This is part of a series on trouble shooting the Arm Drag and dealing with counters.

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The Submissions of Power:

“Three Armlocks for the Camarillo Kings under the Sky,

Seven Footlocks for the Danaher-Lords in their Halls of Stone,

Nine Chokes for Jitz Bros, doomed to die.

One Wristlock for the Dark Lord on his Dark Throne,
In the Land of Schwarzwald where the Shadows lie.

One Wristlock to rule them all, One Wristlock to find them,
One Wristlock to bring them all and in the darkness bind them.

In the Land of Schwarzwald where the Shadows lie.”

Knowing how to defend strikes while on the ground is the most important skillset you must develop in your groundwork.

This means it should be trained as often as possible.

We covered some Fundamentals in how to defend strikes while on the ground in a previous video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhBXIJZ-jwI&t=1s).

These are just introductions and not deep dives into these techniques.

However, these are essential skills.
If you cannot effectively defend strikes while on the ground then your groundwork is basically useless for protecting yourself.

The paradox is that in order to protect myself from damage, it often makes it more difficult to set up sweeps and submissions while doing so. That’s because I need space to submit him or sweep him.
But, space is also what he wants in order to powerfully hit me.

So, people don’t understand how to do both.

In essence, one way I can do it is in transition as he begins to try to make space. Crucially, I fill the space as he does until I have the opportunity to attack.

In this situation, my opponent tries to get to his feet to pull free and attack. But, he then gives me the opportunity to attack the Tripod Sweep.

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Every martial arts develops to be more focused on defending itself than defending what “untrained” people will do.

BJJ is no different.

The vast majority of schools focus predominantly or exclusively with defending submissions.

Students rarely, if ever, learn or train how to deal with people trying to hit them – standing or on the ground.

Even if the person started BJJ classes in order to learn how to protect themselves, they never really learn how to protect themselves against the SINGLE MOST COMMON ATTACK they will have to deal with if they are attacked.

Or, if they do it’s a rare class once in a blue moon.

This is why many people (and even some BJJ instructors) believe is that if you want to learn to defend yourself, BJJ isn’t the Art you should choose.

So, here, Erkan and I give an introduction in how to approach defending strikes on the ground. This isn’t just a matter of a few techniques you need to learn but a foundational realignment on how you approach your grappling.

This is why it takes practice – because you fight like you train. And, you can’t adopt a whole new style of grappling when punches start flying.

This is also why I focus so much of my instruction on teaching control (even from the bottom).

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When you have a weapon, people will often grab for the weapon. But, they will also clinch you in order to minimise the space you need for the weapon’s use.

Here, Erkan shows how to use a stick to escape these clinches.

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A weapon is an external self defense tool. Therefore, it can be taken away and rendered useless.

This is why if you plan to incorporate using weapons into your training, you should spend a great deal of time on how to maintain control of the weapon.

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Having basic knowledge in how to handle weapons is crucial to having a complete Self Defense ability.

We don’t want to rely on them as they are external methods of protection which can be taken away and aren’t always available.

But, if you can have a weapon in a violent conflict, it gives you an enormous advantage.

We decided to shoot a series of videos on basic use of weapons for people who have no training in them. we begin with blunt weapons.

In this first video, Erkan shows the proper way to hold a stick.

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One of the greatest arguments against Jiu-Jitsu is that it is useless for defending yourself against multiple attackers.

This shows a lack of knowledge about realistic self-defense, martial arts in general, and about Jiu-Jitsu specifically.

Here, Erkan and I explain why despite this fallacy, Jiu-Jitsu is actually the BEST martial art to know if you have to defend yourself against multiple opponents.

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Arm Drags are one of my favorite techniques for Self Defense and Grappling.
As you use them more of course people will start to counter you. Here, I deal with a simple counter to a very common defense: the Post.

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Here, I break down 10 very effective takedowns for people who don’t have a lot of experience with them.

These are also useful for older grapplers since they don’t require a lot of athleticism.

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Knowing how to maximise the structural control of a submission and how to maximise the force put into it is crucial to success.

It’s not about how many techniques you learn but rather how well you know the ones you do know.

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This is part of a series of solo drills I’ve shot for my Patreon channel.

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The North-South Kimura is one of the most powerful and common Submissions in BJJ.

And, escaping it can be very difficult.

Here, Erkan and I demonstrate on elf the most powerful ways to escape this position and submission.

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A viewer asked for some details on how to effectively recover Closed Guard from Half Guard.

Here, Erkan and I cover some details that will help you accomplish this.

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