Getting to mount from side control seems like an easy thing to do when you are a white belt. As you move up the ranks, you’ll start to notice that it is not as simple as throwing your leg over and that you...

  With all the talk about guard passing getting tossed around let’s focus on a tried and true passing style that is making a comeback. People who pass off of their knees get close to the action and can start to apply pressure...

There is a lot of interplay and connectivity between the different open guards utilized in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Being a great guard player doesn’t mean being great at one type of guard, but learning to connect them together to get the desired results...

  Being able to control and secure a takedown can be a difficult endeavor. It is a skill that is used across multiple areas in combat. Whether you are an MMA fighter, Law enforcement officer, or just a regular old BJJ’er being able...

How To Avoid Getting Smashed by The Bigger Guys by 9x World Champion Bruno Malfacine When you roll with an opponent who is bigger and stronger than you are, you are face to face with the true realities of your techniques. Do your...

Being a smaller, lighter grappler, I face a lot of difficulty defending against pressure passes like the over/under, double under, and so forth. This is especially true when rolling against bigger guys skilled at applying a lot of pressure and keeping me flat....

3 Amazing Triangles From John Danaher In the world of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, the triangle is one of the most effective submissions. The triangle is simple in principle; you use your legs to wrap around your opponent’s neck, leaving one of the arms...

Adam Wardzinski is one of the best BJJ competitors to come out of Europe. Wardzinski is a Polish grappler, and a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu under Alan do Nascimento. Many regard Adam Wardzinski as one of the top heavy weight competitors...

2 Amazing Techniques from Craig Jones In the world of grappling, one of the most successful and accomplished active competitors is Craig Jones. Craig has taken the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu community by storm, with a rapid rise to fame. Craig Jones is now...

If you train enough eventually you’ll reach a point where you feel like you aren’t improving. This is a natural part of progression in BJJ. There is no substitute for showing up and putting in time on the mat. That said, with enough...

Drilling is one of the best ways to get better at Jiu Jitsu quickly. The reason drilling works so well is that it enforces a different kind of learning, that which creates Jiu Jitsu specific muscle memory. In order to become an amazing...

  Jiu-Jitsu is for a lifetime! How many sports did you play in high school or college that you still currently stay active with? If you played “traditional” sports like Football, Basketball, or Baseball chances are that you stopped being able to enjoy...

Get A Sneak Peak Of Gordon Ryan’s New Guard Passing Instructional Series! Gordon Ryan is in the headlines again after his recent victory over Joao Rocha in the main event at Kasai Pro Super Series. The match lived up to the hype and...

Careful... Gordon Ryan secured an impressive victory at Kasai this past weekend over Gabriel Rocha. But he did so at the expense of his LCL. Rocha had roughly 40 lbs. on Ryan, and engaged in some pretty furious attempts at passing Ryan’s guard....

How often do you get to suffer when you train? I don’t mean getting maliciously ripped apart by the guy that everyone avoids at your academy, or getting injured on a regular basis. I’m referring to the genuine feeling of being too tired...