If you have trained Jiu Jitsu for a while, you have probably heard of pummeling, and hopefully a lot. Why is pummeling so important? Why are we told to do it from a variety of positions? Pummeling is a movement that involves bring...

  The open guard is one of the most beautiful and complex tools we utilize in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. When you think about it, open guard is actually just an umbrella term for a huge amount of positions that all vary from each...

Many people consider the closed guard to be a limited position, especially when they begin to move up the ranks in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, and I get why. You learn the majority of the techniques from closed guard as a white belt, but...

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...

Protect Yourself From This Bad Spot There’s nothing quite as dominating as the knee on belly position. Using the knee on belly to control the bottom player, especially in the gi, can be downright ruthless when the top player knows how to apply...

  If you’ve ever been passing the guard and someone throws up rubber guard it can cause a wide array of feelings. For some it can cause a confidence shift because they excel at passing the rubber guard. For a lot of people...

The Rematch is on with Interim Lightweight Title on the line! The Lightweight division in the UFC is easily the most stacked division in MMA, and it just got A LOT deeper. Max Holloway who is the current Featherweight (145) champ who is...

You’ve been here a million times. Your opponent has once again retreated to their knees and turtled up. The turtle is a great place to begin acquiring the back position, but its not always as easy as it may seem. If your partner...

The leg weave pass is one of the most common answers to a knee shield or Z guard situation. Weaving the arm through the legs can present plenty of troubles for the bottom player, and if the passer knows how to apply good...

Wrestling Gives You A Huge Advantage In Brazilian Jiu Jitsu! If You Have Ever Faced A Wrestler In The Gym They Can Be Very Good At Take Downs “Funky” Ben Askren is the hottest up and coming fighter in the Ultimate Fighting Championship....

If You Love Playing Deep Half Guard Then You Will Love These Techniques! The Deep Half Guard is a great position in BJJ for many reasons. It is a very strong defensive position to be in. You can mount many different sweeps from...

The kimura is one of the most used control techniques and submissions in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu! You See High Level Grapplers Like Fabio Holanda Using The Kimura To Dominate, So Why Not Learn Some For Yourself? The kimura is one of the most used control...

Wrist Locks Are A 'Secret Submission' That You Can Hit From Virtually Everywhere! Wrist locks do not get enough attention in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Some BJJ players forget that wrist locks can be hit from virtually any position. If someone tells you wrist locks...

The kimura is my favorite joint lock submission mostly because of its versatility. This extremely powerful shoulder lock can be attacked from closed guard, half guard, side control, and so many other positions. Not only is it versatile in the sense that it...

The closed guard is one of the most difficult positions to defend from in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. While the attacker has a variety of potential options to use against you including sweeps and submissions, the only real option the defender has is escaping....