July 13, 2021
Position and your mindset
Position and your mindset: The ideal of Jiu jitsu is control leading to submission. The…
June 15, 2021
Position AND submission?
Position AND submission? Usually we think of positional skills as distinct from…
March 15, 2021
Getting pinned is bad – getting pinned AND getting your limbs extended out and away from your torso is even worse
Getting pinned is bad - getting pinned AND getting your limbs extended out and away from…
March 9, 2021
Going beyond pinning
Going beyond pinning: The basic theme of Jiu jitsu is of getting to dominant upper body…
March 3, 2021
Only one position truly merges position and submission – the back
Only one position truly merges position and submission - the back: If you look at the…
Principles: Weight, Connection, Posture, Grips, Kuzushi...,Back Attacks,Strategy & Tactics
January 2, 2021
Defensive soundness before submission
Defensive soundness before submission: The great cliche of Jiu jitsu is “position before…
December 27, 2020
A fundamental dilemma between positional attacks and submission attacks
A fundamental dilemma between positional attacks and submission attacks: Question 1: What…
Submissions,Positions, Pins & Pin Escapes,Strategy & Tactics
June 24, 2020
Squad senior and widely regarded as the worlds most exciting grappler, Garry Tonon
Squad senior and widely regarded as the worlds most exciting grappler, Garry Tonon…
August 20, 2019
This is the meaning behind “position before submission
In the majority of cases it is not so much any one submission attack that determines the…
Positions, Pins & Pin Escapes,Principles: Weight, Connection, Posture, Grips, Kuzushi...
July 1, 2019
Two different approaches to submission
Two different approaches to submission: I have always taught Jiu Jitsu as the art and…
February 28, 2019
Submissions – It’s an all or nothing game
Submissions - It’s an all or nothing game: There is a temporal order to Jiu Jitsu that is…
Principles: Weight, Connection, Posture, Grips, Kuzushi...,Strategy & Tactics
February 15, 2019
If your submission game is strong
If your submission game is strong, it does not matter how far behind on points you are,…
January 26, 2019
Gordon Ryan taking on the big men
Gordon Ryan taking on the big men: Next weekend in Dallas Texas, Gordon Ryan will step…
January 9, 2019
Don’t settle for good enough
Don’t settle for good enough: The sport of Jiu Jitsu allow two means of victory - points…
October 21, 2018
Get everything in place first – then go
Get everything in place first - then go: A common problem in the application of…
February 23, 2018
Angles for strangles
Angles for strangles: Nothing beats a strangle from the back to demonstrate clearly the…
January 9, 2018
The essential nature of jiu jitsu is control leading to submission
The essential nature of jiu jitsu is control leading to submission. All the various forms…
January 4, 2018
Two forms of grappling aggression
Two forms of grappling aggression: There are two primary forms of aggression/attack in…
December 6, 2017
Kasai Grappling Championship
Kasai Grappling Championship: This weekend the squad will go out for the last time this…
December 4, 2017
The remarkable Jake Shields wins again
The remarkable Jake Shields wins again: With all the excitement of EBI 14 this weekend,…