October 31, 2021
Distance control
Distance control: One of the most important aspects of guard play is CONTROLLING THE…
October 30, 2021
Leverage and the spine
Leverage and the spine: The spine is the longest lever in the human body. It can be used…
October 29, 2021
Adjustments
Adjustments: submission holds are an all of nothing affair. A submission hold that was…
October 28, 2021
Rising up from bottom position
Rising up from bottom position: Too often we have a mindset in Jiu jitsu that once we…
October 27, 2021
The greatest positions in Jiu jitsu – mount and rear mount
The greatest positions in Jiu jitsu - mount and rear mount: The game of Jiu jitsu rewards…
October 26, 2021
Never underestimate what a simple change of angle and level
Never underestimate what a simple change of angle and level can do to improve your…
October 25, 2021
When you control the head
When you control the head…An old cliche in grappling is that if you control the whole…
October 24, 2021
Not every day in the gym will be a good day
Not every day in the gym will be a good day. In fact there will often be periods of weeks…
October 23, 2021
Footsweeps
Footsweeps: I think we all have moves that our favorites because they are high percentage…
October 22, 2021
Traps
Traps: If you face an opponent in a fiercely combative stance and posture you leave him…
October 21, 2021
The pressure of the first mistake
The pressure of the first mistake: Gordon had a fascinating exhibition match last night…
October 19, 2021
The return
The return: Tomorrow night in Austin Texas, Gordon Ryan will step out on stage again in…
October 18, 2021
Two for the price of one
Two for the price of one - the dual power of leg locks from bottom position: When an…
October 17, 2021
You’ve got five grappling limbs
You’ve got five grappling limbs - use them all: we think of ourselves as four limbed…
October 16, 2021
The other fellow
The other fellow: Many years ago I was in a UFC warm up room getting an athlete ready for…
October 15, 2021
Got a good position?
Got a good position? Get a better one! Don’t be satisfied with good when great is readily…
October 14, 2021
One of the biggest inhibitors of progress in Jiu jitsu
One of the biggest inhibitors of progress in Jiu jitsu is a disproportionate preference…
October 13, 2021
Hands
Hands: Almost everything we do in grappling begins with the hands. Our hands are weak…
October 12, 2021
Finishing grip first or control grip first?
Finishing grip first or control grip first? There are some submission holds that involve…
October 11, 2021
Pressure
Pressure: when we think of winning in Jiu jitsu we typically think in terms of MOVES. If…
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