Leo Tunico teaches how to go from the turtle to half-guard
To escape the all-fours position migrating to the half-guard, Leo Tunico controls (by the sleeve) the hand with which his opponent is trying to choke…
Techniques
Learn an unstoppable triangle attack from Ninja Pinto
A sitting master world champion, today the black-belt Ninja Pinto kindly shares some of his knowledge with our readers. In this video, Ninja teaches how…
Training Program: Learn Roger Gracie’s guard-passing system
[First published in 2014.]
Christian Uflacker teaches an x-guard sweep from the De la Riva
https://youtu.be/ldnO9y-EYac One of the most effective ways to surprise passers is to fluidly and dynamically transition between different types of guard. Note how Christian Xaropinho…
Catch an hour-long seminar with Renzo Gracie
https://youtu.be/zNno0UFi1Pw
The concept you need to ‘become a backpack’ in jiu-jitsu
According to Esdras Junior, the back-take is what sets a fighter apart. In a recent interview, Esdras, who represents Ares BJJ, decided to reveal the…
The importance of drilling, explained by black-belt Dennis Lima
For Prof. Dennis Lima, there is a simple rule for us to learn the movements of Jiu-Jitsu: to repeat until we have each position on…
Training Program: Sit-up guard techniques with Laercio Fernandes
[First published in 2014.]
Cat movement-inspired jiu-jitsu, by Bruno Ramos
[First published in 2013.] One of the winners of the Natal trials for the 2013 Abu Dhabis, black-belt Bruno Ramos wants to keep up the…