Know The Proper Steps To Escape An Armlock Escaping arm bars can be risky business. Especially if your opponent has good knowledge of grip breaks, and how to unlock the webs we weave in order to stave off the attack. Depending on where...

 Even a back take can have a silver lining What's that old cliche about teaching an old dog new tricks?  Recently during a visit to Carlos Farias' academy in Arizona, Bernardo Faria met Parker Lapp and that cliche was turned on its head...

When we have a chance to learn from legends, our ears perk up. OG BJJ practitioners have a way of taking seemingly simple themes and explaining them in a manner that can make you feel like you’ve been lost in the dark for...

When we achieve the mount, especially as a BJJ beginner, we hunt for the basics, such as the cross choke, Americana, and, of course, the armbar. Because of the commonality and knowledge of these basic mount submissions, the defenses are plentiful and widely...

The arm bar from mount. One of the classic submissions in BJJ. When trying to apply the arm bar from the mount position, do you find that your opponent is sometimes able to thwart the attack by getting to his/her side and beginning...

The double under position can be extremely frustrating for the person who is having it applied to them.  With both arms outside of the legs, holding the belt on either side of the hips or some sort of gi grip, it keeps the...