Scissor Sweep To Triangle Choke : Beginner Triangle Choke Setup This is one of my favorite techniques to show to my white belts. It’s a solid triangle choke setup using the scissor sweep. It utilizes the motion of the scissor sweep to setup the triangle choke. Because most white belts spend a ton of time […]
So the other day I went around with the camera asking some of the people in the gym, “Why do you train here?” They were not prepared and the reactions and replies were pretty funny.
What’s up! So I had someone email from the blog. They said that they are a white belt with no prior Wrestling or Judo experience. They’re going to compete soon and wanted an easy to use takedown. Before I share the takedown, I’d like to just say this. Takedowns are an aspect of BJJ that […]
In this video I demonstrate 3 ways to take the back using the Kimura / figure four lock with the arms. This is definitely one of those moves that takes commitment since you’ll be putting yourself at a possible disadvantage. But there is something to be said about relaxing on the mat when you’re […]
So last night a visitor came out to the gym. He had gotten information from Reddit about our gym and stopped by. Sadly, I wasn’t teaching a whole lot of technique that day. It was more of a drill what you know and then roll hard. We have a few guys getting ready for competition […]
Standing Full Guard Sweep : Waiter Sweep What’s up guys! In this video I show one of my favorite standing full guard sweeps. The sweep is used when an opponent attempts to stand and break the guard. While they stand you get the cross grip and then once they reach their feet you get the […]
It’s really hard to capture the awesomeness that goes on in our gym. And this video fails miserably at doing so. But it was fun filming the training and I have plenty to work with and make more in the future. Hopefully I’ll be able to piece together something more substantial in the future. […]
In this video one of my students, Nate, shows a triangle choke setup and finish. Right after I show a little tip on finishing the triangle choke even if you have issues reaching the full shin to back of the knee depth. This can happen if you have shorter legs or your opponent is a […]
I love the arm drag. I have since the days when I wrestled and I’ve been using the technique from multiple positions since I was a white belt. In this video I show a reverse arm drag / kimura position from butterfly guard. In this video I show it against someone with tight grips and […]
Breaking Grips In BJJ : 2 Ways To Break Collar Grips In Guard So one of the readers of the blog sent an email to me recently. He asked if I had any tips about breaking grips from inside the full guard. After class I went ahead and did a short video on 2 techniques you […]