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Showing posts with label half guard. Show all posts
Showing posts with label half guard. Show all posts

BJJ / Grappling Tips: Half Guard Top Theme Part 3

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In my previous 2 posts I explained the main concepts a  H alf  G uard  P layer can dominate your trapped leg from the half guard by controll...

BJJ / Grappling Tips: Half Guard Top Theme Part 2

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Half Guard Wizardry In a previous post I explained the main concepts a H alf G uard P layer can dominate your trapped leg from the half...

BJJ / Grappling Tips: Half Guard Top Theme Part 1

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In a previous post I explained that I will be focusing the blog articles on one theme for the duration of 6-week projects. This is to reflec...

BJJ / Grappling tips: Passing the half guard: Dealing with the Underhook

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The half guard used to be viewed as a position of weakness, especially if strikes are available as a weapon. Partly, the top player is almos...

BJJ / Grappling Tips: Everybody Makes Mistakes in Jiu-jitsu

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It's just that mistakes made from mechanically advantageous positions tend to be more forgiving.   A recent BJJ discussion centre...

BJJ / Grappling Tips: Prevent the guard pass - Ari Galo shows how he developed the best guard ever (no hands)

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How do you prevent someone from passing your guard in jiujitsu? Without using your hands? In the video below that has been making the round...

BJJ / Grappling tips: the Half-Guard. How to avoid getting crushed.

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The half guard is a position that has evolved massively in BJJ / Grappling. The Half-Guard fundamental concepts are: i, stay on your s...
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BJJ tips: Lockdown Escapes by three experts

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The recent Metamoris III main event between Eddie Bravo and Royler Gracie saw Eddie catch and control Royler's leg for a long time ...

BJJ tips: Using the belt or the tip of the gi jacket in passing the half guard pass

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Almost 4 years ago I made this short video on a method of using the opponent's belt (or tip of the gi jacket for that matter) to tra...

Silva vs Sonnen and the Evil-ution of Grappling and MMA

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Have you watched the Anderson Silva V Chael Sonnen fight on UFC 148? I think everyone and their mother have watched that fight by now. I...

BJJ tips: half guard sweep - depth vs breadth of game part II

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One of the grappling techniques taught at the recent CFS BJJ seminar was the "Classica" or "Shaolin" Sweep from half gu...
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BJJ / Grappling Tips: Delivery system first, techniques second - Pablo Popovitch shows the way

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I was talking to a student last Friday (during Open Mat at Fighting Fit Manchester) about a certain technique from stand-up. He was moving w...
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BJJ / Grappling Techniques: Deep Half Guard to Single Leg

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Half guard in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu or Grappling, especially the deep half guard, is a great gateway position. I don't go to the half guar...
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Frames in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu: The Knees

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Jiu Jitsu Frames: The Knees. To me, the "Jiu" in BJJ is, at least partially, about moving your body around that of your opponent...

BJJ / Grappling Tips: How to recover the underhook and pass half guard. A Part Time Grappler Approach

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Last night's session at the Labs BJJ Fundamentals was on passing the half guard. There is nothing special or unique about the techniqu...
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BJJ Tips: Using Your Belt to Pass the Half Guard

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I wrote a quick post a couple of days ago about unorthodox use of the BJJ belt . It was just a silly joke but I thought I may as well make i...

Interview with Royler Gracie Black Belt Eddie Kone Part 3

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As you all know, on Friday the 28th of May I interviewed Mr Eddie Kone, Royler Gracie Black Belt at his EKBJJ Headquarters in Tottenham for ...

Interview with Royler Gracie Black Belt Eddie Kone Part 2

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As you all know, on Friday the 28th of May I interviewed Mr Eddie Kone, Royler Gracie Black Belt at his EKBJJ Headquarters in Tottenham for...

Interview with Royler Gracie Black Belt Eddie Kone Part 1

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On Friday the 28th of May I travelled to London to attend a BJJ seminar with Royce Gracie but unfortunately Royce couldn't make it past ...
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BJJ Concepts: Why the Cross Face?

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We covered half guard principles in yesterday's BJJ fundamentals session. Martyn focused on the bare essentials of success for both top...
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