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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...
A Half Guard Secret
When fighting from my half guard I often recall something that Chris Brennan told me: “one of the secrets of the half...
How To Get Posture While Pinned
We recently talked about some examples of good defensive posture when you’re on the bottom, achieving good posture wh...
Posture Outside of Guard
Practitioners of submission grappling and BJJ quickly learn about the importance of posture in an opponent’s guard. I...
Side Mount Escape Help
A Reader Asked:
Q: I keep getting trapped in side control. Sometimes I can’t even get my hips loose to attempt an esc...
How to Make Side Mount Heavier
Last week we started a conversation about how to make yourself feel heavier while pinning your opponent. One way to d...
Crushing the Bug
Sometimes when you’re grappling you might want to play ‘crush the bug’, totally immobilizing your opponent with your ...
The Larger, Stronger Opponent
If you try contesting a larger, stronger opponent using your strength against his strength you will probably lose.You...
Three Pin Escape Movements
Escaping pins is never easy: if you get pinned in a match, then chances are that your opponent is either pretty good ...
One more thing about Choking
Before we leave this topic I want to point out that not all chokes occur at the neck.Of course squeezing the windpipe...
The Fundamental Rear Mount
In the last tip we talked about how you should (mostly) avoid crossing your ankles while rear mounted on your opponen...
Rear Mount – Crossing your Feet
The rear mount is arguably the most dominant position in grappling. When you have rear mount you can apply some very ...