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A Jiu-jitsu Secret

OK, draw the curtains, turn down the lights, turn off your recording devices and come closer. Today I want to share a...

A Glossary of Guard Positions, or Lumping vs. Splitting

When it comes variations of the guard position grapplers tend to fall into one of two categories: ‘lumpers’ and ‘spli...

An Alternative To Pulling Guard When Grappling On Your Knees

Many grapplers start their sparring sessions on their knees. From this starting position usually one of two things ha...

Short Legged Guard Work

A while ago I gave some suggestions about dealing with the open guard of long-legged and flexible opponents. In the i...

Dealing with Daddy Long Legs

A reader writes: Q: Do you have any advice for handling opponents who are tall, long-legged and very flexible? A: Yes...

What is Caging the Hips

Everybody says that that hip movement is the most important thing in BJJ… “Boca” Oliveira, a de la Riva black belt, r...

Training with an Injured Wing

A grapplearts reader writes: Q: How can I still train if I have an injured hand, wrist, arm or shoulder? A: Being inj...

Wrestler’s Base in Guard

Have you ever grappled with a high-level wrestler and been frustrated by their uncanny sense of balance? You might be...
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