Fight Video

The only thing better than passing the BJJ half guard is taking the back in the same moment, as shown here by Brazilian World Champion, Caio Terra.  For its instruction on shutting down the knee of the bottom-side half guard player alone, this video is excellent.  Another great nugget is Caio Terra’s use of leverage [...]

If you want to catch the triangle from guard, Ryan Hall might be one of the best teachers you can find.  This accomplished BJJ player is renowned for his guard and his triangle choke from guard (and almost everywhere else).  He also has a very smart approach to brazilian jiu jitsu, and that comes through [...]

This jiu jitsu sweep from guard is known as the “sit-up” or “bump” sweep.  The premise is super simple, but timing and set up are crucial.  Notice how when the narrator begins his jiu jitsu sweep from guard, his opponent’s weight first comes down, then he follows him as he sits back up.  Very high [...]

Breaking the legs and passing the closed guard in BJJ can be a challenge.  With the legs closed around your hips, your opponent has a lot of control over your balance, and has numerous guard attacks you’ll have to watch out for.  By breaking the legs and passing the closed guard, you change the game, [...]

This video series explains slowly, in detail, from the beginning, what the De La Riva guard is.  Hand and leg positioning are outlined for the viewer who is new to the De La Riva guard, and how to utilize this position to set up sweeps and submissions is covered in detail over the 2 videos [...]

This is a very thorough description of how to do two bjj guard sweeps (a flower sweep variation and the pendulum sweep) by Pedro Sauer brown belt, Bill Jones.  He is very specific about details that are crucial to making the sweeps work.  One of the best descriptions of these moves I’ve seen. To the [...]

The Ezekiel Choke is a great go-to move in a gi.  The good thing about this move is that you can do it in plain clothes in any long-sleeve clothing.  They used to even make a “Jiu Jitsu Watch,” the wristband of which disconnected in order to be used for the Ezekiel choke specifically. (We [...]

This video is for the no gi (or street) fighter, and details how to get from the regular mount up to the even more advantageous near-finishing position of the “S-Mount.”  Following a description of how to get there, he offers a solid triangle submission from the S-Mount. Don’t let the pronunciation fool or entertain you, [...]

Roger Gracie is known for his traditional finishing move, the gi choke from mount.  Here is his how-to for this devastating finish.  To use this mount gi choke in your game, focus on your positioning until you have achieved mount on your opponent.  This sounds obvious, but you will never see the opportunity for this [...]

If you are a fan of BJJ, you should know the name Marcelo Garcia. Here he is sparring with JT Torres in August of 2010. Lots of technical moves, and a clean close camera angle to pick up everything going on. Action begins immediately. Please give this fight video a star rating and a Facebook [...]