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Knowing how to use your BJJ in a fight situation is very important. Having fun with your Black Belt friend after rolling is just as important. With that said, I present to you the BJJ Knife Defense video. Although if we are being honest, I stole this powerful technique from another style.
So I showed this armbar to my students one day and they loved the move. At first glance the technique might look a little fancy since you’re spinning around the arm. But I assure you, as I did my students, I’m a caveman. My jiujitsu is simple and if I can do it, you can do it. The key to making the move work is knocking the opponent off balance with the flower sweep. This will give you the initiative and allow you the space you need to gain the under hook and move into position for the spiral motion.
Sorry about the mic hanging at the top right of the video. Cameras have since been changed.
Recently I was at a Dean Lister seminar and he was describing a situation where he was using a leg attack to submit one of his training partners. His training partner then came back months later with a counter to that technique and this forced Dean to develop a response to that counter, which he did. The kimura counter technique shown in this video was forged under the same circumstances. My over under pass was working great and then people started taking advantage of a mistake I made. After being submitted lots of times and continuing to try and use the over under position I picked up this cool little trick. It may not look like much, but try it at the gym and your partner will definitely tell you how much torque it puts on their arm. Use it as a submission, back take, counter or bait and counter technique.
Hope you like it!
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A 2 part choke series using the brabo grip from side control. It starts with a brabo choke and then leads to a few other attacks and controlling possibilities from the position.
Wrist lock from butterfly guard
Wrist lock from the top of half guard.