Tag Archives: BJJ in RI

Three Ways Out of Bottom Side-Control

If You’re in a Bad Position, Advance In Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, being flattened out on the ground is usually lousy (and worse when it’s against a larger competitor). From any bad position, though, your only option is to take a … Continue reading

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Secrets from Brazil, pt. 3: Spinning to a Triangle Choke

Last month, Coach Dan Faggella paid a visit to Rio de Janiero, Brazil, to see what he could learn from some of the top level practitioners of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. The answer, it turns out, was “a ton.”  Not long … Continue reading

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Z Guard for Leg Locks, pt. 2: Toe Hold

Toe Hold Submissions from Lots of Positions The toe hold submission is one Brazilian Jiu Jitsu move we’ve covered before. We showed how to get the toe hold from a knee-bar attempt for when you’re trying to chain submissions together. We … Continue reading

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RI BJJ Move: Single-Leg Defense to Backmount

Countering a Takedown, Continued We’ve been talking here, about ways to turn an opponent’s takedown attempt into an opening for you. Last time, for instance, we discussed how to turn a single-leg takedown attempt into a darce choke. This time, … Continue reading

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RI BJJ Tutorial: Getting to X Guard

The Versatility of X Guard  In his discussion of x guard, my fellow BDMMA student/blogger, Nate Chubay, points out that x guard is “attainable from almost any position.” Today we cover two. In the following video, Black Diamond’s owner and head coach, … Continue reading

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What the Hell is X Guard?

“Guard,” in All its Forms “Closed guard” is a familiar phrase around here. We’ve covered submissions galore from bottom guard, and – especially recently – we’ve also focused on escaping closed guard. We know half guard, pretty well, too – … Continue reading

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BJJ Tutorial: Old School Sweep from Lockdown Half-Guard

Half Guard Sweeps When we reviewed the half and half and twist back sweeps in our last post, here, we also discussed the importance of half guard sweeps in competitive Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. In fact, BDMMA‘s Coach/Competitor Josh LaBossier suggested … Continue reading

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RI BJJ Tutorial: Swim Move to Armbar

The Armbar in an MMA Context We’ve covered the armbar on this blog, before, including how hit it from a couple of different positions (mount, closed guard). Today, we’ll revisit the armbar but in a different context. Picking up from … Continue reading

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RI BJJ Tutorial: The Anaconda Choke

A Finish from Front Headlock If you make it to top front headlock, you know you’re in a strong position. If you can’t finish from there, though, a strong position is nothing. You should have a few good submission options … Continue reading

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RI Jiu Jitsu Tutorial: Quarter Guard Escapes, pt. 2

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