Monthly Archives: November 2011

RI BJJ Tutorial: Kneebar to Reverse-Grip Achilles

Posted on November 29, 2011 by admin

If you’ve seen the BDMMA review of basic kneebar pointers, you may remember that many of those pointers were designed to prevent your opponent from rolling away from you, thereby ruining the angles that’re important to finishing the kneebar. In this … Continue reading →

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RI BJJ Tutorial: The Rear Naked Choke

Posted on November 29, 2011 by admin

In this video, Coach Dan Faggella covers the finer points of a Brazillian Jiu Jitsu essential, the rear naked choke. This is one of the most popular submissions in MMA, and it’s also the choke that earned fellow Black Diamond MMA coach (and pro fighter), Tim … Continue reading →

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RI BJJ Tutorial: The (Basic) Kneebar

Posted on November 28, 2011 by admin

The kneebar is a leglock that targets – you guessed it – the knee. The thing about knees is that they only bend one way; if you can make your opponent’s bend any other way, he’s got a serious injury … Continue reading →

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RI BJJ Tutorial: The Achilles Leglock

Posted on November 15, 2011 by admin

The video above is mostly about how to counter the achilles lock, but it happens to also be a good demo on how to execute the achilles. After all, what better way to practice your BJJ attacks than by drilling … Continue reading →

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RI BJJ Tutorial: Achilles Leglock Counter(s)

Posted on November 15, 2011 by admin

So, your opponent has you in an achilles lock; what do you do? If you haven’t seen these counters, you probably flail wildly, then tap out. Fortunately, Coach Dan Faggella of Rhode Island’s Black Diamond Mixed Martial Arts Academy has … Continue reading →

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RI BJJ Tutorial: The Arm Triangle Choke

Posted on November 8, 2011 by admin

Like its cousin, the triangle choke, the arm triangle choke is a vascular choke, meaning it works by cutting off the blood supply to your opponent’s brain. Again like the triangle choke, the arm triangle choke uses one of your … Continue reading →

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RI BJJ Tutorial: Breaking the Closed Guard

Posted on November 7, 2011 by admin

Sooner or later – and in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, probably sooner – you will wind up in somebody’s closed guard. If you plan on advancing, you’ll need to break the closed guard, and, coincidentally, that’s just what BDMMA‘s coach Tim … Continue reading →

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