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Mixing Your Arts
So you’re pretty good at BJJ but you suck at wrestling? Well, the good news is if you go up against a wrestler and you’re using BJJ rules, assuming they don’t know anything about BJJ and aren’t too many notches … Continue reading
Leglocks!
It’s another month of leg locks and hey, let’s start with a helpful graphic of the 6 basic positions involved. Why 6? Well, because you’ve got to start somewhere. There are definitely more, of course, but let’s not go diving … Continue reading
January is Armbar Month
What better way to start 2025 than by learning all the details of the armbar? (The correct answer, by the way, is that there is no better way.) Okay. So maybe armbars are awesome but aren’t there like… other submissions … Continue reading
What’s the Best Method for Teaching BJJ?
There are always new techniques and new methods of teaching cropping up in the martial arts. BJJ is no different. Things change. It’s healthy for things to change. The art evolves, just as we evolve as students. So too we … Continue reading
Get the Position, then Break the Structure
So you want to do a throw or a takedown? Easy. First, get in a good position, then break your partner’s structure. Okay, so it’s not really that easy, but it can be helpful to have a general sense of … Continue reading