High Percentage Armbar From A Defended Americana! The most visually pleasing aspect of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is not any particular technique or position, it is the transition between those. Submissions, sweeps, and passes are all easy to learn when treated as a unique...

Gonna. Be. UGE. For Your Game! Let’s get back to some basics. The americana has cemented its place as a necessary fundamental submission in BJJ. However, as we progress through the ranks the americana seems to be employed less and less by some....

The grappling art of Jiu Jitsu contains submissions that can be divided into joint locks and strangles. Each class of submissions has its circumstantial benefits when compared to the other. Within each class however, there are important variances to consider when thinking about...

Easy Submission Sequence That Everyone Must Know! The first submission transition I learned, and may new grapplers learn is how to connect the americana to the armbar. Give Unrelenting Pressure When You Pass! Click Learn More Below! LEARN MORE This specific transition is...

Learn This Slick Arm Bar With Americana Set Up If you are knew to Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, you may be wondering what exactly an arm bar or an Americana is. Both of these techniques are what are known as submissions. Usually, the arm...

Set Up Your Setups For Greater Success! One of the coolest things about watching a high-level Jiu Jitsu match is that it is an extremely sophisticated battle of trickery and manipulation rather than a display of brute strength and mindless attacks new grapplers...

Expansion On A Classic Position.... In early September, I attended a seminar led by Eli Knight as part of his ‘Bladed Grappler’ series.  All of the techniques involved the scenario of when an attacker has a knife. The majority of the material covered...

Is This Class Submission Useful At A High Level? Some Jiu Jitsu submissions are more effective than others, I think that is something we can all admit to. Although some unorthodox submissions are made popularly successful by only a subset of players, it...