What is the BJJ lockdown? In recent months, "being stuck in lockdown" has taken on an entirely new meaning.  Let's focus on the use of the lockdown in BJJ.  In BJJ, the lockdown position is a very effective tool, especially for the skilled...

Despite the devastating news to grappling fans all over the world that Gordon Ryan and Craig Jones have pulled out of the upcoming Who's Number One event Friday, July 31st due to Covid 19, there is a silver lining in the fact that...

  Everyone loves to be a beast on the mats but we usually attribute submissions and positional dominance to being a so called “beast”. But... great defense is just as important if not more important than being a dominant practitioner. If you're a...

  In Jiu-Jitsu it’s pretty beneficial to be Offensive. If you can control the tempo of the match there is a good chance you can funnel your opponent into an eventual trap. However, since most people are aware of this escapes become essential....

I don’t know about you but I want to train jiu-jitsu forever. A lofty goal? Maybe. I find as we age in our sport, it’s important to adapt as well. As our strength and athleticism begins to decline its imperative that our technical...

Getting frustrated with deep half guarders getting under you? Look no further! Here, 9-time World Champion and IBJJF Hall-of-Fame inductee Leticia Ribeiro shows you how to escape deep half and go straight through to the pass. Ribeiro starts by grabbing her partner’s pants...

If you have been training Jiu Jitsu for even just a few weeks, its pretty likely that you have tapped to an armbar or at least seen more experienced students using it all the time. Even if you haven’t trained at all, you’ve...

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...

It’s no secret as you train Jiu Jitsu for some time you will likely find certain positions that you find to be less comfortable than others.  I think it’s safe to say no one likes being mounted, or even being in bottom side...

Stalling is an unfortunate part of jiu jitsu that I’d venture to say a large percentage of practitioners do at some point during live training.   As we all know, it can be exhausting training round after round giving each round one hundred...

It seems that over the years of training certain positions give me more trouble than others.   Often times I know I’m developing new skills in that position, however everyone around me is too.  When I look at my training as a whole,...

Knee on belly is one of the most dreaded positions to get stuck in. Being stuck in knee on belly is not only painful, it is also difficult to escape. I find escaping knee on belly to be one of the most difficult...

Three Time Olympian and Danaher Black Belt Gives You Three Get Out of Jail Free Cards Being stuck in the bottom of North South position is easily one of the most frustrating positions to be stuck in.  If the top player is able...

I come from a gym where knee on belly is a very popular position, and rightly so. Knee on belly combines elements of side control and mount while providing a little more power using the position of the knee of the stomach. For...

Protect Yourself From This Bad Spot There’s nothing quite as dominating as the knee on belly position. Using the knee on belly to control the bottom player, especially in the gi, can be downright ruthless when the top player knows how to apply...