Concepts for Maintaining Mount with Roger Gracie
Roger Gracie covers some of the key concepts in the mount position. Some of the more essential ideas which he talks about are low mount position, high mount, feet placement,…
BJJ Match Study: Marcelo Garcia vs Renzo Gracie
A quick match study of Renzo Gracie vs. Marcelo Garcia. The two met in the quarterfinal at ADCC in 2003. Gracie does a great job of defending, but Garcia always…
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu – Finishing the Armbar – Firas Zahabi
Firas Zahabi demonstrates how to finish the armbar. A big challenge for people is breaking the grip. The techniques demoed in the video will work for Gi as well. All…
Nicolas Plessis The Blind Martial Artist
If you haven’t heard of Nicolas Plessis, this video will be an introduction. Some people define what limitless potential means. Plessis is one of them. He is a Jiu-jitsu practitioner…
BJJ How to escape side control EVERY TIME Tutorial
A video on how to escape from side control by black belt Charles Negromonte. Negromonte teaches Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu at the Roger Gracie Academy in London. There are hundreds of ways…
Six Beneficial Strength Exercises for Grapplers
Grapplers should not train like bodybuilders. Strength training should be supplemental to their sport. The strength and conditioning field has evolved quite a bit, but there are still people who…
Strategies to Deal with Anxiety before BJJ Competition
Anxiety before and during competition is something completely normal. Ignoring it will put you in a negative state of mind and prevent you from showing your true potential on competition…
Freestyle Wrestling for BJJ – Lyubo Kumbarov
Most people that have a pretty good grasp on freestyle wrestling prefer to use it for takedowns rather than Judo. One reason is, freestyle wrestling permits leg attacks. Most freestyle…
A Beginner’s Guide to Getting Grips in BJJ
Whatever BJJ technique you attempt, they all start with your grips. All BJJ techniques start with the establishment of grips to initiate and end the sequence. For those new to…
Solo Drills for Grappling & Functional Mobility
Drilling is one of the best ways to improve your Jiu-jitsu skills. The drills in this video are something you should be doing on a daily basis. Before manipulating another…