March 6, 2024
Wisdom of the old West
Wisdom of the old West: The great American Lawman Wyatt Earp was ask about his…
March 4, 2024
Victory in Las Vegas!!
Victory in Las Vegas!! Nicholas Meregali continued his incredible run of victories in Las…
February 11, 2024
Movement
Movement: The number one detractor of movement quality is EXCESS TENSION. You definitely…
January 31, 2024
Risk from winning position
Risk from winning position: One of the hardest things to get students doing is to take a…
January 28, 2024
Victory in Tokyo!
Victory in Tokyo! Garry Tonon won his MMA fight against the great former two division…
January 24, 2024
Start small and finish big
Start small and finish big: When it comes to taking your opponents back, it almost always…
December 31, 2023
The more you can use your legs to pin and trap an opponents arms in dominant positions…
The more you can use your legs to pin and trap an opponents arms in dominant positions,…
December 16, 2023
It’s never enough to simply pin an opponent
It’s never enough to simply pin an opponent: In jiu jitsu pins are a means to an end -…
December 11, 2023
Victory in Las Vegas!
Victory in Las Vegas! Nicholas Meregali won a tremendous victory tonight over his great…
December 8, 2023
Luke Griffith double gold!
Luke Griffith double gold! Luke Griffith won the IBJJF @ibjjf brown belt world…
November 7, 2023
Close contact
Close contact: the best scoring and finishing opportunities in the sport come from close…
July 5, 2023
Once a move is properly set – NOW it’s time to use your strength!
Once a move is properly set - NOW it’s time to use your strength! People often talk about…
May 19, 2023
Victory in Oklahoma City!
Victory in Oklahoma City! We had a great night here in OKC at the WNO Professional…
March 23, 2023
Sometimes there’s a lot going on when it seems like there’s nothing going on
Sometimes there’s a lot going on when it seems like there’s nothing going on: A strange…
September 4, 2022
Position AND submission
Position AND submission: In most cases we distinguish between positional moves and…
March 1, 2022
When you have one – you have the other
When you have one - you have the other: There are certain submissions where if you have…
June 10, 2021
Ideal vs reality
Ideal vs reality: When it comes to practicing submission holds we usually practice them…
February 26, 2018
New challenges
New challenges: The ideal grappler would be one who was equally dominant in both gi and…
December 4, 2017
Victory in Texas
Victory in Texas: Gordon Ryan won his fourth EBI title tonight in Austin Texas in a tough…
November 21, 2017
Sankaku/Triangle
Sankaku/Triangle: Jiu Jitsu is about using a large percentage of our strength against a…