Basic Sets Of Controls Obtain Easier Passes... When passing the guard of skilled Jiu Jitsu practitioners, we are often met with intricate resistance such as frames, hip escaping, under hooks, and so on. Usually when passing, grapplers fail to establish good hand control...

A Simple No-Gio Technique That Will Help Your Closed Guard Defense So, as an addendum to yesterday’s piece about how to deal with being inside the closed guard in no gi, Lachlan Giles presents us with another idea. This time he touches on...

If you train Brazilian JiuJitsu there may be a variety of reasons why. From learning self defense, physical improvement, mental health, or perhaps social reasons. All of the before mentioned reasons to train BJJ are all potential benefits of training in the "gentle...

Break Free Of The Closed Guard!  Playing the open guard in no gi might be the preference of many BJJ players. It’s a little faster, the leg lock entries are a little more accessible, and switching between the other guards is a little...

There's nothing that says "you will die... if you don't tap" more than a good jiu jitsu choke :) Lachlan Giles is considered one of Australia's best grapplers - especially know for this coaching and training with other top Aussies:  Livia Gluchowska and...

This weekend saw the first North American trials for the 2019 Abu Dhabi Combat Championships, with the champion at each of the five weight classes punching his ticket to the toughest submission grappling tournament on the planet. So, who is in for ADCC's so...

A Dangerous Guard Is A Powerful Tool Passing the guard without the gi has its own set of concepts that must be adhered to. We commonly see practitioners electing to stand up when choosing their preferred method of getting by the legs. Standing...

That is the question! This is a debate that goes back to the beginning of Jiu-Jitsu, and most people have their own opinion on it. Like usual, when it comes to hot topics there are many valid point on either side of the...

For those just beginning in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, sparring can be a really strange position. People are grabbing at you and laying on you really hard, tapping you out at will while you try to do anything. Until you gain a little more comfort...

On a cold windy day in January, 1969, the Beatles treated the public to a impromptu concert atop a  London rooftop.   This was the first time they had played live since 1965, and they thrilled and captivated the startled passersby as they sang for 42...

 Where should you start when you're training? Many Jiu-Jitsu schools have to start rolling form the knees. Maybe it’s a safety concern due to takedowns being a little more likely to cause injury. Perhaps it’s a spatial concern. A big mistake people make...

Even greater than the sport vs self defense BJJ debate is the question of what is more realistic for self defense training, gi or no gi. Both styles of training have their own merits and depending on the context one may be more...

Training in the gi is an important part of everyone’s BJJ voyage. The gi teaches us about control, positioning, how to apply pressure, as well as a whole host of other concepts. I spent a lot of years training exclusively in the gi...

ADCC Vet Shares Aggressive Closed Guard This past week, Tom DeBlass was in the BJJ Fanatics studio filming his upcoming release which is going to change the way you look at the No Gi closed guard.  Best known for his half guard and...

Seeing submission availability helps maintain dominance Recognizing that the arm bar from the back has become available should definitely be on your radar. It’s a critical skill. But as we progress through the submission, and should it begin to unravel, we’ll need methods...