Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

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

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 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…

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.

Flow rolling is a form of light, friendly sparring in BJJ that allows practitioners to practice movement and techniques in a less competitive setting than traditional sparring.  The objective in flow rolling is not to defeat your opponent, but rather to focus on the application of techniques and movement through…

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

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

In this video, BJJ World Champion Jucimar Eller from the EVOLVE Fight Team demonstrates how to do a shoulder lock from side control.

In this video, BJJ World Champion Jucimar Eller from the Evolve Fight Team demonstrates 4 wrist locks from the mount.

In this video, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World Champion Leandro Issa from the EVOLVE Fight Team demonstrates how to do a hip bump sweep to triangle choke.

Advancing from one position to a better position is a central theme in BJJ. However, these transitions are also opportunities for your opponent to escape your control. Maintaining control of the opponent while improving your position requires carefully applied technique. In this lesson, BJJ World Champion Zorobabel Moreira demonstrates the…

Advancing from one position to a better position is a central theme in BJJ, however these transitions are also opportunities for your opponent to escape your control. Maintaining control of the opponent while improving your position requires carefully applied technique. In this lesson, BJJ World Champion Zorobabel Moreira demonstrates the…

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 Zorobabel Moreira teaches a half guard…

The half guard is a useful transitional position from the bottom used commonly to defend as well as attack. From the half guard position, the hook sweep enables the person on bottom to rotate their opponent onto their back and transition to a dominant across-side top position. BJJ World Champion…

Advancing from the north south position to taking the opponent’s back is another example of constantly seeking a better position. As a fundamental concept in BJJ, improving your position provides greater control of your opponent and opens up more opportunities for submission holds. In this lesson, BJJ No Gi World…

Another method for attacking the elbow joint is to immobilize the wrist and press down on the elbow with both hands. This straight arm lock can be applied from various positions, and it works best when the opponent’s arm is in a vulnerable position across your shoulder. In this lesson,…

The knee on stomach position is an advantageous position which allows the person on top to apply great downward pressure on an opponent. Often, this pressure will provoke reactions that become opportunities for submission attacks. In this lesson, BJJ No Gi World Champion Takeo Tani demonstrates how to apply the…

In this head lock escape lesson, an attacker pins you to the ground and holds you in a headlock. BJJ World Champion Zorobabel Moreira teaches how to escape this dangerous position, break the head lock and finish the fight with an arm bar.

The collar choke from side control is a great example of a submission hold attack from a dominant top position. From a well established side control you can attack with this collar choke, and even if the choke attempt fails, your risk of losing your dominant top position will be…

The “kimura” is a powerful bent arm lock that puts pressure on the elbow and shoulder joints of your opponent. In this lesson, BJJ No Gi World Champion Bruno Pucci demonstrates how to apply this versatile submission hold from the north south position.

The “arm bar” is a straight arm lock that can be applied from multiple positions, and combines easily with many other techniques. In this lesson, BJJ No Gi World Champion Bruno Pucci demonstrates how to apply the arm bar from the guard position when your opponent blocks your attempt at…

From the guard position, your attacking options are generally either to apply a submission hold, or to sweep your opponent onto their back. In this lesson, BJJ No Gi World Champion Bruno Pucci demonstrates how to apply the arm inside sweep while simultaneously setting up the arm inside arm bar.

Transitioning from the guard position to back control is an example of continually seeking to improve your position. In this lesson, BJJ World Champion Leandro Issa demonstrates a technique to take the back from guard.