were some traditional dojos in Japan where tapping out to ...
Jiu-jitsu, a Game of Inches
One of my favorite expressions is that “jiu-jitsu is a game of inches”. Sometimes a whole match can be decided by the...
Leglocking Interview
I recently had a great discussion with Dan and Caleb from TheFightwork’s Podcast about the role of leglocks in Brazil...
The Four Most Common Leglock Mistakes
When you’re doing a leglock a tiny adjustment can have a huge effect. And if you’re doing something wrong then it ca...
Leglock Entry from Standing Clinch
Jumping into a leg lock is a great alternative to pulling guard! Here’s a technique to go from standing directly int...
The ‘Hip Hop’ Counter to the Anklelock
Here’s on of the highest percentage leglock escapes from the Counters and Recounters section of the High Percentage L...
Counter to the Rolling Toehold vs. de la Riva Guard
The rolling toehold is a very powerful, very surprising attack. Here’s a way to counter it and shut it down when you...
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...
The Twister Vs. The Toehold
Q: You’ve previously discussed dangerous submissions. Do you think that the twister spine lock is a dangerous submiss...