Passing the guard can be one of the most difficult tasks in BJJ.  It can be nearly impossible to pass your opponent’s guard.  Developing a good guard passing game is essential to improving in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.  If you have not yet...

What kind of guard player am I?  What kind of guard passer am I?  What is my go to submission?  These questions are ever-evolving and always developing as you explore the world of being a jiu jitsu practitioner. Developing the various elements of...

Takedowns are one of the most crucial aspects of bjj, but, unfortunately, they are also one of the most neglected aspects of bjj.  Many people overlook the benefits of establishing a good takedown game and fail to develop their takedowns.  This may be...

Picture it:  You're at the jiu jitsu academy attending class and your coach or instructor is demonstrating a move where the completion of the move involves a few twists coupled with an inversion onto the upper back and traps as he seems to...

Leg attacks are easily the most exciting genre of grappling submissions today.  With the continued rise in popularity of the sub-only No Gi competition format which tends to subscribe to somewhat more liberal submission rules, allowing some attacks that are deemed illegal in...

One of the least trained aspect of the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is the takedown.  On a very basic level, the evolution of BJJ has been focused on ground techniques.  But ironically, competitive matches begin on the feet and arguably most self-defense altercations begin...

The knee slide or “slice,” is one of the most infamous and versatile passes in bjj.  In Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, it is typically one of the first passes you learn and one of the last passes that you will work.  Although it may...

Developing your guard passing is one of the most difficult parts of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.  Passing guard is an extremely daunting task, and can be impossible on someone with a good guard.  There are some ways you can improve your guard passing at...

The omoplata submission in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is a shoulder lock in which an attacker isolates the shoulder with the legs and triangles them to put maximum torque on the opponents arm and shoulder joint similar to that experienced when caught in a...

 The head and arm choke, arm triangle or kata gatame is a very powerful blood choke submission that can be introduced early in a student's BJJ training because of the relative simplicity of it's fundamental details and continue to pay dividends at all...

Developing a submission game is very important for your progression in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.  Submissions are one of the biggest parts of bjj.  You need to develop a good guard, good passing, and good submissions to be well-rounded.  We recently wrote an article...

The first time you meet that training partner or opponent who has a really creative open guard game can be extremely eye-opening, humbling and beyond frustrating.  Your sleeves are secured, you feel the hooks wrapping around your thighs and things begin to escalate...

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu has one of the toughest learning curves in the world.  Learning bjj is more difficult than learning to swim or ride a bicycle.  Why is this?  It is because there is no preconceived notion of how to grapple, with boxing,...

Having A Sense of Humor Will Make Your Journey to Black Belt Much Easier Maybe it's because we all remember what is was like to be a white belt... Half Stupid, Half Awkward, Fully Clueless - BUT Let's Be Real.  White Belt Memes are...

Back control is an essential component to becoming a well-rounded bjj athlete. Back control is one of the most important things to develop. If you manage to take your opponent’s back, it is not a simple task so you can’t let them escape. ...