My Top Three Tips for Passing the Guard

Over the past month I have been drilling a lot of guard passes with Coach Alder of 10th Planet Van Nuys fame. Over this month many of us have had breakthroughs when it comes to our guard passing game. In this month's article I wanted to share with you 3 simple tips that helped take my guard … Continue reading My Top Three Tips for Passing the Guard

My 5 Commandments of Rolling – Commandment #4

Commandment 4: Thou Shalt Tap Often And Learn One of the biggest misconceptions I had about Jiu Jitsu early on was that tapping was bad. I'll admit I broke one of my own rules early on and felt bad when I had to tap. In my still developing jiu jitsu mindset if I tapped I … Continue reading My 5 Commandments of Rolling – Commandment #4

My 5 Commandments of Rolling – Commandment #3

Commandment 3: Thou Shalt Remember That It's Not the ADCC/UFC Every Night Anyone who has done Jiu Jitsu for a while has come across the guy who rolls to hard. Every single time he steps on the mat he thinks that he is defending his UFC belt. In his mind if he taps or gets … Continue reading My 5 Commandments of Rolling – Commandment #3