The arm bar is one of the oldest and most popular submissions used in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. The arm bar is one of few hyperextending submissions in which the arm would break at the elbow joint if the defender refuses to tap. Ready...

Great Armbar Escape With The OG, Kurt Osiander! The armbar is a traditional submission in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu that involves hyperextension of the arm at the elbow. This submission can be excruciating and is one of the more common submissions used in competition and...

Simple and Effective Knee On Belly Escape! If you’re like me, you hate being on the bottom of someone’s knee on belly.  Some people really know how to apply some terrible pressure while there. Like most of the less comfortable positions in BJJ,...

A Simple No-Gio Technique That Will Help Your Closed Guard Defense So, as an addendum to yesterday’s piece about how to deal with being inside the closed guard in no gi, Lachlan Giles presents us with another idea. This time he touches on...

Have you ever been in a situation where you asked your BJJ instructor how to get out of a particular position or submission and they've simply paused, looked at you and said "Don't get stuck in that position" or "Don't get caught"?  To...

In Brazilian Jiu Jitsu it is extremely important to have confidence in your escapes.  An aggressive offence will stem from a confident defense.  In bjj, in order to establish a good defense, you have to know your escapes.  Some people notoriously say in...

For some reason, the majority of people do not like to practice submission escapes in Jiu Jitsu. Most people find it more fun to simply do offensive techniques and get their training partners to tap. But practicing submission escapes is essential for growth as a Jiu Jitsu competitor. Being able to defend submissions is something […]