The "Last Chance Sweep" From Half-Guard
There is one sweep that I use from Half-Guard that I call “The Last Chance Sweep”. I call it this, because it is really the last chance, because you will get it, or your opponent will pass. It happens, when your opponent is trying to do the knee cut, and you didn’t get to control […]
How To Unlock The Lockdown
For sure there is someone at your school who does the lockdown, right? It can be one of the most annoying positions in BJJ. Because besides the fact that it can hurt your knee, your opponent can also stale the game and completely stop your moves using this lockdown from the bottom half-guard. Most of […]
5 Tips To Cut Weight For BJJ
Cutting weight for BJJ is very different than cutting weight for MMA, and other contact sports where the weigh in is one day before. When the weigh in is one day before, you can use a sauna, dehydration and similar things to help you cut weight. But in BJJ, especially at IBJJF the weigh in […]
Adjusting The Side Mount Arm-Bar
One of the most common submissions from the side mount is the far side Armbar. It is one of those positions were there are many different variations, none being wrong but, the challenge is to find the variation that works best for your body type and BJJ style. I started doing this one from the […]
How To Fold Your Gi
It’s a pretty simple topic, but despite seeming a little silly, it can be very useful. If you properly know how to fold your gi, you always have room to place your Gi in your bag when you are traveling. When I lived in Brazil, I would fold my Gi this way and not even […]
The Ideal Game For “The Old Grappler”
The ideal Game For The “Old Grappler”: Last year (2015), in one of my seminars, a student attending the seminar came to me and said: “Hey Bernardo, I love your game, because it is really good for guys getting old like me…” he was in his 40’s. He went on to explain that because he […]