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Rare footage: watch Andre Galvão and Rafael Mendes rolling together
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiJ7tep-_Zc This 10-minute video was posted today. Take a look and see two of the mos...
Podcast EP 34: Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Principles with Rob Biernacki (plus Ninjas, Insane Martial Arts Instructors and Martial Arts Cults)
The latest episode of the Grapplearts Radio Podcast is out. In it I talk with Rob Biernacki, a friend, BJJ black bel...
Video: Take the back with Rubens Cobrinha
The four times world champion and two times ADCC champion returns to teach another technique of his competition-prove...
How to do the Reverse Butterfly Sweep
I talk a lot about the butterfly guard around here; it’s one of my very favourite guard positions. It’s powerful, it...
A Trick to Set Up the Grips You Need to Pass Your Opponent’s Guard
One of the keys to passing the guard effectively and efficiently is controlling the grip battle.
But a quality oppone...
Top 3 Armbar Mistakes in BJJ
The basic armbar is one of those bread-and-butter submission techniques in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. You just can’t do BJJ...
The 4 Most Common Errors For The ‘Upa’ Mount Escape
The ‘Upa’ (or ‘Bridge and Roll’) is probably the very first mount escape that a beginner ever learns. It’s taught as ...
How to Escape Kesa Gatame and the Headlock
Kesa Gatame is one of the most under-utilized positions in BJJ. People in jiu-jitsu tend to ignore this position but ...
Blocking Headbutts in the Guard
As I’ve said many times before, BJJ is a fantastic sport and fitness activity but at it’s core IT’S A MARTIAL ART.
An...
Learn from Rafa: how to set up an armbar after the opponent blocks the berimbolo
The man on the cover of GM #227 is back to teach another awesome technique. Here you have a solution for when your op...
Dealing with Big, Strong Wrestlers in Your Guard
I got the following question on Twitter where I hang out as @stephankesting. I think it’s a question worth exploring ...
How To Do The Lapel-Based Brabo Choke in the Gi
From our very first day on the mat we’re taught to pass the guard before attacking with a submission.
Pass… Establish...