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Start with head and hands: One of the most important concepts of grappling is that of CONNECTION. Only when you form some sort of physical connection to an opponent can you begin the process of controlling an opponent’s movement in ways that lead to submission (there are some ways to affect an opponent’s movement without touching them (feints, motion etc) but this is a different set of skills). Note immediate a general rule - THE MORE CONNECTION YOU HAVE WITH AN OPPONENT THE ...GREATER DEGREE OF CONTROL IS POSSIBLE. So as a general rule as we grapple an opponent we are constantly seeking to get good position with greater amounts of body contact in order to maximize control. However, this process of seeking greater connection must have a starting point - and the vast majority of cases, CONNECTION BEGINS WITH THE HEAD AND HANDS. Good head position and strong hand fighting skills are a BIG part of success and one which you must start practicing until they become instinctual. Your head and hands are the basis of your defense in grappling and if you can gain some sort of advantage with them it will start your offensive cycles that can lead to victory. SET YOUR HEAD AND HANDS PROPERLY AND THE REST OF YOUR BODY WILL HAVE A MUCH EASIER TIME GETTING ADVANTAGEOUS CONNECTION. See more

Match your strength against his weakness - the triangle: Jiu Jitsu is a grappling style focused almost entirely upon the use of your LEGS to control an opponent. The best scenarios are those that match the strongest part of your body - your legs and hips - against his upper body. This is how a smaller person can defeat a bigger person. The quintessential example of this is the triangle. It directly matches your legs and hips against an opponents head/neck and one arm. Learn to enter into the five major variations of the triangle from any position, too or bottom, and you will dramatically improve your ability to make your legs the centerpiece of your control game and at the same time, be able to submit an opponent in a number of different ways.

Two approaches to leg locking: When it’s time to attack the legs there are two main methods. The first is to get to the finishing position as soon as possible so that it is set before an opponent can gather up an effective defense. The second is to exert sufficient control over an opponents hips that they cannot move defensively. This enables you to pin them for extended periods of time in leg locking positions and work your way patiently to the finishing position and complet...ion. Both methods are very successful. If you choose the second method a big part of your success or failure will come from a principle of control I call double trouble. When an opponent goes to escape any given ashi garami based leg lock, the overwhelming majority of the defensive issues are caused by their other leg (the one you aren’t locking) - if you can control THAT leg as well as the one you intend to break - you double the difficulty of escape for your opponent. Here, Gordon Ryan makes use of double trouble to secure a knee bar finish. Look for many ways to employ this important principle in your lower body attacks, whether it be leg locks, takedowns, sweeps - it will make you much more successful on the mats See more

These less time you spend directly in front of your opponents legs - the better: Whenever you play top position your primary concern is getting past your opponents legs. The overwhelming majority of your opponents submission and positional offense relies on his legs - if you get past them he will not be able to launch many serious attacks upon you, whilst you can launch many attacks upon him. Make it a habit to immediately step to an angle outside of your opponents feet and k...nees and you will make your job in top position MUCH easier. The second you get an initial angle on your opponent you put him in a defensive framework where he is only concerned with recovering his leg position, rather than attacking you. As soon as the engagement begins - GET TO YOUR OUTSIDE ANGLE - and soon you will find too position is a lot easier and more profitable for you. See more

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Per usual, Bernard beasting it.

Throwback to Luis working to achieve the proper grips for a bow and arrow choke.

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Throwback to our own Manny Gonzalez working a shoulder-lock in competition.

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This is a video of Marcos @YemasoJJ Torregrosa rolling with one of his students, Matt. Comment below if you can identify any of the techniques utilized!

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