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How to Reverse the Twister Hook

Gary Berger — Thu, 22 May 2025 23:32:07 +0000

How to reverse the backtake when your opponent tries to use a twister hook on you (from https://www.grapplearts.com/rollingbacktakes)

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Unusual BJJ Armlock from Back Mount Catches People Off Guard

Gary Berger — Fri, 10 May 2024 16:47:55 +0000

Today I’m going to show you guys a move I’ve used a few times in BJJ competitions.

It’s a pretty unusual move, but it’s effective, nonetheless. This one will catch your opponents off guard if you do it right.

I’m showing this in the Gi as a reaction to the Collar Choke, but it also works well in No-Gi BJJ/Grappling too. Just focus on having some sort of choke threat.

I hit this at IBJJF pans in 2013.

Most people don’t expect to get submitted as they’re escaping the back, but that’s why I love this one so much.

If you’re looking to name it, this is what I’d call it: The Reverse keylock from back mount.

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Hopefully you found this video helpful. Thanks for watching!

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What to Do When Your Opponent Is Escaping Rear Mount

Gary Berger — Thu, 09 May 2024 23:59:16 +0000

The back is the most dominant position in BJJ and you DON’T want to lose it when you get here. Here’s how to reset the position if your opponent starts escaping so you can dominate and submit him from the back.

3 Powerful Back Escapes

Gary Berger — Mon, 06 Feb 2023 22:56:58 +0000

Knowing how to escape the back is critical if you don’t want to get choked silly in BJJ. Here Ritchie Yip shows how to do 3 of his favourite escapes…
00:09 Back Escape to the Underhook Side
00:59 Back Escape to the Overhook Side
02:12 Knee Pit Grip and Spin Back Escape

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The White Belt Mistake of Holding a Good Position Too Long in BJJ

Gary Berger — Fri, 02 Dec 2022 17:00:43 +0000

Today’s BJJ video comes from a situation I was talking about with 1 of my students recently. It’s a simple idea of making what I call a “tactical retreat” to a lesser position. In the video I explain this idea and how many BJJ White Belts or lower belts (although some higher belts do it too), try and hang onto a dominant position too long. Even after the main points of control have been lost.

This leads to a situation where the opponent is then able to potentially gain the upper hand. I personally made this mistake a ton early on in my Brazilian Jiu-jitsu training and competitions.

So, in the video I’ll show some general ideas on this strategy from mount, back mount and side control.

Hopefully it’s useful to you!
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To Be Your Best in BJJ, It’s Not Always About Techniques

Gary Berger — Thu, 03 Nov 2022 19:00:33 +0000

Today’s question comes from a Brown Belt who’s a big guy, with big arms, big chest and a big belly. His words, not mine. He’s having trouble rolling from back mount because of his stomach getting in the way. And so, he’s curious if I have any work arounds technically to deal with that.

In this video I steer away from the idea of looking at this problem technically. Because for many people I think they’d make their BJJ skill better if they focused on develop their physical fitness and living a healthier lifestyle. Along with that I share a few quick stories about students and friends I’ve had in Jiu-jitsu who made massive improvements in their BJJ abilities by focusing on improving their fitness level.

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But feel free to use whomever you want.

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Effective Back Control & Attack Options

Gary Berger — Thu, 15 Sep 2022 14:29:49 +0000

Getting to the back is one thing, but controlling it and effectively attacking from there is a different story. My feeling is that you need to be fundamentally sound and controlling, but also relentless with combining threats, conventionally and unconventionally. This video was filmed after my recent seminar at FX Self Defense in Sylva, North Carolina. Great times and great people. Big thanks to them for having me out. The instruction from the seminar will be available on my Patreon.com/knightjiujitsu.

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Kimura Against Back Mount

Gary Berger — Fri, 08 Jul 2022 14:30:00 +0000

Sometimes when you are throwing people around with the Kimura, you can goof up and give your back to them.

No worries! It isn’t game over – far from it. We can still use our Kimura to submit them or escape the back mount to a dominant finishing position – all while never letting go of the Kimura.

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5 BJJ Back Mount Escapes in 3 Minutes

Gary Berger — Wed, 25 May 2022 19:00:21 +0000

Get stuck in back mount during rolling? Happens to everyone in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu at some point. In today’s video I share 6 different ideas on escaping back mount. Some of them are a little funkier than others but I’ve been able to use all of them at some point against tough opponents during rolls.

The escapes include options against top arm side, bottom arm side, and body triangles.

At the end I share a simple back and forth drill you could use as a warm up or to get extra reps in.

Hope the video is useful to you with your back mount escapes in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu.

Talk to you next time.
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Back Trap to Back Mount with Hooks

Gary Berger — Sun, 15 May 2022 14:30:03 +0000

Just like they can wrap around your back leg, they can also wrap around your front leg. This also works in your favor, and can setup a really solid back mount with his arm trapped too.

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