A quick hotel gym workout to stay in shape and not lose all your fitness while travelling. Something is better than nothing, always! Here’s another, much more detailed, video encapsulating my approach to weight training: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvlebIFILoI
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Low Single to Flying Guillotine Combo with Elliott Bayev
Here’s a low single takedown setup for the flying guillotine that Jeff Glover has used successfully in competition, taught by Elliott Bayev at a seminar. More instructionals by Elliott (including his amazing Spider Guard Masterclass) at http://www.grapplearts.com/online
How to Breathe When You’re Trapped on the Bottom and Getting Crushed
Being able to breathe when you’re grappling is important, especially when you’re trapped on the bottom and all your opponent’s weight is crushing down on you. Here are my best physical, psychological and technical tricks for dealing with this terrifying situation!
The claustrophobia article referred to in this video is available here: http://www.grapplearts.com/grappling-with-claustrophobia-in-brazilian-jiu-jitsu/. It has consistently helped a TON of BJJ, grappling and MMA students deal with their claustrophobia issues on the ground.
Good luck with your grappling journey!
How to be Injured Less Often in BJJ
How to have less injuries in BJJ class, and how to recover better between training sessions. I think this is really important stuff!
If you’re interested in this topic then also check out:
A Basic Weightlifting Workout for BJJ and Martial Arts
Can You Train BJJ with a Bad Neck?
Steps for Coming Back from an Injury
Rib Injuries in BJJ and Grappling
How and Why to Tape Your Fingers in BJJ
How to Train BJJ with an Injured Arm
A Sneaky and Powerful RNC Attack
This is one of my favorite ways to set up the RNC (rear naked choke) because it’s so unexpected. Your opponent is anticipating and defending against the hooks, but you use that opportunity to sink in the choke deep and tap him out without ever taking his back.
In the video I reference my podcast where I’ve talked to many of the biggest names in BJJ. Search for The Strenuous Life Podcast on your favorite podcast provider or follow the links below:
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/strenuous-life-podcast-stephan-kesting-grapplearts/id320705565?mt=2
Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/stephan-kesting/grapplearts-radio-podcast
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Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/listen?authuser&u=0#/ps/I3qvbtkdb74xrpv6ozbzie2ca4e
Some favorites on Grapplearts: http://www.grapplearts.com/podcasts
Also here’s that video I shot about the steps for the RNC – it’s a bit dated but I still use a lot of this information! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=176SLdBhj_A
“Every Triangle Choke Is Also An Omoplata” (Triangles with Short Legs)
Every triangle choke entry also sets up an omoplata attack. This is a super-useful concept if your legs are on the short or thick side and you have difficulty finishing bigger opponents with the triangle choke! Related videos include
A detailed breakdown of how to break your opponent’s posture in the omoplata to actually finish your opponent:
Secrets of tightening your triangle choke (many of which will help you if you have shorter legs)
The 6 Essential Positions for Ground Fighting
Stephan Kesting is a world renowned BJJ Black belt, highly regarded coach and owner of the phenomenal Grapple Arts site dedicated to helping people the world over improve their ground work. In this excellent video made for the Warrior Collective, he takes us through what he feels are the 6 essential positions for ground fighting, a must watch!
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A Powerful, Last Ditch Mount Escape
How to escape the mount when your regular techniques aren’t working by Ritchie Yip. This escape works in regular BJJ with the gi, in no-gi grappling and in MMA. Download my checklist of BJJ positions and techniques for free at http://www.grapplearts.com/book
Ugly Christmas Sweater Jiu-Jitsu
You’ve got to be ready to defend yourself on every day of the year, including Christmas. Here’s how to dominate at the inevitable family showdown when everyone’s wearing ugly Christmas sweaters.
Grab my checklist of BJJ positions and techniques for free at at http://www.grapplearts.com/book. Yes, most of those techniques will also work in sweaters 😉
The ‘4H’ Formula for Stopping the Guard Pass
The Hand-Hand-Heels-Hip formula can be used to stop a TON of different guard passes but in this short segment I show how it can used against the folding pass. If you haven’t already done so, go grab my best BJJ beginner tips here completely for free: http://www.grapplearts.com/book
A Basic Weighlifting Workout for BJJ and Martial Arts
A basic weightlifting routine for strength development and injury prevention in the BJJ and martial arts training. There are 3 parts to this video… PART 1 – 0:00 to 9:08 – Size gain vs strength gain vs injury prevention, tips, and why you should weight train. PART 2 – 9:08 to 36:50 – The main exercises you’ll build your program around and how to do them. PART 3 – 36:50 to 51:37 – What your actual workout will look like and how to modify it over time. The expanded article form of this video is available on my site at http://www.grapplearts.com/on-starting-a-conditioning-program-for-bjj-submission-grappling/
The Simplest Way to Do the Single Leg (Gi or No Gi)
How to do the simplest, easiest single leg takedown with or without the gi by my friend and training parter Ritchie Yip. Please note that the ‘head outside’ single is considered a foul in IBJJF competition for whitebelt and under age 16 competitors.
Find out more about Ritchie Yip at his website http://www.infighting.ca or on his Youtube channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/infightingmma/videos
Get the latest IBJJF rulebook at http://ibjjf.com/rules
This Omoplata Setup from John Danaher Blackbelt Aaron Milam for Nogi Jiu Jitsu is a Gamchanger
In this Video Aaron Milam, a third degree Blackbekt under John Danaher explains some game changing details to the Omoplata. These work fantastic especially with larger opponents and also Nogi.
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How to Do the Basic Clock Choke (Plus Some Advanced Variations)
How to do the clock choke, which is a very powerful attack when your opponent is in the turtle or “all fours” position on his knees. In this video you’ll learn the basic method to do this choke as well as some advanced variations to play with.
If you find material like this useful then make sure you’ve downloaded my BJJ beginner’s guide for free at http://www.grapplearts.com/book. This guide has helped thousands of people get their basics down in BJJ and I’m sure it’ll help you too!