How To Takedown A Bigger Opponent by Henry Cejudo In the world of Mixed Martial Arts, Henry Cejudo is one of the greatest competitors of his generation. As a professional Mixed Martial Artist and former freestyle, Cejudo is currently signed to the Ultimate...

Learn Wrestling For BJJ From Hudson Taylor! Learning wrestling can give you a great advantage in grappling. In a pure Brazil Jiu Jitsu class, you will not always be training with professors who have any advanced knowledge in wrestling. There are many different...

Philosophy of Passing Guard to Attack by Chael Sonnen In the world of grappling and Mixed Martial Arts, there is no person quite like Chael Sonnen. Today we are going to explore Chael Sonnen’s philosophy for passing the guard in order to attack...

The first level of open guard, especially no-gi, is shin-on-shin guard. This guard is kind of the spider guard for no-gi. It allows you to maintain a certain level of distance from you partner while having some form of control whilst also giving...

When we first start learning how to wrestle in Jiu Jitsu, we begin immediately with takedowns like the double under or single leg takedown. Initially, it may not seem like an issue to do this when you’re going against white belts, but the...

Although the triangle choke has been a submission used for a long time in Jiu Jitsu, many grapplers have a hard time finishing it. The triangle has a different set of problems for each different type of body unless you have both long...

2 Of Neil Melanson’s Most Powerful Techniques Neil Melanson is a guy who needs no introduction. Neil could easily be considered one of the most dangerous men on the planet. Neil Melanson is an American combat sports coach who is currently the head...

Kimura From Side Control Top Position by Travis Stevens The kimura is one of the most used control techniques and submissions in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu as well as all other grappling martial arts. I am sure if you have spent any time on...

How To Finish The Arm Bar From The Turtle Position by Kazushi Sakuraba Kazushi Sakuraba is a Japanese mixed martial artist and professional wrestler who is currently signed to Rizin Fighting Federation. Sakuraba has also competed in major MMA promotions such as the...

A great butterfly guard player can be a real pain in the ass to deal with. The butterfly is one of the oldest and most traditional forms of guard play in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Using butterfly hooks, an opponent can weaken your base,...

Fabiano Scherner is a German Brazilian professional mixed martial artist and Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt. He has fought in Cage Rage, IFL and the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Scherner is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu competitor who won multiple championships on an international and...

The knee slide pass is one of the oldest techniques in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu used to pass the guard. This type of pass works extremely well against many types of guard like half guard or reverse da la riva but can also be...

One of my favorite aspects of Jiu Jitsu is that as you proceed through the ranks, the game becomes more complex. This complexity usually isn’t resolved by brute strength but by creating a grappling system that allows you to connect things together in...

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...