Smash the Z-Guard and Pass
Often times when you go to Knee Cut, your opponent will put up the China Wall or Shin Shield to block you. Other times, you are just fighting against a Z-Guard that can be really frustrating to work against. My solution – the Sprawl Pass. The goal here is to detach and pin his shield […]
Continue readingWrestling Switch Series Seminar at Legacy BJJ – Los Angeles, CA
Wrestling Switch Series Seminar Friday, September 21st, 2018 from 12pm to 1:30pm Legacy BJJ Los Angeles 330 N. Victory Blvd Burbank, CA 91502 818-300-5884
Continue readingIf you are sick, stay home
#TrueTalkTuesdays 6 If you are sick, stay home. I know no one wants to miss a day of training. I get that. You might not even be that sick, where it doesn’t really affect you too much. Just a small cough, or perhaps a small red dot on your arm. Nothing a cough drop or […]
Continue readingThe Weirdest Way to Open Guard – The Rolling Cartwheel
This is probably the weirdest way to open guard that I know of. You might watch this and think, “That will never work!” But it does. I have done this in competition against a BJJ Black Belt to open his guard en route to a heel hook victory. It is one of those moves I […]
Continue readingEveryone should be a top player
#TrueTalkTuesdays 5 Everyone should be a top player. As sport BJJ has blown up, we have seen many athletes who have specialized in being “bottom players.” They specialize in closed guard, half guard, turtle guard, 50/50, etc. They will sit to guard and butt scoot their way around the mats. I have seen competitors race […]
Continue readingThe Reaper Pass
Butterfly guard can be tricky to work against, so it pays off to be trickier. 🙂 I came up with this pass LONG time ago. I don’t know the exact moment at time, but I just know at some point I started doing this and teaching it. I have never seen anyone else do this, […]
Continue readingAlways fighting to win can cost you long term
#TrueTalkTuesdays 4 Martial arts is a competitive sport, so winning and losing can become important – especially if you have a big ego. Winning is nice. It is an affirmation that you are doing things well. Losing is okay. It lets you know that you need to make adjustments in your game. They both have […]
Continue readingButterfly Guard Hook Switch to Knee Cut Pass
Butterfly guard can be a very dangerous guard to work against. There are a lot of submissions, sweeps, and stand up opportunities for the bottom player. That is why you want to cut the wings of that butterfly as quickly as possible. The best way of doing that is by using the Hook Switch. This is when […]
Continue readingYou CAN teach Heart
#TrueTalkTuesdays 3 One of the sayings that bother me is, “You can’t teach heart.” In my mind that is total BS. For one, it’s saying that toughness is essentially a genetic trait. That seems counterintuitive to me based on experience and the fact that it is a behavior not so much a physical trait somebody possesses. […]
Continue readingThe Kimura Pass from Half Guard
I am very well known for my Kimura game, so it should not surprise you that I have a Kimura Pass from half guard. 🙂 This is one of my go to passing sequences. I can setup this Kimura Pass on just about any one – especially if they are trying to be aggressive bottom […]
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