The mount is a super powerful position in BJJ for many reasons, such as: the variety of submissions available, the control you have, and the difficulty that comes with trying to escape a high mount – to name a few. When you think about it, the mount position is essentially
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Advanced grapplers and jiu-jitsu players understand that the best way to secure a submission to to set a trap. By forcing your opponent into just a couple of options — both of which put him in a submission — you have essentially created a “checkmate” scenario. In a recent video,
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Top pound-for-pound no-gi grappler Gordon Ryan may be on an indefinite leave of absence from competition, but his instructional content isn’t going anywhere. So if you’re feeling stressed out by the recent news that the Danaher Death Squad was disbanding, cheer yourself up with a classic submission dilemma — a
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The basics will never fail. And although he’s one of the top up-and-coming competitors in grappling, Jacob “The Hillbilly Hammer” Couch hasn’t lost sight of his fundamental jiu-jitsu. In a recent video, Couch demonstrates his three favorite techniques to teach white belts. Even though these may be considered “beginner” techniques,
Read moreTriangle Chokes are among the most fundamental submissions in BJJ and because of this, have been incredibly prevalent all throughout the history of MMA and the UFC. The very first Triangle Choke happened all the way back at UFC 2 and came to us courtesy of Pancrase veteran Jason DeLucia
Read moreRyan Hall is just as well known for his Triangle Choke proficiency as he is for his 50/50 skills and heel hook entries at this point. It seems like he’s decided to combine the two areas of BJJ that he excels in to create one absolutely brutal submission, The Disrespectful
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