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Take It From Tom DeBlass: If John Danaher Asks You To Do Something, Do It, And Do It Correctly
Think your coach is tough? Then you’ve never trained under the eponymous Danaher Death Squad head coach John Danaher....
If You’re A Blue Belt, Here Are Two Areas You Need To Work On
There is an abundance of articles titled something like “5 White Belt Mistakes”. Without meaning to pick on our new w...
Attacking An Americana From The Turtle Position
As we said in a previous article, the turtle position is a sword and a shield. In other words, it’s a position for de...
How To Hit The Brabo Choke On A “Turtled” Opponent
It can be frustrating when you want to take someone’s back, but their turtle position is so tight that you can’t get ...
Sit To Guard From Turtle
The double leg takedown might be the most popular and consistent takedown in BJJ and MMA, but it has a downside. If y...
Turtle Reversal – The Hot Dog Roll
Many intermediate students of jiu-jitsu start to recognize the value of the turtle position, yet are unsure of what t...
Milton Bastos Taking The Back From Turtle
Here’s a real tricky one that you can use on the unsuspecting opponent. It’s starting to become one of my personal fa...
How to Armbar a Turtled Opponent
Justin Bruckmann gives an instructional to Jits Magazine. Watch below and give it a try. How To Armbar a Turtled Oppo...
Using the Spiral Ride in BJJ
The spiral ride is one of the most basic techniques in wrestling, and any middle-high school wrestler should know it....
Jean-Jacques Machado Peruvian Collar Choke
While the title of this article sounds like a sophomoric attempt at some off-color humor (it pretty much is), the sub...
Jean-Jacques Machado Rolling Collar Choke
There’s nothing worse than being in a tournament match, working like hell to pass somebody’s guard, only to have him ...
Rodeo Turnover: Putting the Turtle on its Back
It can be super-annoying when an opponent turtles up, especially if they are bigger and heavier, making it difficult ...