With ADCC next month in California, I find myself rewatching the highlights of the 2017 battles. I’ve probably watching Gordon Ryan choke Keenan Cornelius five times now. I would love to be takedown and choke the competition so flawlessly.  Let’s have “The...

It’s no secret or surprise to anyone that back control is one of the most dominate positions you can have in a Jiu Jitsu match.  In many point based competitions back control will earn you more points than almost anything else, typically tied...

Securing an armbar from the bottom guard can be a difficult task. We run in to several problems when trying to acquire the submission, including posture, adequate control of the limb, and so forth. While the arm bar can be performed very technically,...

What is the BEST guard? This question can stir quite the debate among the Jiu-Jitsu community, and rightfully so. For one the question has a lot of variables. BUT in this blog we are going to talk about why Closed Guard is KING...

Throughout the last few years we have seen Gordon Ryan go through a complete body overhaul;going from a tall and long-limbed teenager to a strong and muscled adult. Throughout this transformation he has not only gained muscle and strength, but he also...

No matter what he does, it will never be good enough for the trolls who lurk beneath digital bridges. Gordon Ryan has his share of haters in the world of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, but he also commands a legion of adherents to love...

In February, grappling fans received some bad news.  Master entertainer Gordon Ryan injured his knee -- reputured his LCL and strained his biceps femoris tendon -- in his match against Joao Gabriel Rocha during the KASAI Super Series. Ryan won the match, but...

Attacking an arm bar from the guard can be tricky, as there are a lot of factors that go in to creating a successful acquisition of this classic submission. Because we are on the bottom, we need to make sure that were able...

Gordon Ryan is one of, if not the best grappler in the entire world today.  This is a clip off of his highly anticipated instructional on the closed guard.  Here he demonstrates one of the most powerful techniques from the closed guard. Enjoy...

Gordon Ryan’s Closed Guard instructional is just around the corner. To prepare you for it’s impending arrival The King graciously lets us take a look at not only a top tier technique, but also some ADCC Champ quality insight on grip fighting from...

When it comes to passing the guard, it can seem like a pretty large mountain to climb. There is an immeasurable amount of choices as to how we can approach the guard pass. Should we stand, or kneel? Should we go over or...

The minds of the Jiu Jitsu greats work in ways that mine doesn’t yet approach.  My mind has trouble assembling breakfast in the morning. Meanwhile, Gordon Ryan is turning a problem into a victory. In the video below, Ryan demonstrates how to turn...

Gordon Ryan often receives a lot of flack for his upbringing;that he was a privileged child and that was the reason he was able to achieve the incredible feat of rising to a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt in merely five years....

Admit it.  You don’t stretch enough.   If you’re like me, when you talk about your stretching regimen, the only thing you’re really stretching is the truth. We’re all the same.  We want to get rolling as fast as possible, so we do a...

ADCC is right around the corner! With that comes the shake ups of divisions as athletes settle into their respective divisions. When it was announced that Dillon was moving up, much to Gordon Ryans delight, the -77kg division at ADCC has only gotten...