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Three and a Half Techniques to Escape from a Tight Closed Guard Overhook
Just the other day I shared four counters to a pesky deep cross-collar grip from closed guard.
Well, the cross-collar...
How to Counter the Cross Lapel Grip from Closed Guard
Your opponent sneaking his hand deep on your lapel is always a bad situation.
Once he has this grip on you from his c...
Crowdsourcing Your BJJ
There’s never been a better time to get better at BJJ.
A sixteenth century samurai who wanted to improve his duelling...
A Easy Way to Stay Out of Trouble in the Guard
Posture, posture, posture… Everyone talks about posture as THE solution to staying out of trouble in the guard. Every...
Stop Falling for the X-Guard Sweep
One of the most important parts of Jiu-Jitsu is posture, especially when you’re on top and your opponent’s a savvy sw...
Rough up your Opponent’s Neck to Mount more Easily
When you’re playing open guard, the opponent’s path is clear to attack, take your legs out of play and pursue a posit...
Tanquinho explains mount on Leandro Lo and advantage over JT in final
Augusto “Tanquinho” Mendes seemed to just refuse to lose at the 2012 World No-Gi Championship last Saturday. He ralli...
Sharpen your Kimura with our GMA and warm up for No-Gi season
No-Gi-Jiu-Jitsu hunting season is about to open. The European Championship is coming up this October 21 in London, wh...
10 big mistakes you must avoid in Jiu-Jitsu
Where do you think you make most mistakes in Jiu-Jitsu? Is it the posture? In laziness? Not following a diet with det...
Some Sample Lessons for the BJJ Beginner
As you probably know, I write a free newsletter called the Beginning BJJ eCourse.
Just to give you a taste, here are ...
Posture Under Side Mount
Recently we discussed the concept of ‘posture’ and how it applies when you’re pinned underneath someone. A few people...
Chicago Open champ’s guard training
Jiu-Jitsu black belt Renato Tavares, our GMA at ATT Vero Beach, Florida, dominated the senior age group at the Chicag...