Distance control

Distance control: One of the most important aspects of guard play is CONTROLLING THE…

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Leverage and the spine

Leverage and the spine: The spine is the longest lever in the human body. It can be used…

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Adjustments

Adjustments: submission holds are an all of nothing affair. A submission hold that was…

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Rising up from bottom position

Rising up from bottom position: Too often we have a mindset in Jiu jitsu that once we…

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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…

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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…

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When you control the head

When you control the head…An old cliche in grappling is that if you control the whole…

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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…

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Footsweeps

Footsweeps: I think we all have moves that our favorites because they are high percentage…

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Traps

Traps: If you face an opponent in a fiercely combative stance and posture you leave him…

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The pressure of the first mistake

The pressure of the first mistake: Gordon had a fascinating exhibition match last night…

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The return

The return: Tomorrow night in Austin Texas, Gordon Ryan will step out on stage again in…

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Two for the price of one

Two for the price of one - the dual power of leg locks from bottom position: When an…

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You’ve got five grappling limbs

You’ve got five grappling limbs - use them all: we think of ourselves as four limbed…

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The other fellow

The other fellow: Many years ago I was in a UFC warm up room getting an athlete ready for…

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Got a good position?

Got a good position? Get a better one! Don’t be satisfied with good when great is readily…

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One of the biggest inhibitors of progress in Jiu jitsu

One of the biggest inhibitors of progress in Jiu jitsu is a disproportionate preference…

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Hands

Hands: Almost everything we do in grappling begins with the hands. Our hands are weak…

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Finishing grip first or control grip first?

Finishing grip first or control grip first? There are some submission holds that involve…

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Pressure

Pressure: when we think of winning in Jiu jitsu we typically think in terms of MOVES. If…

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