Your turtle attack toolbox is about to get quite the facelift. Gordon Ryan has released his newest instructional entitled, Systematically Attacking the Turtle Position. Ryan’s been posting some of his greatest turtle exchanges on IG lately and there are some incredible examples...

Taking the back and maintaining it is one of the most dominating methods of control in al of BJJ. This happens in a variety of ways and there seems to be a pathway to the back from nearly every position we can think...

Roberto Jimenez has yet again proved that he is one of the most talented and worthy up and comers in BJJ with his performance at this past weekend’s Vegas Open. Jiminez brought home 4 gold medals finishing all of his fights and with...

You’ve been here a million times. Your opponent has once again retreated to their knees and turtled up. The turtle is a great place to begin acquiring the back position, but its not always as easy as it may seem. If your partner...

Attack From The Mount, To Get To The Back! The mount is easily one of the most dominant positions in fighting and grappling. Not only is it extremely for a mounted person to hurt their attacker, with adequate knowledge, the mounting grappler can...

If you are still new to Jiu Jitsu, you may have not been able to experience what great back control is like. Back control is arguably the best position in Jiu Jitsu in regards terms ave attack options, control, and submission options. In...

It Is The Most Dominant Position In BJJ. Drill It. Learn It! Back control in Jiu Jitsu is often a battle in which the attacker must continuously retake the back while the defender continuously escapes. Because these movements occur quickly, it is vital...

Exploring the bout... Gunnar Nelson submitted Alex Oliveira in the second round at UFC 231. Oliveira started the action with some violent kicks to Nelson’s lead leg. Gunnar tied up Oliveira setting up take down all the while eating elbows from the Brazilian....

Gordan Ryan Shows Us A Slick Knee On Belly To Back Take Spend any time on the mats and you are destined to get a knee jammed in to your belly at some point. Just thinking about trying to escape such an uncomfortable...

By now, many of us have seen the controversial ending to the Kasai 4 Pro bout between Renato Canuto and Vagner Rocha. It was a high-paced, back-and-forth, action-packed match (as predicted), and Canuto gritted out a victory by points, 3-0. He was able to...

Can you get out of this BJJ predicament?                                                       If there was one position you feel most...

Stay on the offensive when they turtle up The turtle position in Jiu Jitsu is a unique circumstance in that many people will utilize it to escape various positions and even though it subjects them to a very high risk of getting their...

John Danaher has already changed the world of BJJ instructionals with the release of his revolutionary "Leglocks:  Enter the System" from BJJ Fanatics.  With over 10 hours of ultra in-depth content designed to take you from leglock neophyte to almost Junior Senpei in...