One of the most commonly used guard passes in all of Jiu Jitsu is the knee slice pass, sometimes also referred to as the inside knee slide pass as well. This great pass works so well that it used by grapplers at every...

One of the oldest, and most controversial questions of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu history is whether crossing the feet in the arm bar is a good idea or a bad idea. What I can tell you right off the bat is that it is...

The mount position is an effective position in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu to dominate your opponent and give yourself many options for hitting a successful submission... The thing about mount though is that if you do not know how to stabilizing yourself while on...

Having a little trouble with your armbar? I have always struggled with the arm bar, particularly from guard, but I’ve continuously lacked key elements to acquiring it and finishing it successfully from all positions. John Danaher has returned once again with the last...

  Anthony Pettis made a triumphant debut at welterweight in Nashville against Top 5 opponent Stephen Wonderboy Thompson. Leading up to the bout much was made about size difference, and perceived striking advantage of Wonderboy. As the fight went on it started to...

“Why ignore 50% of the body?” The quote all Jiu Jitsu practitioners are familiar and associate with John Danaher, one of the best leg lock instructors of all time. For many years, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu practitioners considered leg attacks to be taboo and...

One of the most popular positions in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is the half guard. Interestingly, many grapplers like Tom Deblass and Bernardo Faria would make the half guard their primary guard and will even force opponents to the position. The reason half guard...

Of all the differences seen between gi Jiu Jitsu and no-gi Jiu Jitsu, it think you’ll notice they are most different from the closed guard. Defending against the closed guard in the gi is easier because you can use grips to your advantage...

There are many ways of passing the guard. The two main styles of passing the guard are quick passing and pressure passing. Each style of guard passes also has its own subsets. These subsets include going under the legs or over the legs....

  Time for an update folks As always with an Enter The System release people are flocking to receive the newest info laid forth by the Legendary John Danaher. He has revolutionized the approach to multiple aspects of BJJ. Leglocks, back attacks, front...

The UFC returns to Nashville and features a main event between Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson and Anthony ‘Showtime’ Pettis. Curtis Blaydes and Justin Willis will take place in the co main event slot. The main event seems to be the type of fight where...

If you’ve been training Jiu Jitsu for more than a few months by the time you got to this article, you probably think the closed guard is a boring position that doesn’t work against anyone that has a blue belt or higher rank....

Edwin Najmi is a black belt Brazilian Jiu Jitsu practitioner from California. Edwin displayed interest in combat sports at a young age and eventually pursued a full time career, becoming one of the top competitors in the sport. Although Edwin initially began his...

Although Jiu Jitsu practitioners are all now starting to learn leg locks as a general addition to the curriculum, it was once taboo to attack leg locks in grappling. Then some grapplers started using them to submit very high level opponents. These leg...

In BJJ Fanatics latest addition, John Danaher delves deep into the marvels of one of the most simple, yet effective submissions in all of grappling history, the arm bar. As you begin exploring the arm bar, or Juji Gatame as John prefers to...