If you want to ruin your opponents day – nothing beats a high pressure pin

If you want to ruin your opponents day - nothing beats a high pressure pin: A big part of…

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Make use of the most distinctive features of Jiu jitsu

Make use of the most distinctive features of Jiu jitsu: There are many distinctive…

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The ideal of classical Jiu jitsu is to use your legs to fight your opponents upper body

The ideal of classical Jiu jitsu is to use your legs to fight your opponents upper body:…

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The positional core of Jiu jitsu

The positional core of Jiu jitsu is the task of getting to the mount or rear mount…

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Priorities

Priorities: Whenever you’re in a bad situation understand this: You will be faced with a…

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Yep – I’m in trouble

Yep - I’m in trouble: There are times for all of us when we screw up and an opponent gets…

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Daylight

Daylight: When it’s time to restrain an opponents movement you want to connect as tightly…

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The other side of guard passing

The other side of guard passing: The single biggest aspect of the Jiu jitsu positional…

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If you could have only one finishing hold for the rest of your life – what would it be?

If you could have only one finishing hold for the rest of your life - what would it be?…

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When one part of your body is in trouble – other parts have to come to the rescue

When one part of your body is in trouble - other parts have to come to the rescue: The…

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It doesn’t seem like a big difference…

It doesn’t seem like a big difference… One of the hardest truths to convince a beginner…

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Taking the power out of your opponents side pins – getting under hooks

Taking the power out of your opponents side pins - getting under hooks: It’s never any…

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Breaking posture

Breaking posture: If there is one word of advice I could give students who are trying to…

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Bad position? Stance first

Bad position? Stance first - escape second: We all know that when you get caught in a bad…

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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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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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