Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Inverted half guard, or reverse half guard, is a top half guard position that creates alternative methods for pressurizing your opponent to help advance your position. In this video, BJJ World Champion Leandro Issa demonstrates a pass from inverted half guard to establish side control.

The objective from the top position is to pass the opponent’s guard into the side control or mount position. Once the guard is passed you can begin to work for submissions to finish the fight. In this video, you will learn the open “Leque” guard pass.

Developing a strong guard is one of the key skills every Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner must work towards. If an opponent is able to secure the top position, you must have a strong enough guard to prevent them from passing into side control or mount. In this video, you will learn…

The objective from the top position is to pass the opponent’s guard into the side control or mount position. Once the guard is passed you can begin to work for submissions to finish the fight. In this video, you will learn how to pass from the reverse half guard position.

From the closed guard position, the handstand sweep allows you to sweep a standing opponent without having to first open your guard. When applied intelligently, this technique will completely unbalance the opponent and allow you to take the full mount position. In this lesson, BJJ No Gi World Champion Takeo…

Learning to skillfully counter your opponent’s movement is a critical aspect of BJJ. Applying counters effectively with proper timing will improve your efficiency, enable you to survive dangerous submission attacks and escape disadvantageous positions. Understanding the counter to a technique will also strength your own ability to apply that technique,…

There are many inventive ways to manipulate the BJJ uniform in order to control your opponent and create submission opportunities. In this video, BJJ World Champion Zorobabel Moreira demonstrates how to set-up a lapel choke variation from the top half guard position.

In this video, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu No Gi World Champion and ONE FC fighter Bruno Pucci demonstrates one of his favorite submission attacks.

When attacking the neck with the collar choke from the full mount position, the person on bottom is forced to either defend the choke or be submitted. The effect caused by the choke can create the opportunity for an arm bar attack. In this lesson, BJJ World Champion Leandro Issa…

From the top position in side control, there are a wide array of submission holds you can use to finish an opponent. As you gain experience, you will begin to see more submission opportunities as they arise based on the movements of your opponent. In this lesson, BJJ World Champion…

Learning to defend against and escape vulnerable positions not only gives a BJJ practitioner great confidence, but is a critical component of BJJ as a self-defense system. In this video, BJJ World Champion Leandro Issa demonstrates a method for escaping an arm bar submission.

From bottom position in side control, you must focus on defending submissions and also work towards improving your position. In this video, BJJ World Champion Leandro Issa demonstrates a method for escaping side control to take your opponent’s back.

In Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu there are a wide range of chokeholds that can be used to secure a submission and finish a fight. The Ezekiel choke is an excellent submission that uses the gi to choke the opponent. In this video, you will learn a beautiful Ezekiel choke from the guard.

The objective from the bottom position in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is to secure a submission or sweep the opponent off their base in order to secure top position. Depending upon how the opponent attacks and what guard you are playing, there are a large variety of sweeps that can be effectively…

The De La Riva guard is one of BJJ’s many highly effective guard positions. From the De La Riva guard position, you can defend against your opponent’s guard passes and work for sweeps. In this video, BJJ Champion Gamal Hassan teaches a sweep from the De La Riva guard.

BJJ Champion Vitor Ribeiro from the EVOLVE Fight Team demonstrates how to take an opponents back from the closed guard position.

The omoplata is a submission technique that uses the legs to trap the opponent’s arm in a shoulder lock. From the guard position, this technique works well in combination with other submissions, and can also be used to sweep. In this lesson, BJJ No Gi World Champion Bruno Pucci teaches…

If an opponent stands up when attempting to pass your guard, you can attack with an ankle lock. In this instance, the opponent’s legs are closer than the arms or neck, therefore a direct attack on the ankle may be the easier option to finish the opponent. For training purposes,…

When an opponent controls your back and holds you in the rear mount position, your options for attacking them are greatly limited. However, if your opponent makes the mistake of crossing their ankles while in this position, you can use this opportunity to attack with a foot lock. In this…

Ankle locks can be used from a variety of positions and are among the few submissions achievable from within your opponent’s guard. When held inside the guard of a skilled opponent, seizing the opportunity to attack with an ankle lock can sometimes be your best option. In this lesson, BJJ…

BJJ Champion Fabio Di Mata from the EVOLVE Fight Team demonstrates 5 different chokes from turtle position in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

The objective from the top position is to pass the opponent’s guard into a more dominant position. Once the guard is passed, you can begin to work for submissions to finish the fight. In this video, you will learn how to escape from the De La Riva guard and transition…

Many sweeps from guard involve positioning yourself beneath your opponent’s center of gravity and off-balancing them. In this lesson, BJJ World Champion Leandro Issa demonstrates the kick over sweep.