The closed guard is one of the best, but most difficult positions one can use while on their back.  However, more and more students are opting out of using the closed guard to utilize fancier guards like de la riva guard, spider guard,...

Everyone knows the basic arm bar. Even people who have never trained Jiu Jitsu a day in their life know what the arm bar is because of its use in movies, video games, and Worldstar fight videos. There is a great reason for...

The flower sweep is a technique that doesn’t get the popularity it deserves. Not only is this technique so effective when done correctly, but it also is visually more appealing and exciting to execute compared to other sweeps from the closed guard. There...

Multiple Time Judo Olympian Gets You Unstuck Fast Being stuck in a strong, stubborn player's closed guard can be one of the most frustrating places to be in all of the possible positions you can be in because for every move you make,...

I am here right now to share some truth and an inside perspective on how the art of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, the craft of Mixed Martial Arts, and the community of people it’s brought together has helped save my life. I could have never...

Partner drilling is probably one of the most beneficial things I’ve ever done for my jiu-jitsu. About three years in to my study of BJJ, I met a new training partner. He introduced me to several sets of partner drills dealing with every...

Front Headlock What has made Professor John Danaher so much more popular as an instructor than other grapplers in the sport? Although we don’t have a lot of videos of John’s classes and how he structures them, his DVD series illustrates something special....

Lucas Leite is on the list of some of the best Brazilian Jiu Jitsu practitioners of all time. This Brazilian grappler started training at the age of 12 and then received his black belt by Leo Viera, one of the most sought-after instructors,...

One of the most commonly used guard passes in all of Jiu Jitsu is the knee slice pass, sometimes also referred to as the inside knee slide pass as well. This great pass works so well that it used by grapplers at every...

One of the oldest, and most controversial questions of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu history is whether crossing the feet in the arm bar is a good idea or a bad idea. What I can tell you right off the bat is that it is...

If you’re new to the leg lock game, it can seem like an overwhelming piece of the puzzle when you begin learning the ins and outs. We watch the megastars of the sport, like Gordon Ryan and Craig Jones seamlessly work their way...

In the world of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, nothing is more respected, revered, and fear than leg locks... Nowadays everyone is trying leg locks. The concepts are intermediate movements for the most part and are generally taught to Brazilian jiu jitsu practitioners at blue...

Closed guard is one of the most basic and fundamental jiu jitsu guards that every martial artist knows, and every fighter must have an answer for. Still, for so many BJJ players, it ends up evolving into a position to hold and recover...

If You Love BJJ But Struggle To Hit Submissions These 6 Submissions Are Easy To Learn And So Effective That You Can Start Using Them Today! In the world of grappling, submissions can take forever to understand properly. Usually when you just start...

The mount position is an effective position in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu to dominate your opponent and give yourself many options for hitting a successful submission... The thing about mount though is that if you do not know how to stabilizing yourself while on...