We hear the term early and quite often in our training. Cross face. This highly utilized tactic is one of the most important aspects of control in all of BJJ and it is used in a variety of ways to control, subdue,...

 Andre Galvao is one of the most highly decorated grappling competitors on the planet.  With six ADCC World Championships and six IBJJF World Championships, Galvao stands high in the upper echelons of grappling competitors. Galvao also is the leader of the powerhouse Atos...

James Clingerman is a highly regarded grappling and combat coach and instructor from Indiana.  He and his wife AJ own and operate one of the biggest academies in the midwest.  James' story transcends the mats in a very profound way.  For James Clingerman, Jiu...

John Danaher's final installment of his Go Further Faster Fundamental Series drops soon! It will be on strangles and turtle breakdowns! Don't miss it! Here is a FREE PREVIEW where John Compares Gi and No Gi strangles.   

We talk to Jason Hunt about his time learning in Brazil, his start in Judo, how he thinks of guard passing in a geometrical way, how he started his own academy with Kenny Florian, why he prefers teaching concepts to moves, what it...

Travis Stevens is not just one of the most successful American judokas in history, winning the silver medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics.  On the side, he just so happens to also be a John Danaher black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.  Travis...

  Or you know….DON'T! Leg locks can get a bad reputation at times for being dangerous. This isn’t without merit of course. Many injuries have occurred in competition and in practice due to a submission going too far. Plus you may have seen...

Despite the devastating news to grappling fans all over the world that Gordon Ryan and Craig Jones have pulled out of the upcoming Who's Number One event Friday, July 31st due to Covid 19, there is a silver lining in the fact that...

Neil Melanson is one of the most sought after grappling and MMA coaches in the world.  With a background in BJJ, Catch Wrestling and MMA, he has become well known for his brutally effective approach to jiu jitsu and MMA grappling. During a...

The foot sweep or ashi waza techniques can be some of the most useful judo techniques that you can learn with respect to your BJJ takedown game.  They can catch your opponent by surprise and may actually sweep them off their feet, allow...

If you've watched any of Tom DeBlass' instructionals or attended a seminar, one of the principles that he comes back to again and again is that when you're on the offense, your job is to take up space and conversely when you're on...

We sat down with Paul Schreiner to talk about his start in BJJ, his time at the Marcelo Garcia Academy, his upcoming series on BJJ Fanatics, what connected reaction means, and how to best learn grappling concepts and techniques. You can find Paul’s...

We sat down with Jon Thomas to talk about developing a double sleeve open guard game, what double sleeve is, his modalities of training, how he develops and learns, differences in training in Sweden, his start in BJJ, how he thinks new students...

We sat down with Jon Satava to talk about developing a butterfly and x guard game under Marcelo Garcia, his start in BJJ, the varied teaching styles at Marcelo’s Academy, learning tactics alongside technique, how he thinks you should learn from instructionals, how...

Six time world champion Lucas Lepri is one of the most technical black belt competitors on the competitive scene today.  With back control being the most coveted position out there from which to conduct your submission hunting, it's also the position that most...