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Gi butterfly guard pass


Pedro Sauer BJJ Brown Belt, Tony Rinaldi demonstrates a butterfly guard pass for the gi (although he says it will be fine no-gi too). Something to try out on the mats!

The gi (or shorts) grab isn’t very clear and I’ll likely mess that up…but not before all the guillotines (a weakness of mine) I [...]

Fireman’s carry and variations


I couldn’t find any tutorial videos for the exact variation of the fireman’s carry that we did in BJJ class 162. All the videos I found were either a standing or kneeling variation, while I would describe the one we did as a “sliding, sitting” fireman carry.
This blurry Spanish video is wrestling oriented, but [...]

Red Schafer #5 no-gi pass


Skipped BJJ class. I have a policy – if wounds sting after a shower – I’m not going to BJJ. I’m not risking infection with open wounds!!
I did get to find this nice no-gi guard pass. A lot of useful tips in this video. Enjoy!

JJ Machado no gi guard pass


My incapacity to pass no gi lately is really bothering me.
So I decided to go look for videos on no-gi guard passing. Here’s one I found
Like many BJJ classes lately, this videos has a few of those “Aaha, that’s the trick!!” moments in them. It’s when you keep trying something and you’re not [...]

Wiki: North-South Armbar and Some Options


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Saulo on defending the back


Hmmm, somehow I missed a whole week of training… I’ll be back on the mats again!
In the meantime, here’s Saulo on defending the back..enjoy!!

Wiki: Standing to open guard sweep to knee-on-belly to armbar


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Standing to open guard sweep to knee-on-belly to armbar


Here’s the second technique we went through in BJJ Class 141.  Sorry, I haven’t decided what to name the new snowboard instructor just yet…

Noob and Boarder both standing.  Boarder has a deep grip on Noob’s lapel.

Boarder jumps up to pull guard.  Right leg first…

…then the left leg just a split second behind, that’s one leg [...]

Wiki: Standing Outside Open Guard To Arm Bar


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Wiki: Triangle and Options


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