Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

April 22, 20190Comments

Mikey Musumeci’s leg lock technique compilation

I have been working on leg locks in recent months despite being a white belt. Traditionally, white belts are not allowed to do leg locks because they are considered too...

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

April 21, 20190Comments

Training BJJ in the gi or no gi; what’s the difference?

Traditionally, BJJ training uses the gi, or also known as the kimono in Brazil. Back in the early days of the UFC, Royce Gracie also won the tournament using the gi because...

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

April 19, 20190Comments

New Sparring Video: Bow & Arrow Choke Finish

This is my latest sparring video, which I think is pretty cool because for the first time ever, I managed to lock in a bow and arrow choke in a real spar (not during a drill...

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

April 14, 20190Comments

Belts in BJJ do not come easy

Unlike other traditional martial arts, getting a belt promotion in BJJ is not easy. A number of traditional martial arts award black belts to students who have been practicing...

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

April 3, 20190Comments

7 BJJ Survival Tips: Roll Longer as a White Belt

A new white belt comes to a BJJ class after watching some UFC and Youtube. He begins to watch other members roll (spar) and he thinks to himself “hey, this looks easy. I...

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

March 24, 20190Comments

Guy Breaks Opponent’s Leg Via Heel Hook

The heel hook is the most devastating leg lock in submission grappling. It has very little breaking point and before you know it, your legs and ligaments will be fucked up...

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

March 21, 20190Comments

A New Approach To The RNC By Lachlan Giles

The rear naked choke (RNC) remains the most effective submission to end a fight until now. It is also one of the basic submissions taught to white belts or beginners in...

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

March 18, 20190Comments

New Sparring Videos

I have two new sparring videos taken during the last gi class on Friday to give you some more ideas on how sparrings look like in BJJ. The first video is me against a senior...

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

March 13, 20190Comments

How To Get The Cauliflower Ear

Have a look at MMA fighter photos, specifically on their ears. What do you see? You will see most of them have ugly looking ears similar to a cauliflower. Something that looks...

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

March 8, 20190Comments

Basic Foot Lock & Leg Attacks

I just saw another stupid “self defense” video and it was on how to use a simple leg lock to avoid kidnapping. Check out the tweet below to see how stupid it is:...

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

March 6, 20190Comments

Just Rolled With a Spazzy Person For The First Time

I just had my first experience of rolling with a spazzy person for the first time and it was kind of interesting and weird. Spazzy means crazily unpredictable. In the context...

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

March 4, 20190Comments

Review of Professor Buno Amorim seminar at Gracie Barra Indonesia

I was one of around 30 BJJ students who took part in Professor Bruno Amorim’s seminar at Gracie Barra Jakarta on March 2. The seminar was on the over-under pass and for...

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

February 28, 20190Comments

The Perfect Arm Bar By John Danaher

John Danaher is currently one of the most respected BJJ coaches in the world. He is a black belt under Renzo Gracie and once assembled a vicious BJJ competitor team known as...

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

February 27, 20190Comments

Upcoming Gracie Barra Indonesia seminar in Jakarta on March 2

The Gracie Barra Indonesia BJJ academy is going to hold a seminar on the over under pass system. The seminar will feature Gracie Barra black belt instructor and competitor...

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

February 25, 20190Comments

Keenan Cornelius tries out new chokes

Keenan Cornelius has always been known as one of the most innovative black belts within the BJJ community. For those of you unfamiliar with sports BJJ, Keenan is responsible...

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

February 24, 20190Comments

8-minute Lactic Power Workout For MMA/Grappling Endurance

American Top Team strength and conditioning coach Phil Daru recently formulated a lactic power workout specifically to train our body to accumulate lactic acid inside the...

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

February 20, 20190Comments

Lots of leg lock attacks from this position

Leg locks are both loved and hated in the BJJ community. Hardcore purists consider leg locks as dirty submissions and people who use them are lacking in their guard passing...

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

February 19, 20190Comments

One of the best videos to learn open guard concepts

The guard is what makes BJJ so unique and appealing, at least for me. It allows you to put your opponent off balance, throw or sweep them and even submit them with a choke or...

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