grappling techniques

1 min read 2021-12-29 08:30:27

BJJ Defense with Steve Kwan

Steve Kwan from BJJ Mental Models joined me today to share some guidelines that’ll immediately improve your jiu-jitsu defensive skills. Check out

2 min read 2021-12-29 07:04:36

People mean well when they address me with an honorific but please call me Stephan, and not ‘Professor’ or ‘Sifu’ or ‘Sensei’ or

2 min read 2021-12-18 06:18:10

Let’s look at the low angle cartwheel, one of my very favorite counters to the omoplata armlock submission, which is a very powerful upper body

1 min read 2021-12-17 02:12:50

I just put a video onto Youtube breaking down the 5 main ways to get into an omoplata attack to either sweep or submit your opponent. Just to be

5 min read 2021-12-16 12:34:25

I was first exposed to something resembling the omoplata when learning a martial art known as Indonesian Silat from Dan Inosanto. A move where you

6 min read 2021-12-16 12:34:25

I was first exposed to something resembling the omoplata when learning a martial art known as Indonesian Silat from Dan Inosanto. A move where you

1 min read 2021-11-30 10:11:20

In this episode Steve Kwan from the BJJ Mental Models podcast grills me about the omoplata, the most versatile submission in all of

1 min read 2021-11-16 05:50:48

Too many people end up in closed guard and try singular attacks. Armbar attack! Damn, that didn’t work. Sweep attack!! Damn, that didn’t work

1 min read 2021-09-21 12:25:56

Having problems attacking an opponent who’s basing with one knee up in your guard? Even if he’s adopted this defensive posture you can definitely

1 min read 2021-09-13 04:56:08

The over-under guard pass is one of the heaviest, highest percentage, and most miserable guard passes in the BJJ arsenal. It is a real

1 min read 2021-07-31 04:36:10

Modern BJJ is unimaginable without the Spider Guard. In this form of Open Guard you grip your opponent’s wrists or sleeves and have at least one

1 min read 2021-07-19 11:06:45

Every entry into the triangle choke is ALSO a way to get into the omoplata armlock. Now it’s true that the two techniques look very different when

1 min read 2021-07-06 10:29:59

I’ve written a LOT about gripfighting on my blog, and that’s because I really do believe it’s one of the highest leverage skills in BJJ. That

1 min read 2021-06-02 04:22:59

Going directly into the armbar from the bottom side mount has to be one of the most surprising escapes for the guy on top. One moment he’s

1 min read 2021-05-15 11:23:39

The arm drag is one of the most versatile BJJ techniques. You can use it to take the back, sweep your opponent, set up a barrage of chokes, sweeps