March 12, 2024
The safest place to be in a fight or a grappling match is behind your opponent
The safest place to be in a fight or a grappling match is behind your opponent.…
March 11, 2024
Negating strength
Negating strength: The single best way for you to negate a strength disadvantage is to…
November 20, 2023
If you can consistently get behind an opponents elbows…
If you can consistently get behind an opponents elbows the match will almost always go in…
November 5, 2023
Points of no return
Points of no return: In the application of a given move there is always a point of no…
September 29, 2023
Dual threats
Dual threats: We always talk about position and submission as though it is either/or; but…
September 25, 2023
All reversals and sweeps score the same
All reversals and sweeps score the same: In most grappling sports there are rewards for…
August 5, 2023
Offensive asymmetry is the goal
Offensive asymmetry is the goal: One of the fundamental goals of Jiu jitsu is to create…
July 23, 2023
Taking opponents down from behind is lot easier than taking them down from in front
Taking opponents down from behind is lot easier than taking them down from in front:…
July 18, 2023
Pressure to the back
Pressure to the back: They say that to a man with a hammer in his hand, everything looks…
June 30, 2023
Great night of grappling in Las Vegas!
Great night of grappling in Las Vegas! The @ufcfightpass Grappling Invitational out on a…
May 25, 2023
Top position in Jiu jitsu is a constant battle
Top position in Jiu jitsu is a constant battle to get past the feet, legs and hips and…
April 23, 2023
Strangling from the back with or without collars/lapels
Strangling from the back with or without collars/lapels: When you’re training or…
March 30, 2023
Everything is easier when you get behind opponents
Everything is easier when you get behind opponents: Whenever you feel you need a simple…
November 16, 2022
Ninety percent of your opponents takedown defense
Ninety percent of your opponents takedown defense and counter offense comes from his…
October 28, 2022
It’s a lot easier to take someone down when you’re behind them than when you’re in front of them
It’s a lot easier to take someone down when you’re behind them than when you’re in front…
October 7, 2022
It’s a lot lot easier to take people down from behind than from in front
It’s a lot lot easier to take people down from behind than from in front: Takedowns can…
September 27, 2021
When grappling strong opponents…
When grappling strong opponents sometimes it feels like their arms are like iron bars -…
Kimura / Americana / Omoplata,Principles: Weight, Connection, Posture, Grips, Kuzushi...
April 12, 2021
The power of kimura
The power of kimura: Of all the major submission holds, kimura is in my experience the…
Kimura / Americana / Omoplata,Principles: Weight, Connection, Posture, Grips, Kuzushi...
March 23, 2021
Life isn’t fair – neither should be your Jiu jitsu
Life isn’t fair - neither should be your Jiu jitsu: Fair play is a wonderful thing but…
Positions, Pins & Pin Escapes,Principles: Weight, Connection, Posture, Grips, Kuzushi...
January 1, 2021
Why stay in front of opponents when you can get behind them
Why stay in front of opponents when you can get behind them: To a large degree Jiu jitsu…
Principles: Weight, Connection, Posture, Grips, Kuzushi...,Strategy & Tactics