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, [...]

Here are a couple of nice “duck under” clinch takedowns by Randy Couture – a far side duck under and a near side duck under.  These are based in wrestling, but are good moves in an MMA situation as well.  Clinch takedowns determine the rest of a real-life fight in most cases as well, insofar [...]

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 [...]

Clinching in a fight, and being able to use good clinch techniques is key.  By closing the distance and clinching, we attach ourselves to our opponent, which helps when he is bigger than us, a better puncher and kicker, or a less skilled grappler.  Muay Thai elbows and knees from here are extremely effective, as [...]

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, [...]

7th degree black belt, Marcio Stambowsky is one of only five people to ever receive his black belt from the legendary Rolls Gracie.  In this video he teaches a good ambush collar choke from the guard.  His emphasis on details, and the sneakiness of this collar choke make this video a great watch, and his [...]