After sustaining a complete tear to his LCL at Kasai against Joao Gabriel Rocha, Gordon Ryan has been working hard on his return to the BJJ competition circuit. It looks like things are beginning to come together for Ryan as he has been...

You can’t argue with success, and, right now, success in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is synonymous with the name Gordon Ryan.  So, in addition to studying Ryan’s techniques, we would do well to spend a bit of time paying attention to Ryan’s overall philosophy....

When you look at the meteoric rise that Gordon Ryan has had in just three short years, it's almost unbelievable. In 2016 he came into EBI 6 on just a single weeks’ notice, a replacement for his injured teammate Eddie Cummings. Relatively unknown...

Gordon Ryan is one of the hottest properties in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, and part of the reason is his knowledge of all things related to the guard.  BJJ Fanatics is soon to release Ryan’s new DVD series on The Closed Guard, but in...

The closed guard is the first position, at least defensive position, new grapplers learn. For the naïve person, the closed guard looks like a very odd position to be in. It’s even more odd to find that people electively chose that position and...

One of the weirdest positions that grappler can use in Jiu Jitsu is the butterfly guard. This position is often weird for both the guard player and guard passer. Although the butterfly guard has been around for a long time, not many of...

The over under pass is likely one of the most popular No Gi passes among Jiu Jitsu practitioners at all levels. Professor Bernardo Faria stated during his breakdown of the pass in his video instructional titled “No Gi Pressure Passing” that this pass...

One of the very first positions we learn when we start training is the closed guard.  How to lock out feet, how to use it to control the opponent if they are trying to throw strikes and how to execute sweeps and submissions...

The balance to the tap concept written about in a previous blog entry is  undoubtedly the map concept. If you want to make progress, then you need to map a way towards the success you want to achieve. George Lockhart speaks to this...

What kind of guard passer are you? We tend to gravitate toward particular methods of passing from the inception of our training. This may be heavily influenced by our instruction, body type, etc. Regardless, everyone tends to cozy up to the methods that...

  One of the most commonly used expressions in combat sport is that you either win, or you learn. The problem with this mindset is that it implies that by winning you did everything correctly, which is not always the case. When you...

Gordon Ryan did a fantastic job of labeling the three types of passing as part of his newest instructional release. He referred to these as loose passing, tight passing, and passing using submissions. I think for a lot of people this sort put...

  Garry Tonon might just be the hardest working Martial Artist in America. After a long flight and an even longer week in Singapore Tonon is back doing his thing teaching Jiu-JItsu at the Evolve MMA Super Seminar. Friday night Tonon took less...

The butterfly guard is a favorite for many grapplers. This unique guard is so popular because of the advantages it provides when compared to other guards. The odd thing about butterfly guard that makes it so interesting to me is that it is...

The KING Is Back With His Revolutionary New No Gi Passing Instructional Series! Unless you have been living under a rock you probably know Gordon Ryan is taking over the head lines again after his amazing performance at Kasai Super Series in Dallas,...