While high level technique is considered “high level” for a reason, if you are familiar enough with the general movements of Jiu Jitsu then anything is attainable. Becoming creative and keeping up with the new age techniques is imperative for success, and...

Lucas "Hulk" Barbosa Shows Why He is Still At the top of His Division

The side control position offers an incredible level of stability and comfort when it comes to attacking. As long as we can keep the bottom player from recomposing their guard, we can enjoy a bit of time here to keep ourselves stable and...

Jon Satava has made a career out of the butterfly guard and the submissions available from it. One of those submissions is the inverted arm bar.  Usually, Satava pushes his partner away with his hooks and sits up to finish the inverted arm...

Without a doubt, the Armbar from Guard is one of the first submissions every white belt learns—or, at least, attempts to learn. As with most techniques in Jiu Jitsu, it’s the wealth of small details that lead to success or failure with this...

Attacking an arm bar from the guard can be tricky, as there are a lot of factors that go in to creating a successful acquisition of this classic submission. Because we are on the bottom, we need to make sure that were able...

Side control is a top pin used in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu to control grapplers who are on their back. The most frequent way people end up getting stuck in bottom side control is after getting their guard passed. From side control, the grappler...

The closed guard is one of the safest and most effective position for a grappler to be in when fighting from their back. It can be used to sweep, submit, and even strike from while allowing the guard player to stay safe from...

Side control. There’s so much to consider. From a beginner’s perspective, this may be the first dominant position you become comfortable in. Many of us gravitate towards side control early, for a simple reason, it can be a little easier to stay there....

A straight arm bar from mount is one of the first submissions most people learn and feel comfortable with in Jiu Jitsu. The learning curve is fast, there isn’t a grocery list of steps to remember, and it can be done from a...

Following up on our review of the Cross Collar Choke, let’s take another look at the double armbar.  Renato Canuto is well-known for his prowess with the armbar, and in the video below, he demonstrates this basic move. Canuto admits that, when he...

If you have been training Jiu Jitsu for even just a few weeks, its pretty likely that you have tapped to an armbar or at least seen more experienced students using it all the time. Even if you haven’t trained at all, you’ve...

One of the most frequently asked questions in regard to the arm bar is when and why you should cross your legs. Various high-level instructors will tell you to never cross your legs while others will tell you that you should. With this...

The knee on belly position is quite possibly one of the most dominant platforms in all of BJJ. It’s hard to beat the feeling of establishing the position and keeping it as you hunt for submissions and opportunities to transition. Along with its...

I always found it interesting that it seemed the fundamental techniques I first learned, I’m talking the very basics, the ones I had to know to get my first stripe, seemed to only work on the new students and would continually see them...