The Fight Week

Here is the Jail Break from the 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu system (how to get butterfly guard from side control).  

If you train Jiu Jitsu regularly, the chances of you having problems with the joints in your fingers at any given point is almost 100% certain. Although it is wise to give the joint time to heal, some of us (the stubborn ones) rather insist on training, aggravating the problem. This is a simple yet [...]

The “Hip Bump” Sweep is one of the best sweeps to master. It happens to be one of the first sweeps a beginnner learns in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (alongside the Scissors Sweep). In this article, we will discuss what makes this move work, when to go for this move, other attacks to combo with this [...]

The armbar is the most basic submission technique and one taught early to adherents of BJJ. It is also one of the most effective techniques and is often the only submission some fighters learn. There’s a reason for this. The armbar can be applied and performed from numerous positions and its deadly effective. Armbar from [...]

The Rubber Guard is Eddie Bravo’s baby. Developed in his 10th Planet jiu-jitsu school for no-gi fighters, it’s a technique that’s gained legendary status for its applicability to MMA. Its power is that it does not rely on grabbing your opponents sleeve or collar to control him or set up submissions. It allows you to [...]

The guard is the essence of BJJ. It’s the position from which weaker opponents have been known to subdue larger ones, and for years it was an enigma few fighters could figure out. Today in MMA as well as in BJJ, a countless variety of techniques for passing the guard have been developed to both [...]

Known by just one simple name, the Kimura is one of the most universally recognised and brutally effective submission techniques used in any grappling sport. Imported from judo and now a staple in any grapplers arsenal, the move attacks the arm applying pressure at the shoulder and elbow joints. The pain comes quick as soon [...]

The triangle choke is one of the signature moves in grappling and one of the most effective in inducing a quick submission. The technique is a type of lateral vascular restraint that constricts the blood flow from the carotid arteries to the brain. Tactically speaking, the triangle choke is a very effective counter attack easily [...]

This is a compilation of what was a four part series article published in the the July-October 2006 edition Gracie Magazine. Gracie Magazine asked 20 of the best BJJ Black Belts what they thought were the best and most fundamental BJJ techniques. 1. Armbar from the closed guard by Ricardo “Cachorrão” Almeida: “The armbar from [...]

This is the best and most comprehensive list of BJJ solo drills I could find on YouTube. Jason Scully goes through the most common and basic drills you’ll use as a warm-up to all your BJJ training. Normally you would pick three or four of these and drill them 50-100 times each either every day [...]