Live rolling is one of those elements that make Jiu Jitsu unique among the martial arts.  It gives us an opportunity to put our skills to work in a setting that is more realistic than when we simply drill. But what do...

An element of Jiu Jitsu that keeps most students attending day after day is the development and practice of new techniques. If you watch high level Jiu Jitsu matches from the nineties and early two thousand, you will see a lot of closed...

Now more than ever the Butterfly Guard is coming back in a HUGE way. More and more we are seeing the position used at the highest levels of competition across ALL WEIGHT CLASSES. On top of that it’s use is prevalent across Gi,...

Every jiu-jitsu journey is unique to the practitioner, and over the past 12 years I’ve learned a lot of lessons and absorbed a lot of information. I’ve acquired an invaluable skill set that can never be taken from me, and that can only...

  Working to pass the closed guard can be a tedious process. In a no gi setting, we often do everything we can to stay out of a closed guard scenario, as it slows thigs down considerably. If your opponent is sharp inside...

What is the worst position you can be stuck in during competition or live training?  What’s your opinion on this? What’s the worst position that you have been stuck in? Was is bottom side control?  Maybe it was in someone’s mount control, or...

If you’re a grappler, the existence of the double leg takedown is definitely on your radar. If you have a wrestling background, it may be one of your go to methods of getting the exchange to the mat. The double leg may have...

The Omoplata can be a frustrating submission to finish if you don’t have all of the details just right.  Over the years, I have met several people who have their own thoughts on the position, unfortunately it seems often times that this submission...

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...

Although it is not as popular as it once was, deep half guard was once one of the most utilized positions in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Although it is just as effective now as it once was, Jiu Jitsu is a sport that is...

Do you pay enough attention to counters and escapes? I find it’s pretty natural to spend the bulk of our time on attacking, acquiring dominant positions, and transitions. Sometimes we tend to put the counters and escapes on the back burner. However, they...

When you think of half guard, who do you think of? There are a lot of practitioners out there that use the half guard as their primary guard.  Do you think of Tom DeBlass? Perhaps Lucas Leite? Or maybe you think of Bernardo...

It’s no secret that passing no Gi can be interesting to say the least.  There is nothing quite like trying to control someone that is wearing skin tight compression material designed to be slippery.  Add sweat to that…. Forget about it. But wait,...

  The side control. In many cases, it’s the first dominant position we become comfortable in. This was the case for me, and I still enjoy it, more so than the back or the mount. I feel more in control, and I really...