Mounted pinning-the next new trend in BJJ? Mounted pinning-the next new trend in BJJ? You can make that case after watching the last couple of major events like WNO, Fight To Win and the recent ADCC Trials in all countries. Let by the New Wave BJJ team, aka The Danaher Death Squad and their BJJ […]
Gracie Jiu-Jitsu legend teaches in Lyndhurst NJ It was a great night last night at Savarese Jiu-Jitsu on Park Ave as a Gracie Jiu-Jitsu legend teaches in Lyndhurst NJ. Master Royler Gracie, son of the founder of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Helio Gracie, taught at the Savarsese BJJ Academy (www.njbjj.com) at the Academy of Professor Chris Savarese, […]
Sport BJJ is a team sport Sport BJJ is a team sport. No matter what anyone thinks, it takes a village to raise one to our highest levels. One of the greatest things about our sport is that it’s a team/Academy sport where the best athletes in the game work out daily alongside regular members […]
Make your opponent weak in BJJ Make your opponent weak in BJJ, this is a key to success. Futhermore, making yourself strong is good, but making your opponent weak is far better. The human body is set up in such a way that it can be impressively strong in some postures/positions, and embarrassingly weak in […]
Angles are your friend in Jiu-Jitsu Angles are your friend in Jiu-Jitsu. This is a lesson it takes a very long time to learn in our art, sometimes takes years. Gunning for submissions underneath a tough opponent is never easy work. But you can generally make it easier if you consistently look for side on […]
Passing the guard to back attacks in BJJ Passing the guard to back attacks in BJJ has very good percentages as far as eventually getting a submission. Try passing guard as a route to the back. When you first begin the study of Jiu-Jitsu, you learn to pass the guard into top control of upper […]
Staying calm in BJJ Staying calm in BJJ is an absolute must in order to escape. In a crises situation, everything begins with a calm mind. There is a huge amount physical stress associated with bad/inferior positions in Jiu-Jitsu. If your opponent knows what they are doing, they can make your life thoroughly miserable with […]
Path to powerful arm bars in BJJ The path to powerful arm bars in BJJ is through the head and shoulders. On the surface, the Jiu-Jitsu arm bar is an attack on the elbow. After all, that’s what will actually break if the opponent refuses to submit or tap out to the hold. However, your […]
No-Gi submissions from the mount No-Gi submissions from the mount are more difficult without the use of grips to choke the neck. Getting submissions from mount without the gi is often a very different position from just holding the mount itself. Normally when we aim to hold a tight mount, we stay roughly aligned with […]
Combinations a must in BJJ Combinations are a must in BJJ once you start training live. It may take a good 6 months plus to effectively work combinations but you can still train your mind to believe so. You must always think: What’s next? Because here is an unpleasant truth. The vast majority of moves […]
Lyndhurst Jiu-Jitsu instructor teaches the pros