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Women’s highest percentage submission hold vs men

Women’s highest percentage submission hold vs men Stats show that women’s highest percentage submission hold vs men is the heelhook. Observations – women sparring men in Jiu-Jitsu: Probably one of the toughest assignments in all of Jiu-Jitsu is for a woman to submit a male who has the same amount of training time and the […]

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Passing half guard in BJJ

Passing half guard in BJJ Passing the half guard in BJJ can sometimes be a chore. But the secret is pressure! Pressure passing…. the power of half guard. There are many ways to create pressure while passing your opponents guard, but in my opinion half guard passing is the best for pressure for the simple […]

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Takedown philosophy in BJJ

Takedown philosophy in BJJ There is a lot to takedown philosophy in BJJ. That is because there is a lot more to the standing game of BJJ than takedowns: When most people think of standing skills in Jiu-Jitsu, they understandably think automatically in terms of takedowns. However, there are many other skills of great importance. […]

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Every submission has an escape in BJJ

Every submission has an escape in BJJ Every submission has an escape in BJJ. The key is to identify the problem. Every escape involves a set of movements – but invariably there is ONE movement that does the majority of the work of escape. For example in upper body submission holds from guard involving your […]

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Best BJJ training is sparring tired

Best BJJ training is sparring tired The best BJJ training is sparring tired. It’s common to feel utterly exhausted some days in the middle of your sparring rounds. Sometimes you come in feeling fine and have a couple of very tough rounds and feel very fatigued. It’s natural to feel like stopping, maybe taking off […]