There is an endless variety of choke options that one has available in jiu jitsu or submission grappling.  One of the best variations that works well in both gi and no gi situations is the head and arm choke or arm triangle choke....

ADCC is the most prestigious submission grappling tournament on the planet.  The ADCC is every 2 years and many of the competitors consider this tournament the Olympics of grappling.  The ADCC happened this past weekend in Finland.  It was one of the best...

The dust is settling, falling like snow on the landscape in Finland as the world's elite grappling and jiu jitsu competitors reflect on the weekend's battles.  Most will go home, reflecting on matches which given another chance, they may have won.  A select...

If you're not doing leg locks, then what's wrong with you?? You're behind the times bro! Listen, we all know that leg locks are all the rage right now, right? They're everywhere! No Gi Grappling, MMA, Combatives... no IBJJF :( So I guess...

Passing is one of the hardest parts of bjj.  There are some people whose guards are so good that it is nearly impossible to ever pass.  One of the most frustrating aspects of bjj is attempting to pass the guard, especially when you...

When you are a wrestler and you start training BJJ it can be very frustrating.  This is because you have been a grappler for such a long time and now you are learning a completely different approach for grappling.  Some people will just...

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is easily one of the toughest things to progress in. BJJ has one of the toughest learning curves in the world, and this is what makes the dropout rate so high. So is there any way to progress faster than others?...

For those of us who train Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and are obsessed with the idea of trying to master the martial art, it is easy to forget that the world of grappling is made up of many other forms of physical combat each...

Picture it, you're coming at your opponent or training partner with your absolute best guard pass attacks and they're unable to stop you.  Just before you lock them down into side control, they hip away and come to their knees.  Their elbows retract...

If you are a jiu jitsu practitioner and have been for some time, you may have a sense of what a long and arduous road it is to achieve the black belt.  Sadly, the vast majority of people who take their first BJJ...

The straight foot lock is one of the best submissions to learn when someone is just getting started with the leg attack game.  Though like most techniques, there are many nuances that can make it extremely complicated to perfect, the overarching principles can...

In the history of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu competition, the 50/50 guard is a relatively new style in the last decade or so with the rise in it's use in the competition arena, though it has not developed without it's share of controversy.  Like...

One of the most feared aspects of grappling is the leg submission and defense game.  Some grappling practitioners never step into the world of the leg and foot attacks.  Though times are changing and more and more schools are beginning to open their...

Wrestling can be one of the best things you can cross train with your Brazilian Jiu Jitsu training regimen.  Wrestling can be the game changing factor you are missing that segregates you from your competition.  Why is it so important to wrestle?  You...

Distance management is an extremely important concept for Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, especially when you are a smaller person.  Being small in bjj can be a blessing and a curse.  If you don’t learn the right moves and can’t create a distance based game,...