Add some Death Squad to Your Half Guard Game   The half guard has become one of the most dominant positions in Jiu Jitsu. It is a position that is easy to defend one’s self in, sweep, and submit. The submission game from...

Lets just being completely honest... we all need work on our Fundamentals of Jiu Jitsu.  The age old saying that good fundamentals win fights is so true.  Have you ever gone with your coach or an old experienced grappler that barely does anything,...

Neil Melanson is an MMA and No-Gi Grappling Coach; and is one of the most saught after grappling coaches in the world.Why? Neil has trained under some of the best catch wrestling, judo and MMA grapplers that ever lives: "Judo" Gene LeBell and...

Dean Lister is one of the most prolific grapplers of our life time. The dude has competed and won at everything grappling related, including MMA (In fact he just got inducted into the King of the Cage hall of fame). He started wrestling...

F2W Light Heavyweight Title Up for Grabs Rafael Lovato Jr. is one of the most decorated American grapplers to ever step on the jiu jitsu competitive mats.  He was only the 2nd American to have ever won the coveted IBJJF World Championship and...

Tom DeBlass has a message for all those competing in the ADCC North American Qualifier tomorrow: “You have prepared so hard, then the day comes and so many freeze. You have taken super fights against lesser opponents, you talked that talk, then the...

Punishment Brings Success...Keep On Pushing... The Greek myth of Sisyphus is a story about a man who was condemned by the Gods to push a boulder to the top of a tall mountain only to have it fall down again. Over and over...

Keep Moving On Your Days Off. You Will Feel Better! I used to think that a day off meant doing absolutely nothing physical, so that the body could “recover”. I treated my days off like this for a long time. Probably longer than...

An Easy Technique For A Quick Path To Submissions! For me, side control was the first position I felt comfortable in. I felt grounded there, and I felt that out of all the basic positions in BJJ, I could stay there much longer....

 Invest One Minute and Avoid De La Riva The De La Riva Guard is one of the most frustrating versions of the open guard that one can find themselves mired in.  This version of open guard pioneered by the legendary competitor Ricardo De...

A Day In The Life Of A World Champion! Recently, Gordon Ryan made a post to social media, going through how his days are laid out. If you take a look, it is pretty intense, and very busy. The original post is below....

You Work Hard To Get Better. Enjoy Your Jiu-Jitsu! We all have our favorite techniques, our bread and butter sweeps, and our go to submissions. But which is most satisfying for you? Maybe it’s the type of submission where you dominate and leave...

Know This Classic, High Percentage Sweep! How many times have you seen the classic “dogfight” sweep from half guard. If you are like me you’ve probably performed it plenty of times and seen it demonstrated even more. After all of that exposure I’m...

Why Half Guard is the Greatest BJJ Guard... Ever. It is undeniable, that the half guard is an essential position in Jiu Jitsu, Submission Grappling and MMA.   Here are 10 reasons why you need to know the half guard better than any other...

Use These 4 Self Defense Jiu Jitsu Techniques to Escape the Rear Choke Jiu Jitsu at it's core is the ultimate self defense martial art.  There is amazing power and beauty in the way Jiu Jitsu can handle a variety of different attacks....