Pressure over time

Pressure over time: Jiu jitsu is the art of control that leads to submission. Submission…

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The real test of match intensity control is when you’re in trouble

The real test of match intensity control is when you’re in trouble: You’ll often hear me…

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Anyone can look calm and composed when they’re winning

Anyone can look calm and composed when they’re winning, but it’s how calm and composed…

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Pressure to the back

Pressure to the back: They say that to a man with a hammer in his hand, everything looks…

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Victory in Thailand!!

Victory in Thailand!! Garry Tonon won via second round submission against the outstanding…

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You can’t learn all the details in a day

You can’t learn all the details in a day. Furthermore, the addition of a single detail is…

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Isolation

Isolation: All submission holds presuppose the idea of isolating a limb/neck from the…

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Immobilization is one of the great keys to submission success

Immobilization is one of the great keys to submission success: Finishing a submission…

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Victory in Oklahoma City!

Victory in Oklahoma City! We had a great night here in OKC at the WNO Professional…

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Continuity

Continuity: We judge our Jiu jitsu mostly by the quality of our performance of moves -…

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Pressure will always reveal your weaknesses

Pressure will always reveal your weaknesses: I am often asked by students what they need…

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Victory in Florida!

Victory in Florida! Outstanding New Wave athlete Helena Crevar won gold today at the…

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Let the position do the work for you

Let the position do the work for you: You’ve fought hard to gain a good position - it’s…

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Let the position do the work for you

Let the position do the work for you: You’ve fought hard to gain a good position - it’s…

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Your two biggest positional goals – the back and the mount

Your two biggest positional goals - the back and the mount: When you first begin Jiu…

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Use your feet and hands to break their stance

Use your feet and hands to break their stance - then use your legs and arms to control…

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One of the great powers of the mount position – asphyxiation

One of the great powers of the mount position - asphyxiation: Pins are part of the heart…

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Physical pressure

Physical pressure: Submission is the aim of our sport. There are two paths to submission.…

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Make the mount and rear mount your pinning goals

Make the mount and rear mount your pinning goals: The central focus of jiu jitsu is to…

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The dual role of pins

The dual role of pins: a huge part of jiu jitsu’s approach to combat is PINNING. Pins are…

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