Kurt Osiander’s Loop Choke Kurt Osiander is a legendary black belt in the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu community. If you have not heard of him before then let me fill you in. Osiander earned his black belt from Ralph Gracie, of the infamous Gracie...

Kurt Osiander shows his favorite arm bar escapes and defenses If you have spent any time on the mats training Brazilian Jiu Jitsu or any other grappling martial art you will have likely heard of the arm bar. It is one of the...

Demoralize Your Opponent With Kurt Osiander’s Side Control! Side control is one of the most amazing positions you can find yourself. Sorry, not on bottom, I am talking about on top. Why is it so good to be in top side control? Well,...

Arm Bar Escape By Kurt Osiander Anyone who has spent even a little time training Brazilian Jiu Jitsu knows that getting arm barred is one of the most common submissions. It is highly effective, it is easy to do, and in a real...

2 High Percentage Side Control Escapes Getting stuck in someone’s side control is never fun, especially when first starting out in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. It may seem an impossible task to escape from underneath a person who is experienced with applying pressure to...

Kesa gatame, also known as scarf hold is a headlock type position controlling your arm and elbow, making it difficult to get out from underneath your opponent. This is a dangerous position to get caught in, not only because it sucks to slowly...

How To Establish A Daily Training Mindset For Jitsu and Life. Let us face it, getting your mind absolutely right for any real world situation could lead to better outcomes of that specific task. Of course the same principle exists in any martial...

Learn the simplest Jiu Jitsu Guard Pass with BJJ Renegade Kurt Osiander In this jiu jitsu video, Kurt Osiander shows us a very simple guard pass but first explains how to be ready to execute. Kurt explains that you must have a plan...

Can you get out of this BJJ predicament?                                                       If there was one position you feel most...

Lets just being completely honest... we all need work on our Fundamentals of Jiu Jitsu.  The age old saying that good fundamentals win fights is so true.  Have you ever gone with your coach or an old experienced grappler that barely does anything,...

In the latest edition of his wildly popular Move of the Week series, jiu jitsu renegade Kurt Osiander comes to us from his Empire Jiu Jitsu Academy in San Francisco to share a sweep and submission combo that you can easily add to...

Have you ever been in a situation where you asked your BJJ instructor how to get out of a particular position or submission and they've simply paused, looked at you and said "Don't get stuck in that position" or "Don't get caught"?  To...

BJJ's Resident Renegade With a New Spin On an Old Favorite The heavy metal, the swearing, the long hair, the new spin on classic techniques. See where I’m going with this yet? Yes, it must be Kurt Osiander’s Move of The Week! Coming...

Legendary Black Belt Pulls Back the Curtain  In this great Stuart Cooper documentary film, we are treated to a deep look at the life on and off the mats of one of the true OGs of the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.  Kurt Osiander, the...

If you can lock a body triangle around any human, I salute you. When I’m able to use the body triangle (normally on someone my size or smaller) the elements of control I feel are absolutely amazing. It helps to free up the...