In Catch Wrestling, they call this position the Sugar Hold, and it’s an absolutely amazing place to posture up and throw fight finishing strikes in an MMA fight.

But in the context of pure grappling it’s a great position, too because it opens up a whole new path of creativity.

Pay attention to the details here and make sure you get the placement of your hand correct as well as the footwork. Otherwise, you’re gonna struggle and do the whole “this move doesn’t work for me” thing. Nonsense. You just need a better understanding. As with most things.

Those voices you hear in the back are the fighters I work with down at SBG in Birmingham, Alabama. Walt Harris and Eryk Anders, both in the UFC currently.

Enjoy and feel free to drop a comment below!

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Gotta be careful with this entry into the Honey Hole. There’s a lot of finesse involved, and even some of the greats of Jiu Jitsu have injured themselves in this position. It even happened to Gordon Ryan. Be safe here and enjoy those leg locks!

Brandon Mccaghren of 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu Decatur.

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Using the Jean Jacques Butterfly Sweeps to open up the Meat Hook, which is a variation of the Rubber Guard that I use as one of my primary attacks from Butterfly Guard.

As always, the Triangle Choke should really be your #1 attack from all variations of Rubber Guard.

Hope yall enjoy!

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This is one of the craziest looking moves in my arsenal. It looks like a magic trick, but it’s actually ultra simple and easy to learn. Especially if you already have a great triangle and mounted triangle.

I picked it up off of Jean Jacques Machado when he was here back when I was but a lowly blue belt in 10th Planet. It took me years to understand it, but I think if you’ll give it a go you’ll pick it right up.

If you would like to see my entire 1 month curriculum for the Triangle Choke, including this full class on the Mounted Triangle, it’s only $19 and it’s available here: https://bmac.mykajabi.com/offers/Xje6AeeV

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The Deep Half Guard was all the rage back in the day, but has since slipped in popularity.
I still use it a ton and I love the potential applications for MMA, where we have seen it used many man times to sweep or escape.

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I’ve seen so many people struggle with triangles and even give up on them because they feel like their legs are too short to make it work. But really, it has very little to do with that. Look at my legs: short, kinda thick thick like Beyoncé. But the triangle is my most frequent and potent submission in my game.

It’s not leg length. It’s your technique.

So I really like teaching triangles, because it always turns on the light bulb for someone. Plus, I think the triangle is the most important submission in all of Jiu Jitsu.

If you would like to see my ultra detailed course on Triangle Chokes, click here
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A couple of quick tips to help you prevent injury when you are training Jiu Jitsu. Definitely check your ego, but also be aware of the positions you are putting your body in and the potential dangers we could encounter as BJJ athletes.

Train safe! And train hard!

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Brandon Mccaghren of 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu demonstrates the Flying Kung Fu Move, which is a super important of a fluid and flowing Rubber Guard game.

This move will require some flexibility, but mostly it requires dexterity. Learning how to move your body and stay in your side with increase your Rubber Guard abilities dramatically.

Let me know if this helps you and if you have any questions, post em in the comments!

If you’re interested in seeing and learning more of the Rubber Guard, please check out my instructional set at BJJ Fanatics here: https://bjjfanatics.com/products/rubber-guard-the-meathook-by-brandon-mccaghren

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Black Belt vs White Belt
Brandon Mccaghren rolling with one of his white belt students (Jackson Spry) at 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu in Decatur Alabama.

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Today we look at how to maintain back position once you have acquired it. We call this movement the Chair Sit. I believe I originally heard it called that on a Ryan hall video but honestly I can’t remember. Either way, it’s one of the most important movements in Jiu Jitsu and it has to be mastered. Also, a few quick words about connection, which is one of those mystical words in Grappling. But it really is the key to understanding what some of the great teachers like Rickson Gracie are referring to when they talk about Invisible Jiu Jitsu.

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This is a huge detail about using frames when grappling. Like Brandon said in the video, pay attention to this detail and it will help your Jiu Jitsu immensely!

If you’d like more detail on this, Brandon has a free instructional on this exact subject at www.nogihelper.com

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Brandon Mccaghren of 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu in Decatur Alabama shares one of the craziest and most elaborate of the Rubber Guard submissions, The Sorcerer.

As wild and unorthodox as this may seem, it’s actually not that unrealistic if you’re already a heavy rubber guard player.

This move requires serious flexibility and dexterity, so if you can’t get it right away, don’t worry!

If you’re interested in picking up my entire set on the rubber guard, it’s available through BJJ Fanatics here:

Rubber Guard: The Meathook by Brandon McCaghren

Or if you’d like to see my entire collection, it’s available through my website at www.bmacacademy.com

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No one wants to take 6 months out of training to recover from knee surgery, lets keep them LCLs in tact & pay attention to these tips to help prevent any pressure on your knee at all when playing the Truck.

The Truck is a staple of the 10th Planet system.
It’s a great path to the back, the twister and some other devastating submissions.

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If you can find a submission in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu or any other grappling sport that’s more devastating than this one, I gotta see it. I’ve seen a ton of variations, but never seen anyone lock the body triangle and take the head like this. If you’ve got footage of this from another source, send it to me.

This is what we call the Executioner, and it’s an absolute spine ripper. I originally learned it from my friend Scott “einstein” Epstein. He’s also a 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu Black Belt under Eddie Bravo, and he has served as one of my mentors over the years. He calls this the Epstecutioner, but I call it the Executioner to bother him mostly. I’ve heard lots of names for some variations of this over the years: Dragon Sleeper being the chief among them.

Call it whatever you want, but remember you learned it from ole bmac 🙂

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