Being Mounted In A Fight Is Worst Case Scenario. Learn How To Get Out! One of the most dangerous positions you can find yourself in, is bottom mount. Knowing what to do with a punching opponent from this position is essential. Technique 1.)...

Gunnar Nelson With The Win In Canada!! This past Saturday, December 8th, at the Scotiabank Arena in downtown Toronto, at UFC 231 (Holloway vs. Ortega), Gunnar Nelson and Alex "Cowboy" Oliveira put on an entertaining (yet bloody) battle in the octagon.   Gordon...

Easy Leg Lock Finish From The Omoplata Position! The omoplata is a classic Brazilian Jiu Jitsu submission that employs the use of the attacker’s legs to apply a shoulder lock against the defender. If done correctly, the omoplata can be a devastating submission....

Small Details Of Biomechanics Will Make Your Submissions More Sucessful! The ultimate goal of a Jiu Jitsu match is a victory by submission. It would be a severe disservice to the art and ourselves if we do not understand these submissions at a...

Learn Kit Dale’s Shuffle Pass Kit Dale is an Australian jiu Jitsu black belt, based in West Hollywood. He is both a competitor and teacher. Kit’s primary goal is to spread a more efficient way of learning jiu Jitsu and prove the benefits...

Raphael Carneiro Nasty Back Take From Closed Guard Closed guard is a position we are all familiar with. To some BJJ players it can be seen as a lazy place to hang out, or used for stalling in competition. But closed guard done...

Learn This Simple White Belt Takedown Should you avoid learning take downs if you do not compete in BJJ? No. You should learn take downs no matter what, because all self defense starts from standing. Learning to control distance or a person who...

Slick Arm Bar From Side Control by Demian Maia For those of you who are not familiar with the name Demian Maia, he is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and BJJ practitioner. He currently fights in the welter weight division for the UFC....

The Hydraulic Mount Escape From Kris Kim For most Brazilian Jiu Jitsu players, especially the smaller types, having an effective way to escape someone’s mount is essential for avoiding a submission and fighting to a more dominant position. The hydraulic mount escape is...

 Slick Counter For The Deep Half Player! The deep half guard position is incredibly dynamic. You can achieve the position through a variety of different entries, and it also offers itself readily as a transitional pitstop while escaping several different positions. When a...

Of course, he does. Didn’t you? As humans, and as humans who have never experienced learning how to fight, strength is our go to tool for combat. You don’t step on to the BJJ mat for the first time with loads of razor-sharp...

Base Concepts To Improve You Passing The fine art of guard passing comes more naturally to some than others, but when the level gets high, there aren’t many guards that you’ll just steam roll your way through. Whether you prefer loose passing, tight...

Reflecting on a Jiu Jitsu belt... It is the time of year where most Jiu Jitsu schools have their annual holiday party and promotion ceremony. At some schools there is a syllabus where students are tested on material.  At other schools the criteria...

A Jiu Jitsu instructor accused of the unthinkable... 49-year-old William Kenneth Bosley Jr., the owner of Uniontown Fight Club, is facing multiple charges of sexually based crimes against a minor according to CBS. Pennsylvania State Police stated, on Thursday, that over the course...

Heart and class in Jiu Jitsu... Submission ace Brian Ortega went four hard fought rounds with the great Max Holloway this past Saturday night before the fight was finished due to a doctor stoppage.  Before the fight, Brian’s record was 13 wins and...