10 years ago, it wasn’t  likely that you’d run into a wide variety of guards in your training stints on the mat. Closed guard, half guard, maybe a little bit of open or butterfly guard was common. But jiu-jitsu has evolved a...

  Opening the closed guard has to be one of the most common problems in the history of BJJ training. This decades old conundrum plagues our training sessions to this day when dealing with proficient bottom players. Many of us do our best...

  With the rise and spread of the covid-19 virus, many BJJ schools have been forced or have elected to shut their doors. These new restrictions and mandates have hit the BJJ community incredibly hard and the current situation has many school owners...

  The reverse De La Riva guard is one of the most highly implemented guards in the modern age of BJJ. This incredibly versatile position offers much in the way of off balancing, transitioning, attacking, and it is famous for stopping the guard...

  When working from the open guard, we’ll encounter many different passing postures from the opposing party. Things can change here very quickly as the top player begins to make decisions about the type of pass and pathways they’re going to choose. They...

  The sumi gaeshi or hook sweep as many refer to it, has very deep roots in BJJ history. Using the instep to  elevate an opponent or even an assailant is a tale as old as time. Since the inception of our art...

  The open guard is vast in its many resources. Without the solid and recognizable connection, we feel with many other guards, the open guard offers hundreds of possibilities, making it both exciting and a bit trying at the same time. You must...

  The rear naked choke. This technique could be the most recognized submission in all of combat sports. In fact, even most people that don’t take part in martial arts themselves can identify this popular finish. We learn and experience the technique quite...

The recent Third Coast Grappling Championship 3 featured a stacked lineup with some of the very best of today’s competitors. From top to bottom the card was packed with talent, but the show reached its peak with the addition of a few top...

  With none other than The King Himself! ADCC 2019 was a wild ride! There were many great story lines going into the even, and possibly even MORE after it was all over. When the dust settled, many were calling it the greatest...

Catching a solid arm bar from the guard has never been a strength for me. If you’re like me, your first experiences learning the arm bar went kind of like this; We secured the arm and maybe the collar as well. We’d place...

  I will try to contain my excitement through the progression of this piece, but I can’t help but be a little giddy about his upcoming instructional with “The Lion Killer” Garry Tonon. I think many of us have been waiting for years...

I remember it like it was yesterday. Learning the scissor sweep for the very first time, I was completely enamored. I was so incredibly impressed by the fact that we could position our bodies in a manner that allowed us to perform this...

  The closed guard is quite possibly the most recognized position in all of BJJ. Even those that don’t have any experience with the art may associate the position with their limited knowledge of what BJJ is. In its earliest days, we found...

  A black belt has a tremendous responsibility to Jiu-jitsu. By the time we reach this level, we should be seasoned in good practices, honor, and giving back to the community that fostered our growth. In BJJ, black belts are looked to for...