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.

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.

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…

You might remember my video on the Awesome Roger Machado American – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xscg5rfunbc

It’s such a brilliant technique. You might have also seen me use it a few times in my rolling with my students. It is incredibly effective and deceptively powerful. Don’t underestimate it.

And I’ve been super lucky to have the Legend – Prof Roger Machado himself talk over the technique for you guys. I hope you love it. Try it out on the mat and let me know how it goes.

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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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!

Being stacked when executing an armbar is extremely common. But the counter is incredibly easy and very effective. Just a few little tricks and you will be countering the ‘stack’ – every time! Check out the video and try it out on the mat. Let me know how it goes…

We did a video recently with the starting ‘from knees’ position. The technique works just as well from a throw. You can set it up so that you are thrown but end the match quickly with an armbar. It works. A student of mine did it recently at a competition. Check out the video. Try it on the mats. And let me know how you go…

We have just completed a quick triangle series and I thought it would be good to cover in detail the inverted triangle. This has been used in competition by my students to great success. It is much easier than you think, just follow some of the simple steps that I discuss in this video and you will be doing them too…easy! Watch the video. Try it on the mat. And let me know how it goes…

The cross choke is an incredibly effective submission and is used often and effectively in our academy. But you can escape them. With just a few tricks and techniques. Watch this video and I will show you how. Try it out on the mat and let me know how it goes.

This video discusses in some detail how to bring your Jiu-Jitsu into a street fight in some basic moves. They are not difficult but they are certainly effective…particularly against an unskilled opponent.

In Jiu-Jitsu we often start from our Knees. But this technique works from the knees or from standing. Does not matter. Get the throw, if it doesn’t work…move straight into an Armbar. It’s incredibly effective and can end the roll/match within seconds. A couple of my students did exactly that in a recent competition. Check out the video and try it yourself on the mat. Let me know how you go.

In Jiu-Jitsu we often start from our Knees. But this technique works from the knees or from standing. Does not matter. Get the throw, if it doesn’t work…move straight into an Armbar. It’s incredibly effective and can end the roll/match within seconds. A couple of my students did exactly that in a recent competition. Check out the video and try it yourself on the mat. Let me know how you go.