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Should Older Grapplers Train with the Gi?
Q: Hi, Stephan,
I believe it was Erik Paulson who said that older grapplers should focus on gi based grappling compar...
Triangle Chokes for People with Short Legs
The triangle choke is one of the signature submissions of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Just about everyone takes a stab at pe...
Podcast EP10: The First-Ever Grapplearts Q & A Podcast!
Hey guys!
Here’s something different: in November of 2011 I answered questions from my newsletter readers (sign up fo...
Are your knee on belly attacks up to date? Study with Rominho
Confirmed as Claudio Mattos Caloquinha’s coach at Copa Pódio, in Porto Alegre, in December, the champion Rômulo Barra...
Think about your training… and go to the gym!
Exercises for you to do at the gym, and also to make you think: have you done enough repetitions? The answer is alway...
High Level Pin Escapes
How many times has someone almost gotten past your guard…
…You’re just about pinned; it’s just a matter of time…
…So ...
Two Drills on Video to Improve your Guard Sweeps
Many of the most powerful guard sweeps rely on your hips being underneath your opponent’s center of gravity.
This mak...
This impressed the hell out of me!
In my early days of martial arts training I ran into quite a few teachers who were so full of themselves that student...
How To Stop Someone From Passing Your Guard
A reader writes: Hi Stephan,
Thank you for the newsletters! I started training BJJ and MMA about 5 months ago – it’s...
If your foot’s in danger, you may want to pull the “hand brake”
Foot attacks are some of the most effective and devastating in the Jiu-Jitsu arsenal, especially in No-Gi Jiu-Jitsu, ...
Top Ten List Concluded: Why We Grapple…
We sweat, strain, get injured and spend money in order to roll around on the ground with men wearing pajamas.
(Or wor...
Wasting energy to finish from north-south?
Check out this plenty useful position developed by our GMA Stan Beck at the Renzo Gracie Academy laboratory in Weston...