One of the most general themes across the board when dealing in leg locks is the idea of keeping our partner's knee line. This broad concept transcends position, and style, and is firmly rooted in leg lock success. Keeping the knee line allows...

Takedowns! Maybe the strongest part of your game if you have prior wrestling or judo experience. Or quite possibly the bane of your existence if you don’t. Choosing from the thousands of options to take our partner down at the beginning of a...

  These two Jiu-Jitsu stalwarts clashed over the weekend at Kasai Pro 5. Both athletes weighed in under the 189 pound  for the No-Gi bout. The superfight took place on an action packed card that saw a lot of crazy action. This match...

  Craig Jones had another strong showing at Kasai Pro 5. Although he didn’t leave the arena in NY with the 205 pound Kasai Title Jones once again showed that he is a force to be reckoned with. The  action packed Aussie was...

  Dante Leon continues his success at Kasai Pro 5. Saturday night in a superfight Canada’s own Dante Leon squared off against the ever-dangerous Edwin Najmi. In the lead up to the bout there were multiple polls floating around on the internet that...

The De La Riva guard has become one of the most popular open guard positions used among Brazilian Jiu Jitsu practitioners. This guard, which is considered to be relatively complex, is so widespread that even white belts are using it as their primary...

What do you get when you gather three of the most prominent figures in the BJJ community in the same room? Magic. Craig Jones, Bernardo Faria, and John Danaher would like to share three of their favorite techniques with us, and that’s just...

Neil Melanson has a very distinct game. He’s given us some very interesting concepts and ideas to consider over the past couple years with his growing number of instructional materials. In his most recent contribution to the BJJ Fanatics library, he’ll be sharing...

The cool thing about takedowns in Jiu Jitsu is that we can do both wrestling and Judo style techniques effectively. In standard wrestling, it’s rare to see Judo style takedowns like hip throws. In Judo, you probably won’t see a lot of double...

Even if you don’t like wrestling a lot, it’s still very important to know how to defend some of the common takedowns that someone may attempt against you. This is important because if you are tied in a match and someone ends up...

The half guard is typically one of the earliest guards a grappler learns as a white belt, usually in the curriculum right after closed guard. This is for a good reason, the half guard is more advanced than closed guard, but more effective...

  Early Sunday morning avid MMA fans woke up early to tune into ONE Championship. Demetrious Mighty Mouse Johnson and Eddie Alvarez were set to make their promotional debut. However many grappling fans were tuning in specifically to watch Garry Tonon and how...

  Saturday in the City of Brotherly love one of the most anticipated lightweight contender matches took place. In that bout the ever-durable Justin Gaethje and electrifying Edson Barboza. The fight took place exactly where you might expect on the feet. If you...

Inside sangaku, the saddle, 411, there are several names for the position, but whatever you choose to call it, this dangerous entanglement of the legs is often times known as a game over setting in a BJJ match. The saddle is very heavily...

Undoubtedly, every single grappler should be competent enough in wrestling that they can hold their ground in a self defense scenario. You don’t have to be a D1 level wrestler by the time your a black belt, but your should be able to...