REVIEW Submission Master Grappling Dummy (Plus Video)
Grab Your Own Submission Master Dummy Here Until one of my students got a grappling dummy, the thought honestly never crossed my mind to get one. About a year ago my student Andy let me know that he’d...
View ArticleDrilling – Make 2014 the Year You Step Up Your BJJ Game
Me with lightweight world champion Felipe Costa last year! Most of us who care about getting better at BJJ are decently hard on ourselves. We expect a lot (in LIFE, not just in BJJ), and looking back...
View ArticleBJJ Biomechanics – Back Health
The back is a crucial component to everyday living and especially so in athletics. Unfortunately, the health of the back and spine are often overlooked. I’m sure you’ve heard of someone hurting...
View ArticleUp Your Triangle Game by Adding this Shoulder Lock
A very important aspect of the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu tradition is the active application and test of our skills through live rolling. Whether that takes place in the familiarity of the classroom or...
View ArticleExecuting The Tricky Imanari Flying Leg Lock Attack
If you are familiar with the name Imanari, if you are not then click the link and study up on a BJJ Hero, chances are high that you’re replaying some of his most infamous leg locks in your head as we...
View ArticleCreating a Structural Defense and Attacking with a Mechanical Advantage
Written By Guest Author: Eric Fletter “Make a frame” and “use this [random body part] as a lever” are phrases we repeatedly hear while learning and drilling various grappling techniques. As we develop...
View ArticleThe Longest Yard: Looking at Jiu Jitsu in Self Defense
If we understand the ranges of combat, we can best identify the course of action. Non- Contact: The range for negotiating. Bouncers, Police and hostage negotiators are well versed in working from this...
View Article“Sub for the Dead Angle”
When Minotauro Nogueira submitted Tim Sylvia at UFC 81, it was because he was one step ahead of The Giant. Noguiera was attacking an arm from top side and he said he knew that Sylvia would escape to...
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