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 […]
Half-Guard -> Back Take -> Choke by Matheus Diniz
When I first decided to move to NYC full time to teach and train at Marcelo Garcia’s Academy, I was a little unsure on how the training would be because there was not many black belts training at Marcelo’s academy yet. I mentioned my concern to a friend who had spent some time in NYC […]
Half-Guard -> Back Take -> Choke by Matheus Diniz
When I first decided to move to NYC full time to teach and train at Marcelo Garcia’s Academy, I was a little unsure on how the training would be because there was not many black belts training at Marcelo’s academy yet. I mentioned my concern to a friend who had spent some time in NYC […]
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 […]
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 […]