An Easy and Effective Sweep From Open Guard by Leonardo Machado
An Easy and Effective Sweep From Open Guard by Leonardo Machado (Video In The Blog Post) When I use to live in my hometown I always used to train with Leonardo Machado. I started Jiu-Jitsu in 2001 and he started in 2003, so we trained together for a very long time in my hometown Juiz […]
From Z-Guard To Deep Half-Guard To Over-Under Pass by Misael Miranda
From Z-Guard To Deep Half-Guard to Over-Under Pass by Misael Miranda (Instructional Video In The Blog Post) I love deep half guard, because I always feel that the sweeps from there are easy and simple to do. Its not the type of game that you need to be flexible, fast, or athletic. When you are […]
The Counter Attack For The Over-Under Pass by Diego Gamonal
The Counter Attack For The Over-Under Pass by Diego Gamonal (Video In The Blog Post) If you are familiar with the Over-Under Pass and you use it often, you might have realized that many people use one counter for the Over-Under Pass, that works pretty much like a trap, they let you pass the guard, […]
The Best Mindset for BJJ Training
There is one detail that I started implementing in my training around 2 or 3 years ago, that helped me a lot to improve my results in competitions. Honestly its not a technique detail, its more like a way of thinking and behaving during the rolls in the gym. For a long time in my […]
The Armbar From The North/South Choke by Paul Schreiner
The Armbar From The North/South Choke by Paul Schreiner One of the most technical and knowledgeable guys I know in BJJ is Paul Schreiner. Years ago, Paul made many trips to Brazil to train at Gracie Barra. During those years, Gracie Barra was in their prime-time, when all the big names were there such as […]
How To Defend The Double Leg by 3x All American Hudson Taylor
One day last year (2016), I was training Wrestling at The Edge in Hoboken, New Jersey. My coach, Jeff Marsh asked me: “Hey, Bernardo, have you ever trained with him? If not, then get ready, because Hudson was one of the best Wrestlers ever in University, where he holds the record for the most “Pins.” […]