Overtraining in Jiu Jitsu is a real serious condition that many instructors and students don’t talk about. I can’t name too many sports...

Gripping is one of the most important skills that you can develop to improve your guard play and your passing. When working with a new...

Lots of beginner students want to develop a berimbolo or a spider guard or a De la Riva guard right from the start. It’s a classic...

Recovering from injuries Part of any athletic endeavor is dealing with injuries. It doesn’t matter how good you become injuries will...

You should never apologize for losing because you didn’t do anything wrong. After every major tournament or even small tournament I...

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Learn the basics of setting up the north south choke #101 #northsouthchoke

Coming from a gi background the heel hook strikes fear in the hearts of those not used to the technique and I believe that this move and...

The collar sleeve position is a great starting point for setting up your attacks from your open guard. Super effective for setting up the...

Developing a guard game no gi is not easy. Especially for athletes crossing over from gi jiu jitsu with the abundance of grips. Since we...

Common issues that I see with lower belts is that during grip fighting exchange their attention is spread out over two or three different...

The darce choke is one of the most popular and high percentage chokes from side mount especially when your opponent turns into you to...

Grip fighting from guard is an essential part of playing guard effectively. It’s important that you know exactly what grips that you need...

Defending the deep lasso guard. The deep lasso is one of those positions that offers guard players a lot of versatility. There are great...

The De La Riva guard is one of the most popular and useful guards positions. That being said the position can put a lot of stress and...

Today we take a look at recomposing your guard. The best scenario is to recompose as your opponent is trying to pass and then...

I’m wearing the no gi attire in this video but I had a student ask me how to defend against the stack pass while playing an open guard...

The x-guard is a great position. I just posted a video going over the basics of the x-guard on YouTube. Please go check it out and give...

Recently I posted on Reddit last week covering the different guard transitions that I use in tournaments which you can check out here and...