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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...
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alecbaulding
May 23, 20192 min read
Why gripping is so important
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...
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alecbaulding
May 16, 20192 min read
Focus on recomposing first
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...
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alecbaulding
May 9, 20193 min read
Recovering from injuries
Recovering from injuries Part of any athletic endeavor is dealing with injuries. It doesn’t matter how good you become injuries will...
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alecbaulding
May 1, 20192 min read
Never apologize for losing
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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alecbaulding
Feb 24, 20191 min read
Recomposing your guard no gi
#recomposing #sidecontrolescape #sidemount #sidemountescape
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alecbaulding
Feb 15, 20191 min read
North South Choke 101
Learn the basics of setting up the north south choke #101 #northsouthchoke
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alecbaulding
Feb 4, 20191 min read
Defending heel hooks for gi players
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...
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alecbaulding
Jan 18, 20191 min read
This move shouldn’t work in no gi: the best tool for gi competitors trying no gi
The collar sleeve position is a great starting point for setting up your attacks from your open guard. Super effective for setting up the...
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alecbaulding
Jan 15, 20191 min read
Building your no gi guard from scratch
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...
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alecbaulding
Jan 11, 20191 min read
Open Guard Basics: Powerful Tools to Make Your Guard Not Suck
Common issues that I see with lower belts is that during grip fighting exchange their attention is spread out over two or three different...
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alecbaulding
Jan 3, 20191 min read
No Gi 101: The Darce Choke Basics
The darce choke is one of the most popular and high percentage chokes from side mount especially when your opponent turns into you to...
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alecbaulding
Dec 22, 20181 min read
How to grip fight from your guard
Grip fighting from guard is an essential part of playing guard effectively. It’s important that you know exactly what grips that you need...
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alecbaulding
Dec 14, 20181 min read
How to pass the deep lasso guard without getting swept
Defending the deep lasso guard. The deep lasso is one of those positions that offers guard players a lot of versatility. There are great...
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alecbaulding
Dec 10, 20181 min read
Playing De La Riva Guard with out putting stress on your knees
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...
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alecbaulding
Nov 29, 20181 min read
How to escape side mount against a 300 plus lbs purple belt
Today we take a look at recomposing your guard. The best scenario is to recompose as your opponent is trying to pass and then...
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alecbaulding
Nov 28, 20181 min read
Defending the stack pass from spider lasso
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...
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alecbaulding
Oct 19, 20182 min read
The basics of the x-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...
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alecbaulding
Oct 5, 20182 min read
Lasso Guard Basics
Recently I posted on Reddit last week covering the different guard transitions that I use in tournaments which you can check out here and...
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