One of the most effective half guard passes involves switching the hips, turning your back towards the bottom player.  This makes the bottom player's job extremely difficult because their hips are being locked down and if they control the bottom player's legs and...

Neil Melanson is one of the most sought after grappling and MMA coaches today.  Having worked with a veritable who's who of MMA luminaries like Randy Couture and Chael Sonnen, he also spent an extended term as the grappling and MMA coach for...

If you've been a BJJ practitioner for any length of time, you've heard of Kurt Osiander.  It's hard not to hear Kurt Osiander, with his kick you in the teeth, heavy metal persona, he has garnered legions of fans and students who follow...

Tom DeBlass is no stranger to competition.  As a perennial competitor with IBJJF world titles, three ADCC appearances, a winning MMA record that includes fights for both the UFC and Bellator promotions, and many other superfight appearances, he has tested himself against some...

In this edition of BJJ Fanatics Worlds Flashbacks, we take a look at a match between Gabriel Arges and Claudio Calasans in 2016.  This match in the quarter finals would showcase both the technicality and patience of the Gracie Barra and Atos black...

With the 2018 IBJJF World Championships set to start this week, let's take a look at some pivotal matches from the past.  Our first worlds flashback is a grueling semi final match between the legendary Bernardo Faria and his opponent Luiz Panza.  Check...

Kurt Osiander has nearly 75,000 loyal subscribers to his wildly popular YouTube channel Kurt Osiander's Move of the Week.  Each week he shares his unique blend of Bay Area Metal attitude with OG BJJ knowledge to inform and entertain practitioners around the globe....

The BJJ Fanatics team recently hosted the one and only Kurt Osiander to record his first BJJ instructional with us, Fundamentals of a Jiu Jitsu Renegade.  In it, Kurt shares all of his favorite submissions, sweeps, escapes, and guard passes.  It truly is everything...

Guard passing is one of the most difficult tasks we face when we're training or competing in BJJ.  The legs and hips of a knowledgeable opponent can offer countless roadblocks to the advancement of our game plan forward towards a dominant position like side...

One of the most effective passes when facing a strong half guard and knee shield is the leg weave pass.  By driving their near side arm under the knee shield leg down to the bottom leg which is hooking the thigh, they can...

The guillotine choke is one of the most effective No Gi chokes you can add to your arsenal.  It is a very high percentage submission that comes on extremely fast, leaving your opponent little time to defend or escape once the choke is...

Bernardo Faria is one of the most successful BJJ competitors in history.  Much of his success on the competition mats was due to his creative use of half guard.  He has been referred to as the Michael Jordan of half guard because of...

Kurt Osiander is a true OG of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.  The Ralph Gracie black belt holds down the fort as the head instructor at the Ralph Gracie Academy in San Francisco.  Kurt has mixed an old school BJJ toughness with a hard edged...

Side control is one of the most dominating positions in jiu jitsu.  Once you finally get past the opponent or training partner's legs, side control can appear like an oasis in the distance.  It is common to get to the coveted side control...

There are no days off for Tom DeBlass.  Even on a short vacation with friends in Costa Rica, he took time to film a half guard technique and this short video addressing the age old question he has heard people say for almost...