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My Rolling Partners Won’t Tap to Heel Hooks !

Gary Berger — Wed, 27 Aug 2025 18:14:08 +0000

What do you do when your training partner doesn’t tap out during your BJJ rolling?

This is the question from 1 of the Youtube viewer. With his situation he has fully applied heel hooks but some people don’t tap. So he’s wondering, what do you do if this happens.

So in this video I share how you can use these situations to sharpen and improve your BJJ submissions. And I’ll touch on a situation where I had an MMA who wouldn’t tap out and what I did.

After watching the video you should have several different ways of approaching the situation. Because in most cases, if you’re at a good BJJ gym, people not tapping means you need to improve your application or control of the technique.

Thanks for watching the video!
-Chewy
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D’ARCE CHOKE from Side Control

Gary Berger — Fri, 11 Apr 2025 13:30:24 +0000

Ritchie Yip shares his favorite setup and finish for the D’Arce Choke. This technique also counters a popular and powerful side control escape.

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Quick Review of the Clock Choke for Beginners

Gary Berger — Tue, 04 Feb 2025 02:23:45 +0000

This is a quick review of the clock choke from the top of turtle. If there is interest, I can show more of the variations of the choke. Just ask.
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Wristlocks 04 – Primary Controls & Connection Mechanics (March 03, 2024)

Gary Berger — Mon, 14 Oct 2024 12:44:19 +0000

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How to Make Your Armlocks & Chokes More Dangerous & Harder to Stop in BJJ

Gary Berger — Wed, 17 Jul 2024 19:03:22 +0000

Today we will discuss the neck & arm principle for finishing submissions in Jiu-Jitsu.

I’ll cover subs from side control, from the guard,

All these situations come off of dilemmas. Meaning, I’ll use one submission threat to open up the other.

You can use this great principle with most submissions in Jiu-Jitsu or MMA.

Any position that involves submissions from the arm & the neck can utilize this principle.

Your Guide to the Crucifix Position in No Gi, from Basic Grips to Advanced Submissions

Gary Berger — Sun, 19 May 2024 16:43:28 +0000

The crucifix is one of the best finishing positions in no gi grappling – here’s everything you need to know to get started!
00:20 Top Leg Triangle
00:58 Bottom Leg Triangle
01:14 Short Choke
01:56 Triangle Armbar
02:47 Seatbelt Grip
02:54 Enclosed Kimura
03:00 T Kimura Grip
03:37 Motorcycle Grip
03:57 Push-Pull Grip
04:46 Top Leg Triangle (again)
04:56 Bottom Leg Triangle (again)
05:03 Bottom Leg Kimura
06:02 Top Leg Kimura
07:14 Omoplata Crucifix
07:59 Omoplata Slicer Crucifix

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Master the Von Flue Choke by Using Less Muscle

Gary Berger — Fri, 22 Mar 2024 17:25:23 +0000

Today I’m answering a question from Eric, a viewer, who is getting to the Von Flue Choke in BJJ but is struggling to finish the submission.

He says he has the position, he’s squeezing really tight, but for whatever reason he cannot finish it, hence why he sends me the message.

The Von Flue Choke is a sneaky counter to the Guillotine and Is a great technique to learn if you train Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, or even MMA.

The problem Eric is having with this technique is pretty normal though, so I’ll attempt to show you a different way to finish the submission without using so much muscle.

Instead, we will focus on utilizing body weight and positioning to get a proper finish.

Hopefully you found this video helpful, especially if you were having a similar problem finishing the choke.

– Chewy
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Teaching Judo Black Belt How to Pass & Choke the BJJ Way

Gary Berger — Mon, 11 Mar 2024 18:31:41 +0000

Today’s video is going to feature Austin (IG: @badboymedicine) again!

Instead of focusing on takedowns for Jiu-Jitsu, this time we’re going to focus on what to do once we actually get on the ground, specifically with a focus on submissions once we get to the Half Guard position in BJJ or MMA.

We will explore a sequence from half guard in order to pass, pin, and submit your opponent off their back, with a specific focus on No-Gi grappling (of course most of this can be modified for the Gi too.)

Austin, a Judoka, asked specifically for submission sequences that come after a pin, so that’s what the focus on this video is going to cover.

We will also cover getting to mount, controlling the mount position, and submitting from there. This will include me teaching Austin some nuances such as passing from quarter mount, forcing my opponents to post on my knee to give up their arm, securing mount, and more.

It’s always fun seeing grapplers from different arts trying BJJ, so I hope you guys enjoyed this video as much as I did.

Hopefully, if you were struggling with the positions in this video, then you also found some useful tips that’ll help your game out too.

Thanks for watching!

– Chewy
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The Most Overlooked Aspect of Having a Strong Submissions in BJJ

Gary Berger — Wed, 21 Feb 2024 20:00:09 +0000

Today our question comes in from a White Belt on Instagram who wants to be more offensive.

He says that he gets stuck on the bottom playing defense, like most White Belts in BJJ do, and just wants to be more offensive.

He asks how I think he can work on his ability to submit from the back and create some reliable offensive.

I send him back a message and ask him what his go-to defensive strategy is, his go to techniques off of his back.

He replies that he doesn’t really have any go-to’s and doesn’t want to focus on his “go-to” control and defensive techniques, he just wants to score more submissions.

In this video I’ll tell you why it’s more important to focus on developing solid control, guard retention, and defense on bottom, before you can develop a reliable offense, both on bottom and on top.

You have to be able to defend yourself. You have to be able to survive first. You have to be able to play off of your back in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

One of the things that made my top game better (subs and guard passing) was my ability to play off my back, defend guard passes, sweeps, etc.

And this is coming from a guy with a background in Wrestling (so it was uncomfortable for me too, at first!).

Hopefully some of you guys found this video helpful, especially if you were struggling with a similar issue as today’s messenger.

– Chewy
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Is The “Punch Choke” A D*ck Move In BJJ? #bjj #shorts

Gary Berger — Wed, 20 Dec 2023 22:58:40 +0000

Is the Punch Choke a submission you should use in training?

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