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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...
A Pinch In Time
Grappling uses muscles that don’t normally get a lot of attention in the gym. As evidence of this I’ll point to the m...
Jiu-jitsu and Physical Attributes
Physical attributes are things like balance, neck strength, limb length, explosiveness, leg flexibility, and percent ...
Golf and BJJ
Originally uploaded by lauratitian
I don’t like golf. I’ll probably receive a large batch of irate emails because of...
The Twister Vs. The Toehold
Q: You’ve previously discussed dangerous submissions. Do you think that the twister spine lock is a dangerous submiss...
Preventing & Escaping the RNC
A reader asked:
Q:“How do I escape the Rear Naked Choke – I’ve tried all sorts of things and they don’t seem to work…...
How to Train Dangerous Submissions
In the previous article we discussed some of the most dangerous submissions in grappling, and ended with the question...