Demoralize Your Opponent With These 3 Toe Holds The toe hold is a very popular leg lock submission in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.  Typically the attack will hold the ankle of their opponent using a kimura grip to control the foot, specifically by gripping...

You probably already know just how important it is to know how to escape from difficult positions. Most of the time when we train, we not only learn a submission but we learn to escape from it. Attacking and defending submissions go hand...

Arm Attack Drills by Tom DeBlass Let’s face it, we all love arm locks. There are just so many versatile ways to submit your opponent by wrapping up one of their arms and forcing their joints in the opposite direction they were designed...

Sitting Guard Retention Against Standing Opponent by Tom DeBlass If you were able to catch Kasai Super Series this February, hopefully you were able to catch the match between Bruno Bastos and Tom DeBlass on the main card. Although Bastos defeated DeBlass 3...

2 Unique Arm Bars You Should Know Many grapplers are introduced to the arm bar as their first submission. Even fans of MMA will be familiar with this commonly used technique. It is a tried and true submission, with a long history of...

Half Guard Drag To Spartan Kick Drill by Tom DeBlass When it comes to half guard, Tom DeBlass is a master. DeBlass is one of the most sought after grappling instructors and athletes in the world. Tom DeBlass has had a very successful...

One thing you will notice high level grapplers who are known to be great guard passers exhibit is an ability to connect different passes together. Newer studies and even intermediate students face problems with even seeing these transitions and focus only on the...

If you train enough eventually you’ll reach a point where you feel like you aren’t improving. This is a natural part of progression in BJJ. There is no substitute for showing up and putting in time on the mat. That said, with enough...

  Jiu-Jitsu is for a lifetime! How many sports did you play in high school or college that you still currently stay active with? If you played “traditional” sports like Football, Basketball, or Baseball chances are that you stopped being able to enjoy...

  In the sport of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, there are two main ways of practicing techniques and positions. The most common of these methods is basic technique repetition and this necessary to learn how to perform techniques correctly and add all the necessary...

Kasai Pro Super Series Results As one of the top BJJ promotions in the sport today, The Kasai Pro Super Series held this past Saturday, February 2nd, in Dallas, Texas did not fail to provide some amazing jiu jitsu. We saw some rising...

Destroy The Leg Weave!! A good leg weave pass can dismantle a solid half guard pretty quickly if you don’t have any contingency plans for it. It’s a super common method to shut down the half guard that lots of high-level guard passers...

Tom DeBlass' 10 Commandments Who is Tom DeBlass? Tom DeBlass is many things. He is one of the most sought after instructors in the grappling world right now.  He is a world class grappler and former mixed martial artist. He is an exceptional...

On Saturday, February 2, 2019, The Bomb Factory in Dallas, Texas will host the first KASAI Super series event.  This will be the first event KASAI have hosted a show outside of New York, and will feature a number of super fights in...

Half Guard Drag To Spartan Kick Drill by Tom DeBlass Who is Tom DeBlass? Tom DeBlass is many things. He is one of the most sought after instructors in the grappling world right now.  He is a world class grappler and former mixed...