SIDE CONTROL ESCAPES BASICS Let's face it, being in stuck in bottom side control is one of the most frustrating positions to be caught in BJJ. God forbid if you have a stronger heavier opponent dominating from top side control and you've got...

Have you ever heard of the 92 double sleeve guard?  If you haven’t it may be a game changing guard that can take your Jiu Jitsu to the next level.  The 92 double sleeve guard was invented by Jay Wadsworth, he is a...

We know that all of the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu people are “lazy” wrestlers.  Why learn wrestling if you can play or pull guard?  Well this article is dedicated to the few people that compete.  If you compete, you better learn to do some...

Let’s talk about the gi today.  The gi can be your best friend or your own worst enemy; it really depends on how you look at things.  The gi makes things much more complicated in a sense of control, and stalling.   There are...

The twister is a very popular position these days, it widely popularized by Eddie Bravo and the 10th planet system.  Some may say that the twister is a staple in the 10th planet system.  Many people idolize Eddie Bravo for his creation of...

They say your life passes before your eyes when you're about to die.  I really hope that all that time I spent stuck in closed guard gets edited out.  I can remember entire training rounds where the bulk of my time was spent...

So you want to play half guard? Well you better find a good way of dealing with the Whizzer.  Half guard is one of the most popular guards in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, MMA, and any form of submission grappling.  This is because it...

The gi version of the knee slice or knee cut pass is one of the first passes that one learns to employ when someone's closed guard gets broken.  It can also be a very effective pass against more advanced guards, with the key...

There are probably as many opinions about how to get good at jiu jitsu as there are current practitioners out there on the mats.  So why do so many people who put on a gi or step on the mat for the first...

Life moves at a breakneck pace.  Between school, careers, and family responsibilities there can sometimes seem to be very little time for activities or hobbies like BJJ.  There always seems to be something pulling us away from activities the world may see as...

Chokes from the mount position are some of the most devastating and high percentage techniques that one can employ in their game.   If you are able to effectively keep yourself perched on top of someone's solar plexus and upper body, while manipulating your...

The classic triangle choke can be a very high percentage submission attempt if executed well.  There are a number of factors that need to be on point for a clean triangle submission to be achieved.  In the classic 101 triangle that we all...

ADCC is the biggest tournament in no gi grappling period.  It is the pinnacle of Submission Grappling.  ADCC 2017 was last weekend and there were so many incredible matches, submissions, upsets, and more.  We saw people rise to the top and we saw...

We all have those guys in our academies that love to play that pesky De La Riva guard, some of them even try and berimbolo us.  This can be a nuisance to many of us.  How can we beat the De La Riva...

The deep half guard has been around for decades.  Many of the top tier competitors have utilized this guard in some of the most prestigious grappling events.  Some of the famous deep half guard players include Bernardo Faria, and Jeff Glover.  Both of...