Sidemount Escape with Granby Roll
Denis Kang shows Stephan Kesting a unique sidemount escape. This escape can be very useful when you are a smaller guy and are being pinned down against an opponent. Usually, when you are sidemounted, most people will turn into their opponent. This one is the...
Mechanic Sweep : Counter to the D’arce Choke
Scott Epstein from 10th Planet West LA teaches the counter to d'arce. He calls this counter the Mechanic Sweep. As your opponent goes for the darce, you grab his wrist and c-cup his leg and sweep him. A typical way to get to the d'arce choke is when your...
Samurai From Quarter Guard
The Samurai roll is a great move to catch from the quarter guard. When your opponent has you in quarter guard, this is a great and unexpected move as you can do this the samurai roll and end up in twister side control, the truck or even get to the back. Getting...
Plan B Sweep From Half Guard
Plan B Sweep from Half Guard is a sweep you would attempt from the half-guard lockdown position. Ideally, when going for a sweep from the lockdown, you would go for the Old School Sweep or for a sweep where you are in the Dog Fight Position. When your opponent...
Side Control Strategies
Maintaining control while in the side mount is a powerful thing. There are so many attacks you can do from this position - from side chokes to kimuras. A very important thing to understand is how to maintain this position and keep your opponent on their back. ...
Marcelo Garcia sparring with Keenan Cornelius
Top Jiu-Jitsu competitor stopped by Marcelo Garcia's academy and what a treat this was for all of us brazilian jiu-jitsu fans. Obviously, Keenan is an active competitor nowadays and Marcelo spends his time coaching and teaching at his academy in Manhattan. You...
Side Control Reversal with Cross Face
Defending while you are on the bottom in someone's side control can be very problematic, especially if you are dealing with a highly skilled opponent. In reality, it doesn't matter where your hands are - someone skilled can attack from different positions. That's why...
Powerful Mount Escape – Tunnel Escape
Firas Zahabi from the Tristar Gym is back with another detailed Jiu-Jitsu move. In this move, he goes over in extreme detail how to escape the mount. Some really great details including something as simple as framing, which I know a lot of jiu-jitsu players...
Over Under Pass from the Closed Guard
Ray Griffin, a Pedro Sauer Black Belt goes over this very effective over under pass from the closed guard. We have videos of this pass in no gi here and also here. OVER UNDER MOVE DETAILS https://youtu.be/B64PblO10p0 First, you maintain good posture. As, your...
Electric Chair Submission
When you get to the electric underhooks, the first position to get the electric chair can happen a couple of different ways. As Eddie Bravo explains. 1:19 - Instead of having electric underhooks you can also do the following. 1:26 - Gable grip your hands under your...