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X Sweep into Armbar

Gary Berger — Wed, 08 Oct 2025 17:44:18 +0000

X sweep from guard into an armbar

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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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The Shocking Side Control Escape that Ends in an Armbar

Gary Berger — Wed, 15 Jan 2025 17:58:39 +0000

The ‘surprise armbar’ escape from side control is great technique for two reasons. First, it’s a a totally valid escape that’s actually much easier to do than it looks, and second, it trains many of the movements and adjustments you need to master in order to do other, more conventional escapes like the elbow-knee escape from side control. Check out the full pin escapes program here: https://www.grapplearts.com/PinEscapes!

Good luck with your training,
Stephan Kesting

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PARK HIM THERE UNTIL HE QUITS Transition from Breakdown to Pin to Submission

Gary Berger — Thu, 26 Dec 2024 14:00:17 +0000

This video shows a practical sequence of skills starting with a breakdown or turnover into a pin and then on to a submission technique.

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A Step by Step Guide To Hit Your First Rolling Backtake in Jiu-Jitsu, Even With ZERO Flexibility

Gary Berger — Fri, 20 Oct 2023 04:26:35 +0000

The absolute easiest way to learn how to do a rolling backtake, condensed from the Rolling Backtakes for Everyone instructional https://www.grapplearts.com/rollingbacktakes.
00:32 Step 1, The Dope Mount Sequence
02:56 Step 2, Scissor Wedge from Leg Wrestling
05:37 Step 3, Dope Mount to Rolling Scissor Wedge Backtake
07:25 The Most Common Mistake
08:59 Step-by-Step Review

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Rolling Backtakes Are For Everyone

Gary Berger — Thu, 19 Oct 2023 02:46:27 +0000

If you can do a forward somersault then you can do a rolling backtake. https://www.grapplearts.com/rollingbacktakes

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How Trigger Positions in Jiu-Jitsu Make Your Submissions Fast and Instinctive

Gary Berger — Sat, 27 May 2023 19:05:47 +0000

Trigger positions make it easy for you to know when it’s time to attack in jiu-jitsu. From https://www.grapplearts.com/omoplata here’s an explanation of the trigger position concept and examples including the armbar, the triangle choke, and the omoplata armlock.

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The First Omoplata Escape You Should Learn and 4 Four Powerful Ways to SHUT IT DOWN!

Gary Berger — Wed, 01 Mar 2023 16:49:53 +0000

What to do when your opponent tries to roll out of your omoplata attack
0:00 How to do the forward roll escape properly
0:53 How to counterattack from the forward roll
2:02 Recounter number 1, follow to the top
2:41 Recounter number 2, follow to the top and biceps slicer
4:17 Recounter number 3, sitting on shoulder position
5:00 Recounter number 4, follow and re-roll

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Do THIS If Your Opponent Tries to Control Your Legs

Gary Berger — Sun, 05 Jun 2022 17:34:54 +0000

Nothing good happens if you let your opponent control your legs in jiu-jitsu. Here’s how to use the cross lapel grip to shut that nonsense down. From https://www.grapplearts.com/gripfighting

There’s a cheat code that allows most people to jump up a full belt level almost overnight.

You don’t have to become bigger, faster or stronger…

You don’t have to learn how to contort yourself into a pretzel…

And it applies to both gi and no gi…

So what is it? Easy: improve your gripfighting!

If your opponent can’t get a good grip on you then it’s almost impossible for him to pass your guard.

And if you control the grips then the ball is in your court and you can attack at will.

There’s just no other skill that gives you as much bang for your buck in jiu-jitsu as gripfighing. This is something that everyone does at the elite level, but the skill itself is rarely taught in jiu-jitsu class!

And that’s exactly why Rob Biernacki and I created the Gripfighting and Kuzushi Formula. More info at https://www.grapplearts.com/gripfighting

Cheers
Stephan

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The ‘Sitting on Shoulder’ Position, the Missing Link for Mastering the Omoplata in Jiu-Jitsu

Gary Berger — Thu, 27 Jan 2022 19:04:09 +0000

The Sitting on the Shoulder (aka ‘SOS’) position is essential to incorporate into your omoplata attack game. More at https://www.grapplearts.com/omoplata

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