Can you use Butterfly Guard to take the back? Butterfly Guard is a versatile position that can adapt to multiple goals. Primarily it is utilized to sweep the opponent and obtain top position. It can set up submissions, and it can also...

 BJJ World Champion Starts Bizarre Brawl World Champion Erberth Santos has been fighting his bad boy image long before he ever received in his black belt.  With a reputation for somewhat questionable behavior during his matches, he did very little to extinguish that...

Although many grapplers stay away from wrestling sometimes by pulling guard, there will be times where wrestling is a must. If you are on your butt and you are down on points but your opponent won’t engage you, you simply have to stand...

Most grapplers develop a decent enough armbar to submit white belts and even blue belts with relative ease. Against the not-so-experienced, the armbar is a pretty easy submission that can be attacked from a million different positions. Unfortunately, as you advance through the...

The darce choke is an extremely power strangle that can be attacked from a number of positions including turtle, half guard, and side control. This simple head and arm choke is extremely effective at getting taps and is a staple technique in both...

If you have trained Jiu Jitsu for a while, you have probably heard of pummeling, and hopefully a lot. Why is pummeling so important? Why are we told to do it from a variety of positions? Pummeling is a movement that involves bring...

  The open guard is one of the most beautiful and complex tools we utilize in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. When you think about it, open guard is actually just an umbrella term for a huge amount of positions that all vary from each...

Many people consider the closed guard to be a limited position, especially when they begin to move up the ranks in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, and I get why. You learn the majority of the techniques from closed guard as a white belt, but...

Stop this popular pass with ease. Encountering the knee slice is a pretty common occurrence at all levels of BJJ. We usually get exposed to the knee slice early, and for many it becomes a go to pass. Its popularity is prevalent at...

  If you’ve ever been passing the guard and someone throws up rubber guard it can cause a wide array of feelings. For some it can cause a confidence shift because they excel at passing the rubber guard. For a lot of people...

The Rematch is on with Interim Lightweight Title on the line! The Lightweight division in the UFC is easily the most stacked division in MMA, and it just got A LOT deeper. Max Holloway who is the current Featherweight (145) champ who is...

You’ve been here a million times. Your opponent has once again retreated to their knees and turtled up. The turtle is a great place to begin acquiring the back position, but its not always as easy as it may seem. If your partner...

The kimura is my favorite joint lock submission mostly because of its versatility. This extremely powerful shoulder lock can be attacked from closed guard, half guard, side control, and so many other positions. Not only is it versatile in the sense that it...

The closed guard is one of the most difficult positions to defend from in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. While the attacker has a variety of potential options to use against you including sweeps and submissions, the only real option the defender has is escaping....

Acquiring the over hook from bottom guard can lead to an enormous list of options if you know how to control the position properly. Trapping the arm and creating an angle can leave your opponent in a sticky situation. This position has its...