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How to Throw Defensive, Stiff-Arming, Bent-Over Opponents
A reader writes…
Question: Hi Stephan,
I’m looking for a way to incorporate some of judo take-downs into my BJJ game,...
Your Open Guard Options vs. Standing Opponents
If you end up on the bottom with your opponent standing up and detached from you then be prepared for a very frantic ...
2 Easy Guard Passing Strategies
Here’s a brand new video I just shot…
It covers two quick tweaks that’ll make your guard passing game a LOT more po...
The Training and Competition Strategies of Bernardo Faria
Bernardo Faria is a 5 x BJJ World Champion (and a good friend) so I was very excited to sit down with him and have ...
The Value of Strategy in Jiu-Jitsu Competition
“Failing to plan is planning to fail.”– Alan Lakein. The goal for any grappler is to be able to out grapple the most ...
The Miyao Brothers’ 5 Step BJJ Competition Strategy
by Jeff Meszaros
Every now and then, someone comes along who takes a sport by storm and revolutionizes the game by p...
10 Key Techniques and Tactics of Marcelo Garcia
Marcelo Garcia is probably the most dominant jiu-jitsu athlete of the last 15 years.
When he was competing he owned b...
A Strategy for Getting 15 Points in a BJJ Tournament Fast
The ultimate goal of BJJ competition is to tap your opponent out, not to win by points. That being said, the point s...
3 Strategies for Small Grapplers
For the average, athletic, young, BJJ guy, it can be difficult to relate to the reality of a much smaller grappler. W...
Napoleon and How To Be Ready for Anything in BJJ
Napoleon Bonaparte may have been a megalomaniac who left millions dead in his wake, but if you read about his battles...
Here’s Why Your Guard Attacks Don’t Work
When you first learn an sweep or a submission from the guard you usually learn the steps in a 1, 2, 3 manner.
“First ...
10 Habits of Successful BJJ Competitors
by Jeff Meszaros, photo copyright James Sizemore
For people who want to win at grappling tournaments, there’s a ton ...