Escaping a tough position is always one of the hardest things to do in Jiu Jitsu in my opinion.  No matter how brutal the position it can be extremely frustrating trying and trying time and time again to escape a position only to...

The mount. The concepts may come easy to some, but the mount has always been a dark spot in my game. It seems that for me, getting there isn’t an enormous problem, but maintenance and attacking is where I fall short. When we...

There are few things worse than being stuck under someone in North South position.  Being stuck here becomes increasingly less fun the bigger and or sweatier the opponent is at the time.  I remember when I first started training there was a student...

When we first start training, we are taught the closed guard position along with a few sweeps and submissions from the closed guard position.  We are also taught how to open an opponent’s closed guard and either go over the opponent’s legs using...

Escapes Might Not Be The "Cool" Technique To Learn, But Knowing How To Escape From A Bad Position Will Save You A Ton Of Stress And Aggravation   In Brazil Jiu Jitsu, the art of escaping is often over looked and easily neglected. Let’s face...

Escaping the North South Position is one of the most challenging positions to escape - in fact most jiu jitsu coaches even say that there is not much you can do from there! Well - leave it to Bernardo Faria to show you...