The stack pass and its many forms are some of the most fundamental and important techniques in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Although there are many ways of passing the guard, no class of pass is as threatening as the stack passes. This form of...

Everyone Is Important To Your Advancement In BJJ! Depending on the rules at your BJJ school, it may be a few months before you are permitted to take part in the live training that your academy offers. A small waiting period before diving...

You Must Train Continually To Be Proficient... I received a phone call from a friend a few days ago. He seemed obviously upset and nervous. He was telling me that his girlfriend had been followed to her car by a strange man while...

The grappling art of Jiu Jitsu contains submissions that can be divided into joint locks and strangles. Each class of submissions has its circumstantial benefits when compared to the other. Within each class however, there are important variances to consider when thinking about...

      It is no secret that Brazilian JiuJitsu and wrestling are the two most common ground styles used by Mixed Martial Arts practitioners in the sport today. Both styles use takedowns and body positioning to control an opponent on the ground....

Brutal Loop Choke Off The Pass! There’s lots of different ways to thwart a guard pass. You can put the passer out of position by using their own energy. You can change the angle of the pass with good hip movement, or off...

Find What You Love. And Keep With It! We talk an awful lot about why people quit BJJ. The topic of the disappearing blue belt seems to always make its way back in to the blogs and forums on a consistent basis. People...

The single leg takedown might just be the most popular wrestling based take down to cross over to BJJ. It lends itself in to BJJ in a variety of ways. It’s often considered to be a little bit safer that some of the...

Easy Submission Sequence That Everyone Must Know! The first submission transition I learned, and may new grapplers learn is how to connect the americana to the armbar. Give Unrelenting Pressure When You Pass! Click Learn More Below! LEARN MORE This specific transition is...

It Is The Most Dominant Position In BJJ. Drill It. Learn It! Back control in Jiu Jitsu is often a battle in which the attacker must continuously retake the back while the defender continuously escapes. Because these movements occur quickly, it is vital...

A Tricky Guard To Pass, But Here Are Some Secrets! The x-guard is an incredibly dynamic position. It lends itself readily to dozens of different transitions, submissions, and reversals. If you’ve ever trained with some that has a very efficient x-guard, it can...

Lasso Guard Pass with Lucas “Hulk” Barbosa Often times, when discussing the greatest Brazilian Jiu Jitsu players of all time, the name Lucas Barbosa will come up. Lucas “Hulk” Barbosa is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt under Andre Fabiano. Lucas competings for...

How To Beat The Whizzer by Rodrigo Artilheiro When you think about some of the most knowledgeable instructors in the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu scene you will have likely thought of Rodrigo Artilheiro. Rodrigo is a black belt in Jiu Jitsu, a world class...

Cross Choke From Mount by Matheus Gonzaga (The Best Details) As an instructor at the Bernardo Faria branch of the Alliance Academy in Bedford, MA, Matheus Gonzaga is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt under Daniel Gazoni. Matheus has worked extensively with Master...

Learn The Anaconda Choke vs Single Leg Take Down in 2 Easy Steps If you have been around Brazilian Jiu Jitsu or any grappling martial art you will probably be familiar with the single leg take down. The single leg take down can...