Great Passing Technique With Lachlan Giles! An experienced BJJ player doesn’t give up the under hook easily. He/she knows you want them, and they will do what they can to closed down those pockets of space. Being that the under hook is incredibly...

Team Renzo Gracie Blue Belt Heads to ADCC World Championships The grappling world has been abuzz of late with all of the exciting performances and matches coming out of the recent East Coast and West Coast Trials for this coming Fall's ADCC World...

Why You Should Buy Gordon Ryan’s Guard Passing DVD Guard passing is a widely complex element of Jiu Jitsu with so much diversity and difficulty that it can be difficult to navigate, even for the experienced students. Because there are so many different...

The kimura is one of the oldest submissions in the book and was introduced to Jiu Jitsu from Judo just like many other techniques. The kimura is a great submission not only because it is very effective at getting the tap but also...

The headquarter position is one of the best for passing guards. It allows the top player to pass in any direction with many different types of passes including different passing styles. Headquarter’s position is also versatile in the sense that you can easily...

The single leg takedown is an old school wrestling technique that is one of the most commonly employed moves from standing in Jiu Jitsu. The biggest issue with the single leg takedown when used in grappling is the head is usually exposed or...

The hitchhiker escape is a simple yet very effective technique to defend and get out of the traditional armbar. In fact, the hitchhiker escape is probably the most utilized armbar defense and is used by grapplers new and skilled alike. When I am...

  Recently we talked about guard strategies for people who pass off of their knees. More often than not we see people choose to pass from their feet. This could be due to multiple factors. Passing from the feet offers ample amounts of...

Being in bottom side control is an unfortunate circumstance every grappler has to deal with at some point in time. If you are going up against a skilled grappler who knows how to adjust their position well and respond to your movements, it’ll...

The first level of open guard, especially no-gi, is shin-on-shin guard. This guard is kind of the spider guard for no-gi. It allows you to maintain a certain level of distance from you partner while having some form of control whilst also giving...

When we first start learning how to wrestle in Jiu Jitsu, we begin immediately with takedowns like the double under or single leg takedown. Initially, it may not seem like an issue to do this when you’re going against white belts, but the...

Although the triangle choke has been a submission used for a long time in Jiu Jitsu, many grapplers have a hard time finishing it. The triangle has a different set of problems for each different type of body unless you have both long...

A great butterfly guard player can be a real pain in the ass to deal with. The butterfly is one of the oldest and most traditional forms of guard play in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Using butterfly hooks, an opponent can weaken your base,...

The knee slide pass is one of the oldest techniques in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu used to pass the guard. This type of pass works extremely well against many types of guard like half guard or reverse da la riva but can also be...

One of my favorite aspects of Jiu Jitsu is that as you proceed through the ranks, the game becomes more complex. This complexity usually isn’t resolved by brute strength but by creating a grappling system that allows you to connect things together in...