Mistakes are healthy.  Not trying again is not. Have you ever walked on a tight rope? If you stay in one place and worry about every facet of your balance, chances are you are going to fall. If you step right on and...

Classic Butterfly Guard Never Goes Out of Style With so many guards out there it’s hard to know where to start. As a beginner often times the newest/hottest guard seems like the place to start learning, but often times where beginners will find...

 Adam Wardzinski Wins Poznan Open 2018 The longer you spend training and watching competitive BJJ, the more you will begin to see the cycle of life of certain positions.  As new guards, sweeps, submissions or positions come into favor, it can be easy...

It can be argued that the hips are the single most important part of the body in jiu jitsu.  The powerful muscles of the hips and surrounding legs and lower back are where the majority of the power comes for most escapes.  The...

The key to mastering any technique is to break it down into smaller digestible chunks and steps, allowing you to then replicate the process over and over using the same easy to execute steps.  In the butterfly guard pass below, Chris Yonkers takes...

Butterfly guard is one of the longest existing classic open guard positions in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.  Sometimes referred to as "hooks guard", it consists of using the insteps of the feet, combined with curled toes to keep a constant connection to an opponent. ...

The butterfly guard can be one of the more frustrating guards because of the guard player's ability to be extremely mobile and use their feet as powerful hooks to both control and to elevate their opponents.  With the legs chambered back at an...

The method of achieving a reversal with the insteps of our feet is one of the most common forms of sweeping our opponent we’ll ever encounter. It’s a very strong and significant concept in BJJ. When we’re looking for examples of this particular...

Your guard is one of the first lines of defense against an opponent.  Being able to keep the opponent controlled and at the proper distance is a crucial skill that you will work on for the entirety of your jiu jitsu life. Having...

The butterfly guard is one of the most important guards to learn if you are interested in learning lower body attacks.  The butterfly guard is the guard that you are going to use to be able to transition into stronger leg attacking positions...

Firas Zahabi of Tristar gym in Montreal is one of the most sought after MMA coaches in the world.  Training the likes of Georges St. Pierre and Rory McDonald amongst a stable of other students, Zahabi's combat coaching experience is second to none. ...

Adam Wardzinski is one of the premier Polish black belts making his name known in the world of BJJ.  Poland, with a cultural love of grappling, has produced over 300 black belts and Adam Wardzinski has become one of the most accomplished.  Recently...

The butterfly guard is an extremely effective version of open guard that utilizes the legs and hooks made by the feet to prevent guard passing, initiate sweeps, and to set up different attacks.  The proximity with which you are able to bring your...

The butterfly guard is often considered one of the classic guard games in BJJ.  The use of the feet or hooks to elevate an opponent or work to stay connected can be traced back to the pre-BJJ days of Judo's ground techniques.  Butterfly...

Pressure passing is one of the best, most effective ways to address any type of guard game your opponents or training partners can employ.  Utilizing the grinding, methodical elements that make up pressure passing against anyone who specializes in closed guard, half guard,...