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Lucas “Hulk” Barbosa Demonstrates How To Pass Guard Like A World Champion
I had the opportunity to attend a private class with 2018 IBJJF World Champion Lucas “Hulk” Barbosa of Team Atos. Luc...
Seth Daniels Teaches A Kimura From De La Riva They’ll Never See Coming
When you think about the De La Riva guard, you probably don’t think about how it may lead to a kimura, of all submiss...
This Wristlock Won’t Win You Any Friends, But It May Win You A Match
Wristlocks are often considered the “prison rules” submission of jiu-jitsu, and honestly, that’s kinda what makes the...
Learn The Leg Weave Pass From Craig Jones
Craig Jones may have skyrocketed to jiu-jitsu fame for his ability to break legs, but he’s also really, really good a...
Cripple An Iron Armbar Defense With This Tarikoplata
Iron grip armbar defenses can be dismantled a variety of ways, but the tarikoplata (aka the “yettanotherplata”) will ...
Roll Into This Hollywood Armbar Like One of Marvel’s Avengers
Raise your hand if you started training even a little because of something you saw Frank Grillo do in The Avengers, e...
This Will Stop Your Opponents From Standing Up To Stop Your Triangle Chokes
Standing up is a common defense to the triangle choke, but if you know how to counter it, your success rate with this...
This Technique Gives You The “Magic” You Need To Escape Side Control
When you’re being squashed under someone’s heavy side control, you may think that the only thing that’ll get you out ...
Stop Spending All Day In Your Opponent’s Lasso Guard With This Quick Pass
The lasso guard can be unbelievably frustrating if you don’t know how to get past it, and a lot of the passing techni...
Here’s How To Do That Crazy Kneebar We Saw In UFC 228
Seeing submissions happen in MMA events — especially ones as big as the UFC — is basically all you need to get jiu-ji...
Do You Know The Pillow Choke?
One of the bread and butter techniques to attack from side control is the Kimura lock. When that attack fails because...
You Can Hit This Kneebar From A Modified X-Guard
The x-guard is a versatile position that you can use to transition to multiple sweeps and submissions, and the kneeba...