How to make the Kimura armlock from guard more powerful and less dependent on your grip strength.

I often get asked if you can still train BJJ if you have a knee injury, most recently on Twitter where I’m http://twitter.com/stephankesting. Here is my best answer to that question…

Related videos include…

How to Train BJJ with an Injured Arm

How and Why to Tape Your Fingers for BJJ

Rib Injuries in BJJ and Grappling

Can You Train BJJ with a Bad Neck?
https://www.youtube.com/kAQCZ871Ks0

The Steps for Coming Back to Training After an Injury

Faking a guard pull can set up your takedowns, and faking a takedown can set up your guard pull. Here’s Elliott Bayev breaking down this concept for you!

Starting in wrestling and going to BJJ can be tough because the techniques are similar but different. In this video Nick ‘Chewy’ Albin takes you through the moves, adaptations and mindset shifts you need to make to have a successful transition from one grappling sport to another!

Check out the episode I did with Chewy on The Strenuous Life Podcast here: https://www.grapplearts.com/chewjitsu/

Check out Chewy’s Youtube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGCZBBvu7ZnqHYHuScODbAQ

You want your leglocks to be TIGHT!! Here’s Rob Biernacki, the creator of Modern Leglock Formula (http://www.grappearts.com/leglocks) taking you through the techniques to tighten up and solidify your leglock submissions regardless of whether you’re using Ashi Garami, the 411, Outside Ashi, 50/50 or any other lower body submission.

The Kimura armlock is a major attack from the guard, but one simple adjustment to your hand position can allow you to defend and escape this submission much more easily! BTW, you can grab my video-based app for iOS and android phones that teaches you BJJ for free; more info here http://www.grapplearts.com/roadmap

And follow me on Instagram where I’m @stephan_kesting or go to http:/www.instagram.com/stephan_kesting

Getting the underhook in the guard, especially the butterfly guard and the half guard, is incredibly important because it gives you a huge amount of control over your opponent’s body and also gives you a route to his back. This gripfighting technique to get the underhook is one I learned by watching Eddie Cummings in competition and I hope it helps you too! For more tips check out my butterfly guard playlist on Youtube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPVTmG22ZxE&list=PLyknAhj6gPvJLUJ6sMrbqbUfItYgyNaCf

Sometimes to create the openings for a submission or sweep (or even just the ability to stand up) you need to get your opponent moving and unstabilised. This is one of my favorite drills to create that movement – it’s a great warmup drill with a lot of applications.

The 411/honeyhole position with the reverse heel hook the most efficient, most powerful leglock you can use against a really big, really strong opponent. In this video you’ll also learn how to adapt kneebar entries so that you can get into the super efficient 411 position.

Easy takedowns are the best takedowns. The best part about this takedown for BJJ players is there is no risk. Even if you miss this basic takedown there is no way for your opponent to counter or for you to end up in a bad position. If you found this video helpful make sure you leave a like and subscribe to the channel.

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How to make your ankle lock submission technique so tight that that your opponent is tapping out before you’ve even finalized the leg lock position. Show by Elliott Bayev, the mastermind behind http://www.grapplearts.com/spiderguard

Rob Biernacki shares 2 proven methods using leverage to defend against (and hopefully escape) fully applied armbars in BJJ, no gi grappling and MMA. We cover how Vinny Magalhaes survived Fabricio Werdum’s vicious armbar at ADCC 2011, the hitchhiker escape, and the technique Roger Gracie used to escape Buchecha’s armbar at Metamoris 1.

There’s a lot covered here, so if you want to jump ahead then here are the rough sections:
There are a few different sections to this video

– Overall introduction (0:00 to 2:10)

– How to position your body to lessen the power of your opponent’s armbar (2:10 to 5:10)

– The hitchhiker escape (5:10 to 6:50)

– How Rob has tested this technique (6:50 to 8:14)

– The limitations of this technique (8:14 to 9:24)

– I try this defense with some limited success (9:24 to 12:58)

– Thumb up or thumb down to defend the armbar? (12:58 to 13:35)

– The Roger Gracie vs Buchecha armbar escape (13:35 to 15:05)

– The critical importance of controlling the shoulder in the armbar (15:05 to 15:51)

– How to train this technique safely (15:51 to 15:57)

Rob’s instructionals include:
The BJJ Formula
(http://www.grapplearts.com/formula)

and The Modern Leglock Formula
(http://www.grapplearts.com/leglocks)

The open guard is an essential position in BJJ, but it can also be very confusing for beginners. In this video I show you the two most common errors people make when they start incorporating this position into their game.

Here’s a checklist of the most common forms of open guard: https://www.grapplearts.com/a-glossary-of-guards-part-2-the-open-guard/

And here’s a breakdown of the Tripod Sweep technique I mentioned in the video above: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1p-2qBPL9tM

“How can I beat someone better than me?” I get this question a lot and you might be wondering the same thing too. The answer is that you have to find at least one area, either technical or physical, where you are better than he is. In the video I give lots of examples of what this might look like on the mats.

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