This series of heelhooks is really starting to get into some great detail. As mentioned before, there is great reward for careful viewing. You will not be unhappy for taking the time. Heelhooks are increasingly important in a grappler arsenal. You need to know how to execute them and defend them. Check this video out and let me know what you think…

Ashi garami, heelhook. Submission, counter and another counter to submission. You should know it all. Watch the second installment in detail and let me know if you have any questions.

This series of footlocks/heelhooks goes into great detail and gains momentum. Rewards for close viewing are considerable. Footlocks and heelhooks are increasingly important in a grappler arsenal. You need to know how to execute them and defend them. Check this video out and let me know what you think…

In this vlog I discuss two very simple and easy things that you can do…right now, that will transform your progress in BJJ. They are simple to understand and simple to do…that’s what I call them hacks. Check out the vlog. Give them a try and let me know how it works on your own progress.

My good friend, super BJJ athlete, and rising star Prof Mark Knudsen gives a quick demonstration of a brilliant technique…A pendulum sweep – straight into a Reverse Triangle. Check it out. I know you will love it. Try it on the mat and let me know how you go.

What a great time and experience I am having Dallas. I get to learn with the legends in the sport. In this quick little video, the master – Prof John Machado…takes me over two ways to pass the half guard. Awesome thoughts and techniques from a legend.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDapeyxGYwQ

A quick Vlog from my Jiu Jitsu Training Trip in Dallas, TX. I’ve been training hard…and there is nothing like a plunge into a cold pool after a hard days training. I’ve been thinking about how we leverage different attributes in BJJ. People bring different characteristics to the mat…some its youth, some its flexibility some its strength and some its cardio. Thinking about your various skills and weaknesses and that of your opponents can shape the way you approach a roll. Remember to work and leverage your strengths and try and exploit your opponents weaknesses. Listen to this quick travel vlog as I discuss this in more detail…

The Lockdown is an extremely effective technique. When you have a great lockdown on it presents major options for you and a lot of trouble for your opponent. But it can be beaten. And it’s not that hard. Just a few tricks and hacks that you can easily learn and practice. Watch the video. Try it out on the mat – and let me know how you go.

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The single leg takedown is a great takedown technqiue and maybe the most used in grappling. But there are a number of great counters and this particular one places you into a fantastic kill position. I use it often and my students have used it, with positive results, in competitions. Take a look and give it a try. Let me know how it goes.

When I get caught in a half guard – no problem. I just change shape. And that usually solves much of the problem and enables me to get out and back in control. Not so with this awesome RCJ Blackbelt! Watch this little trick. Easy to do and very effective.

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This is a quick video of me rolling with a few of my students. It was fun and thought it would be nice to share. I always allow my competitor students to get more rolling in with me after class and by the end of rolling with them once or twice back to back no rest with fresh guys, I am spent!

Why do you do BJJ? what is the reason that you spend so much time on the mats? what do you want out of it? I discuss this topic in detail in this quick little video.

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Is BJJ Enough for SELF DEFENCE or MMA? This is a topic that is raised a lot in our sport. In this video, I provide some of my thoughts.

In this quick little video of one of my classes, I discuss moving into an armbar from Back Control. Sometimes the rear naked choke is not working…there could be numerous reasons for this but having an alternative move in your back pocket for these type of situations is invaluable. Check it out as I discuss some of the finer details. Try it out on the mat and let me know how you go…