Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

BJJ drills are one of the most important tools in developing skills. By simple repetition of BJJ’s fundamental movements you create habits and movement patterns that will enhance your game. In this video, BJJ Champion Gamal Hassan teaches the reverse De La Riva drill.

The objective from the bottom position in BJJ is to defend against the opponent’s guard passes and reverse position using sweeps. Deep half guard is a variation on the traditional half guard that is very effective for setting up sweeps. In this video, BJJ Champion Gamal Hassan teaches a sweep…

The 50/50 guard is one of BJJ’s most complex positions. It is an equal position in which neither competitor has a distinct advantage. As a result, the 50/50 guard often results in a stalemate. In this video, BJJ World Champion Herbert Burns teaches a 50/50 guard pass.

Side control is a dominant top position in BJJ. Once you have secured side control, you can begin to attack for a variety of submissions. In this video, BJJ World Champion Herbert Burns teaches a baseball choke from side control.

Takedowns are a valuable tool for controlling the pace and momentum of a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu competition. Control of the takedown game enables you to determine where the competition will take place and secure a dominant top control position. In this video, you will learn how to transition from the single…

When standing over your opponent in the open guard position, the first objective is to pass the guard into side control.  If you are successful in securing side control, you can begin to look for submissions.  In this video, BJJ World Champion Leandro Issa teaches a leg drag to Ezekiel…

The clock choke is secured from the top turtle position in BJJ.  It is a highly effective choke that utilises the opponent’s collar and lapel in conjunction.  In this video, BJJ World Champion Herbert Burns teaches the clock choke.

The arm bar is one of the most common submissions in MMA.  There are a wide range of setups and positions from which you can attack for the arm bar.  In this video, BJJ World Champion Leandro Ataides teaches the arm bar from the turtle position.

In order to secure a submission against a high level opponent you will often need to chain together multiple attacks.  Flawless transitions between submissions and positions are what define elite level BJJ practitioners.  In this video, BJJ champion Almiro Barros teaches a Kimura defense to arm bar transition.

Side control is a dominant position in BJJ.  The objective from side control is to work for submission attacks and/or advance into the full mount position.  Depending on how your opponent defends from bottom, there are a wide range of submission attacks that can be used.  In this video, BJJ…

Side control is a dominant position in BJJ.  Once you have secured side control, you can begin to attack for submissions or try to advance your position into full mount.  In this video, BJJ World Champion Teco Shinzato teaches a choke from side control.

The berimbolo is one of the most talked about guards in BJJ today.  There are those who love it and those who hate it.  When utilised correctly, it can be highly effective and ultimately lead to some dominant positions.  In the event that you encounter an opponent that uses the…

In this video, BJJ Champion Valdir Rodrigues from the EVOLVE Fight Team demonstrates 5 submissions from half guard.

The butterfly guard is a commonly used defense in which the bottom guard player uses his feet as hooks on the inside of his opponents legs in an effort to disrupt his base and balance. In this video, BJJ Champion Gamal Hassan from the EVOLVE Fight Team demonstrates 3 butterfly…

BJJ Champion Valdir Rodrigues from the EVOLVE Fight Team demonstrates 5 ways to defend and counter a takedown.

The full guard is a strong defensive position that offers a wide array of sweep and submission opportunities. In this video BJJ World Champion Alex Silva from the EVOLVE Fight Team teaches how to do an armbar variation from the full guard position.

The butterfly guard entails the guard player placing their feet between the opponents legs and hooking the inside of the legs with their feet. With these hooks the guard player can try to disrupt the base of the guard player, and look for a variety of sweeps and submissions. In this…

The omoplata is a technique in which the attacking student’s legs and hips are used to extend an opponent’s shoulder joint past its normal range of motion. In this video 2x BJJ World Champion Teco Shinzato from the EVOLVE Fight Team demonstrates 3 variations of the omoplata submission.

In this video, ONE FC World Champion Shinya Aoki demonstrates the Ogoshi takedown.

Commonly when an attacker stands up inside your guard, they will lean down and forward. Tomoenage is a sweep we have covered in earlier lessons, and and this lesson, BJJ World Champion Zorobabel Moreira teaches how to use the tomoenage to sweep to set up an attack with a helicopter…

The arm triangle is a versatile submission hold that works well both with and without the gi. In this lesson, BJJ World Champion Leandro Issa demonstrates a method for applying an arm triangle submission from the mount position.

As you and your training partners improve in BJJ, it will become increasingly necessary to apply sweeps, transitions and submissions in a combination sequence in order to control and submit your opponent. In this lesson, BJJ World Champion Leandro Issa teaches a transition from the mount position to back control.

The arm drag is a useful setup for many standing and ground grappling techniques. In this video, BJJ World Champion Leandro Issa demonstrates how to use an arm drag to set-up a takedown.

The half guard is a useful transitional position from the bottom used commonly to defend as well as attack. From this position it is possible to apply a complex variety of sweeps as well as apply submission holds. In this lesson, BJJ World Champion Leandro Issa demonstrates a half guard…