With back control secured, maybe you’ve had some fun choking out a few resistant training partners. But let’s mix things up.

Know Your Roll.

So, they won’t give you the arm as explained in pt.2 of our series? No problem! We pivot. This time, as your opponent is busy trying to escape, Brian turns their efforts against them, moving from ...

I grew up playing games. Final Fantasy. Chrono Trigger. Secret of Mana. Dungeons & Dragons. Pokemon. Ultima Online. I spent so much of my formative years immersed in these worlds that they have ...

(This is part 3 of 4) So, they won’t give you the arm as explained in pt.2 of our series? No problem! We pivot. This time, as your opponent is busy trying to escape, Brian turns their efforts against ...

(This is part 4 of 4) With back control secured, maybe you’ve had some fun choking out a few resistant training partners. But let’s mix things up. In this technique, Brian takes a crowd favorite, the ...

Alright, so you’ve got the triangle down and left your opponent wondering how they got there from part 1. But what if that space just isn’t there? Enter the armbar. Building on the high guard you set ...

The state of optimal mental and physical performance a person experiences when “in the zone” is also known as a “flow state”. Flow states are reached when an athlete or performer has reached a peak ...

Lucio Lagarto has done it all. He’s a Jiu-Jitsu black belt. He beat cancer (and even trained during treatment). He has one of the best records in competition of his generation.

Many people are drawn to jiu-jitsu because of the challenging mental aspect of the game. Knowing how your brain processes information can help or hurt your learning and performance. This article will ...

(This is part 3 of 4) So, they won’t give you the arm as explained in pt.2 of our series? No problem! We pivot. This time, as your opponent is busy trying to escape, Brian turns their efforts against ...