Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

June 13, 20190Comments

New Sparring Videos: Musumeci Foot Locks (Botinha) & Other Submission Finishes

I am loving the Musumeci foot lock technique (also known as Botinha) even more in the last couple of weeks. The control on the opponent’s isolated leg is so much better...

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

June 2, 20190Comments

The Don’ts of BJJ Rolling/Sparring

After your first BJJ class or free trial, the instructor usually asks whether you want to try rolling (sparring) or not. Most of the time, people are reluctant to roll right...

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

May 27, 20190Comments

X-Guard Sweeps & Submissions by Prof. Erin Herle

BJJ black belt Prof. Erin Herle has been collaborating with the Fight Tips Youtube channel in recent weeks to provide some BJJ-specific content. Prof. Herle is a high level...

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

May 21, 20190Comments

New BJJ spot in Kemang

The Fit by Beat gym in Setiabudi will be going through a renovation in June. So, for about a month, the Arena MMA BJJ classes will move to a new mat area in Kemang, south...

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

May 6, 20190Comments

Top 3 Brazilian Jiu Jitsu gyms in Tangerang

Good Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) gyms are mostly located in Jakarta. I shared some of those here in this post. Now, most professionals in Jakarta live in the outskirt areas of...

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

May 3, 20190Comments

Arm Triangle: Hug Them & Choke Them

Here is a video instructional of the arm triangle choke, which I have been using lately during life rolls. I managed to get some taps out of this after using the details...

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

May 1, 20190Comments

New Sparring Video: Worm Guard, Failed Berimbolo & Backmount Survival

In my latest sparring session with long-time rolling partner Indra “Cholo” Prabowo, I tried to do a lot of lapel-based attacks including the worm guard. Dude has...

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...

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