In BJJ We Can Always Learn From Everybody Bernardo Faria is widely considered one of the most dominant super heavy weight fighters in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.  He has won some of Jiu Jitsu most prestigious tournaments. For many years he has been the...

Travis Stevens Double Leg Defense With Reverse Triangle In Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, as with other grappling arts such as wrestling and SAMBO, the double leg take down is one of the most commonly used methods of taking an opponent to the ground. The...

Rollover Sweep From Dog Fight by Bernardo Faria If you play a lot of half guard you will probably be familiar with the dog fight position. It is a common position that you can end up in from many different positions, including defending...

What Every Beginner Should Focus On In BJJ Brazilian Jiu Jitsu can be a little overwhelming when you are just starting out. The first time you experience a live roll it feels like pure chaos. Arms and legs and flying everywhere, you’re sweating...

BJJ Mental Training: How Bernardo Faria Readies Himself To Compete Reigning World weight and Open Class Black Belt World Champion in Jiu JItsu, Bernardo Faria, talks about how he prepares himself to compete. One of the most common questions Bernardo Faria gets asked...

Mounting Using The Worm by Cesar Casamajo In the world of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu there are always fresh new faces rising to stardom. Cesar Casamajo is no exception to this. Cesar is a black belt from Brazil and he is only 25 years...

Butterfly Guard Pass by Justin Hill Justin Hill is a brown belt under Marcelo Garcia. He was train a lot with Bernardo Faria and has always been a tough opponent. Today Justin came to visit Bernardo Faria at his BJJ school in Boston,...

Check out this Slick Tripod Pass by Gabriel Procopio Gabriel Procopio spent a decade learning how to solve the puzzle that is half guard. A good half guard BJJ player can be incredibly difficult to pass – especially if you are a newer...

Guillotines are some of the most fundamental submissions grapplers learn. These chokes, sometimes called front naked chokes, can be finished in many ways, some more ruthless than others. Although many grapplers learn this submission early on, many begin to ignore it later in...

If you weren’t already aware, the bow and arrow choke is one of the best, if not the best, submission in the gi. If this lapel choke is caught and cinched tight, it is almost always a tap. This submission can be caught...

Try These Awesome Windshield Wiper Drills! Do you practice windshield wiper drills? Not sure what they are? A “windshield wiper” is a leg motion that is often used in BJJ to pass a training partner’s guard. The concept behind the windshield wiper is...

Lachlan Giles Shows You The Most Important Half Guard Sweep Lachlan is a second degree BJJ black belt. He is the 2017 IBJJF No Gi World Championship Bronze Medallist, 2014 Australian Jiu-Jitsu Grand Prix Champion, multiple time Pan Pacific and Victorian Jiu Jitsu...

Josh Barnett Hand Control Passing Way before the public knew of him, Josh Barnett usually found himself in a fight. Finding wrestling in high school, he fell in love with the sport in all of its many facets and is a true ambassador...

Fix Up The Knee Cut Pass! The Knee Cut Pass is one of the most widely favored passes in all of BJJ. From the hobbyist to the top tier pro level, you’ll see the knee cut being implemented in a variety of ways...

Great Choke From The Mount Position! Matheus Gonzaga may be a lightweight but at just 23 years old and already an accomplished black belt. He is a definite heavy force on the mats. Matheus’ first taste of Jiu Jitsu came by way of...