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Watch Kendall Reusing Teach the Back Clinch Takedown She Used at 2021 No-Gi Pans
At the 2021 no-gi Pans, Kendall Reusing further established herself as one of the best black belt competitors in the ...
Top 10 Throws and Takedowns for BJJ
I’ll go ahead and say it: every practitioner should have at least a couple of throws and takedowns for BJJ. Yes, it’...
Interview with Yuri Simoes, 2 x ADCC World Champion
Yuri Simoes is a two time ADCC World Championship, a two-time IBJJF black belt Absolute No-Gi World Champion, and a t...
Khabib Nurmagomedov On The Biggest Problem In BJJ
Khabib Nurmagomedov is uniquely qualified to give an outsider’s perspective on BJJ. He’s not just an undefeated UFC L...
Back Attacks 6: How to Transition to the Crucifix from Rear Mount
The crucifix is an absolutely terrible position to be caught in when you’re doing BJJ, No Gi or MMA. Here’s Rob Biern...
Single and Double Leg Takedowns for Beginners
My friend Rob Biernacki and I recently shot a video about two of the most important takedowns for grappling: the sing...
Monty Collier, Keanu Reeve’s Judo Instructor for John Wick 3, Parabellum
Today’s guest on The Strenuous Life Podcast is Monty Collier, a black belt Judoka who worked with Keanu Reeves to get...
Will Grappling Dummy Drills Really Help Your BJJ?
I often get emails from people wanting to know whether drilling with a grappling dummy will help their jiu-jitsu.
Dum...
This Wrestling Trip Is So Simple And So Pretty
Sometimes we’re so focused on discussing the finer points of butterfly guard and analyzing fancypants locks we fail t...
The 3 Steps to a Takedown
Many grapplers lack even a basic knowledge of takedowns, and this is a HUGE mistake.
As far as I’m concerned if you’r...
UFC 230 Result: Daniel Cormier Submits Derrick Lewis By Rear Naked Choke
Grappling made the not-at-all-surprising difference in last’s night’s UFC 230 heavyweight bout between reigning champ...
An Easy Armdrag Defense
OK, this is a quick post because it’s only a short video that I filmed right before training today…
If someone tries ...