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Six Powerful No Gi Chokes | Submission Grappling Essentials

Understanding how to set up no gi chokes is an invaluable skill that every grappler needs in their arsenal. Whether gi or no gi, sport, mma, self defense, etc. these

Grappling Knife Control Concepts with Aaron Jannetti and Eli Knight | Self Defense Concepts

This video is essentially a brief synopsis and illustration of the Knife Control Concepts seminar and project with Aaron Jannetti and myself. Aaron has done an excellent

BJJ Fake Black Belt

You thought teaching BJJ would be all fun and games...

Clinch & Takedown Fundamental Principles

The clinch range is such a significant area of the fight, that understanding how to effectively navigate the entry and recognize the energy once there can determine

Super Simple Takedown - The Collar Drag

For a long time now, the collar drag takedown has been a favorite of mine in the gi. Once you understand the grips, entry and execution of this throw, it is pretty

Super Effective Rubber Guard Submission Sequence

This variation on rubber guard explores some extremely useful submission opportunities from a very effective position. Rubber guard is powerful whether gi or no

Countering the Omoplata + Bonus Counter Leg Attack | Jiu-Jitsu Strategies

The shoulder lock known as Omoplata is a powerful tool for the grappling arsenal, and can be not only a submission but also a position of control in and of itself.

Simple Sweep to Compound Submissions | Jiu-Jitsu Techniques

I'm a big fan of advanced basics. I love that concept, because finding the original, basic fundamentals within every position, transition and submission is helpful

Seven Stupid Simple Guard Passes | Jiu-Jitsu Tricks

Don't get me wrong, these passes are all legitimate and extremely useful. However, these are some pretty guaranteed to make the person on the receiving end feel

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Estima Foot Lock | Jiu-Jitsu Submissions

Get the Entire Jiu-Jitsu Deep Dive This sneaky, fast and versatile footlock is a great tool to have when dealing with difficult open guards. the bottom player tends

Save Kentucky Jiu-Jitsu

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Kicking to Enter Grappling Range | Sensei Seth Collaboration

Sensei Seth and I have had several conversations and collaborations lately, including a Skype session where I showed him some Knee on Belly drills, as well as this

I Made My Own Grappling Dummy...Here is How and Here’s What I Learned

A couple weeks into quarantine, I decided to do something I have wanted to for a long time, which is making a grappling dummy. I wanted it to have lots of articulation

Five Jiu-Jitsu Techniques from the Digital Seminar - Jiu-Jitsu Deep Dive

Here are five of my favorite quick technique breakdowns from the Jiu-Jitsu Deep Dive Digital Seminar. • School Boy Takedown • Triangle Setup from Rear Mount • Mount

Virtual Fight for Social Distance Times

A little social distance can’t stand in the way of a virtual beatdown. This video features some friendly violence with these friends: ▪️ Amber Staklinski Eli Knight

Standing Front Chokes Street by Eli Knight

@bjjfanatics @iqjiujitsu STANDING FRONT CHOKES STREET Eli Knight is a BJJ Black Belt and renowned expert on all aspects of Self Defense. This is an excerpt from

LIVE Ask Me Anything - May 4th, 2020

This Ask Me Anything session brought out some fantastic questions, and I tried to hit all of them I could. Lots of great topics discussed, so check it out and move

Throwback | Simple & Effective Boxing Drills

These focus mitt drills are pretty simple and very effective for building awareness and target recognition, working angles and head movement and training attributes

Chokes from Knee on Belly for Partner & Solo Training

This video shows a couple of my favorite chokes, Darce and Brabo, and a good setup for them from Knee on Belly. I show movements for training the entry and execution