The King Shows Bernardo Faria ADCC Finish We don’t have much footage of Gordon Ryan’s technique. If you’ve been lucky enough to attend a seminar with him, you know that his instruction is top notch and the material is game changing. Every time...

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...

The first time I was ever exposed to the reverse x-guard, I was in New Jersey at Ocean County BJJ. For those of you who don’t know, this is Tom DeBlass' academy, and the training is always tough. But this weekend it was...

Black Belt DeBlass Says Losses Will Happen, But We Must Own Them And Not Be Just OK With Them ADCC and UFC veteran Tom DeBlass took to his social media today to address the notion of loss and how he expects those around...

The Butterfly Hook Is Your Get Out of Jail Free Card Being flattened in half guard, and giving up the under hook when working from the bottom position can definitely feel like the end of the road in a live training setting. You’ve...

Half guard expert transforms position with butterfly hook ADCC and UFC veteran Tom DeBlass has become well-known for his use of the half guard as the primary vehicle for his guard game.  In his latest release, The Half Butterfly Guard from BJJ Fanatics,...

Effective Deep Half Guard Sweep Sometimes Ignored Deep half guard has become a position after many years, that I'm finally becoming a bit more comfortable with.  As a bigger grappler, it never seemed like it made much sense to dive beneath and between...

Training Mats Are For Experimenting There's been a lot written and talked about regarding the way one should approach the training mats.  Do you train and roll to win?  Do you go easy and let the other person work?  Recently Tom DeBlass posted...

ADCC Vet Uses Half Guard to Shut Down Over Under The over under pass is easily one of the best passes you can add to your BJJ passing arsenal.  Categorized as a pressure pass, a good over under pass expert can staple even...

Half Guard Master Reveals Triangle Right Under Our Nose Most of us get caught up using our half guard to try to control the weight and pressure our opponents are able to inflict on us, while we are desperately trying not to let...

 Using the Z Guard to Reverse Opponents Bernardo Faria recently hosted black belt Joseph Cashin at his Academy in Massachusetts.  While visiting, Joseph showed one of his favorite sweeps from the Z Guard Position.  The Z Guard is a variation of Half Guard...

Tom DeBlass Says Hip Heist Keeps Opponent Guessing ADCC and UFC veteran Tom DeBlass has a way of cutting through the crap and telling it like it is.  His no-nonsense approach to BJJ and life make him a hugely popular presence on social...

 Tom DeBlass Reminds Us to Celebrate Milestones Tom DeBlass, a three time ADCC North American Trials Winner, former UFC, Bellator and Ring of Combat MMA fighter and IBJJF World Champion has had a career that many up and coming grapplers would kill for. ...

3X Trials Winner DeBlass Runs ADCC Trials Again The most prestigious no gi grappling competition in the world, ADCC, will be holding their first North American qualifier on November 3rd of this year. The event will take place in Bayville, NJ at Central...

It can be argued that the hips are the single most important part of the body in jiu jitsu.  The powerful muscles of the hips and surrounding legs and lower back are where the majority of the power comes for most escapes.  The...