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Gi vs No Gi: Solved Once and For All?
Gi vs no-gi, I don’t think the debate will ever die.
I wrote about this topic first in 2004, arguing that most gi-bas...
Fancy Yet Effective: The ‘Shaolin’ Half Guard Sweep
Normally I advise against flashy techniques. Generally speaking it’s rock solid basics and non-fancy fundamentals th...
How Marcelo Garcia Defeats Larger, Stronger Opponents
There’s nothing quite like watching a smaller, lighter, weaker person use their technique to defeat a bigger, heavier...
Best Type of BJJ Guard for Beginners
Vitor ‘Shaolin’ Ribeiro is a four time World BJJ Champion. In MMA he held the welterweight title in Japanese Shooto....
A Drill To Improve ANY Guard Sweep
Today I’m not going to talk about a technique per se. Instead I’m going to share a cool training method with you. (T...
A concept that makes it MUCH harder to pass your guard
I shot a new video about a concept that makes it so much harder for someone to pass your guard. Figuring this one ou...
Two Rear Mount Secrets
Usually getting better at something like the Rear Mount in grappling is a slow process, requiring thousands of repeti...
How To Escape the Headlock and Kesa-Gatame
The common headlock is often overlooked in BJJ – it’s just not considered to be a very technical pinning position.
Bu...
One Of My Favorite Techniques…
Here’s a breakdown one of my favorite techniques: the sitout from turtle position.
It’s a very versatile move: you ca...
More on Self Defense, MMA and the UFC
I’ve received lots of email recently, so today I thought I’d dip into the mailbag and share a few emails. I’ve also q...
Is Grappling Still Relevant to Self Defense?
I’ve been wanting to get something off my chest, so I just put a new video up onto the Grapplearts Facebook page. I...
Ever done a “grilled ham-and-cheese sandwich” submission?
Muzio De Angelis teaches a move with exclusivity.