Escaping the mount will always be of great fundamental importance in BJJ. It’s usually one of the very first things we learn, and for many of us it may have been our very first glimpse of the effectiveness of BJJ. For me, it...

Half Guard Is A Great Position To Be In, But If You Struggle To Retain Your Guard Then You Might Just Need To Make These Simple Tweaks... Half guard is one of the most commonly used guards in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. You see...

Switching our hips can take on many forms and have many uses in BJJ. Whether we’re escaping a position, transitioning to another spot, or defending an attack, a good hip switch can come to your aid in a variety of different ways. Timing...

  The back position is already hard enough to escape, but when someone locks on that body triangle, it can feel like death. The body triangle from back is as the name suggests, the person who has someone’s back taken locks up their...

Great Kimura Defense Detail With Tom DeBlass! Defending submissions can get tricky against high level opponents. Sometimes more than a counter, we need a way to put the other person in an uncomfortable situation long enough to make them think twice about continuing...

Great Leglock Techniques With Professor Tom DeBlass! When hunting for leg locks, elevation is key. Getting underneath our training partner is paramount to cementing a great entry, and getting into the legs. There may not be a better place to begin the process...

Transform Your Half Guard Game With This Amazing Guard From For Close Range Attacks From ADCC Veteran Tom DeBlass! The butterfly half guard is a great close range guard to attack sweeps and submissions from. If you struggle to get your under hooks...

Great Protection Detail From Professor DeBlass! Can a 1-minute video save you from getting heel hooked? Of course, it can. Especially coming from one of the greatest half guard masters of our time, Tom DeBlass. During the past few years the leg lock...

If you train BJJ, you probably encounter the knee shield almost every time you spar. The knee shield can create huge problems for us while we're trying to make our passes stick. And if your partner has good knowledge of bottom half guard,...

Stop this popular pass with ease. Encountering the knee slice is a pretty common occurrence at all levels of BJJ. We usually get exposed to the knee slice early, and for many it becomes a go to pass. Its popularity is prevalent at...

Level Up Your Submission Game From America's Most Accomplished Grappler and ADDC Vet, Tom DeBlass! Tom DeBlass is one of the most decorated Grapplers in the United States. DeBlass has had a very impressive career in both mixed martial arts (MMA) and submission...

Deep half guard is a very interesting position in BJJ. I personally enjoy transitioning to deep half from many of the common BJJ escapes. It’s a go to for me when escaping the back, or the mount, and ending up there presents lots...

One of the most common phrases uttered in the sport of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu or mixed martial arts is “get under hooks.” Under hooks are a fundamental part of grappling and wrestling that allow the person with the under hook to have substantial...

Let Half Guard Master Tom DeBlass Bring Some Extra Strength to Your Shield in Bottom Half Guard We continually discus the importance of frames in BJJ. It seems no matter the situation a frame will most likely come in to play. Whether we’re...

Tom DeBlass teaches you how to recover from this common half guard mistake! The hip switch in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu can be very difficult to deal with, especially if you are new to the sport. Someone who is good at dominating from top...