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The 16 Most Important Techniques for the BJJ Beginner

June 24, 2021 by Stephan Kesting

16 BJJ Beginner Techniques

What's the most common problem (aside from getting caught under side control) facing the BJJ beginner? It's probably feeling overwhelmed by the staggering number of techniques that Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu contains! There are a thousand variations of sweeps and locks and chokes and pins and escapes and guard passes.  It's enough to make your head spin! So where then do you start?  Which … [Read more...]

Filed Under: For Beginners, Grappling Techniques Tagged With: Americana, Armbar, BJJ, Collar Chokes, Fundamentals, Guard Passes, Guard Sweeps, Guillotine Choke, Mark Mullen, MMA, Rear Naked Choke, Submission, Techniques, Triangle Choke, Video

Combining BJJ and Wrestling with ‘Chewy’ from Chewjitsu

May 3, 2018 by Stephan Kesting

wrestler vs bjj guy on his back

Wrestling is a fantastic background for anyone who wants to train BJJ.  The powerful takedowns, the determined scrambling, the level of conditioning and a tough mindset are a winning combination that work in any combat sport. But transitioning from wrestling to BJJ and combining the best of both arts isn't necessarily an easy process... In fact it can be downright difficult and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: For Beginners, Grappling Techniques, Training Tagged With: Americana, BJJ, Chewy, Closed Guard, Fundamentals, Guard Sweeps, Kimura, Takedowns, The Mental Aspect, Video, Wrestling

Don’t Build Your BJJ Game on White Belt Techniques.

February 10, 2016 by Stephan Kesting

Whitebelt BJJ techniques

Certain BJJ techniques are 'white belt' moves.  Which means they might be effective against white belts (and sometimes blue belts) but then stop working once you move up to opponents of a higher skill level. Basically you can pull off just about anything on a newbie.  They make rookie mistakes because they're, well, rookies.  Whitebelts don't instinctively know how to move to prevent, defend or … [Read more...]

Filed Under: For Beginners, Grappling Techniques Tagged With: Americana, BJJ, Calf Slicer, Competition, Escapes, Self Defense, Sparring, Strategy, Submission, Techniques, Training

Tap Out Less Often! The ‘Submission Defense’ App for Android…

June 3, 2013 by Stephan Kesting

After a ton of planning and working with video editors and Android app programers, I'm thrilled to announce that Submission Defense - the latest Grapplearts app for the Android platform - is finally ready!! This app was designed with one single-minded purpose: to help you tap out much less often. This app takes you through my very favorite escapes for many of the most common and most … [Read more...]

Filed Under: For Beginners, Grappling Techniques, Training Tagged With: Americana, Android, Ankle Lock, Armbar, Escapes, Head and Arm Choke, iPhone, Kimura, Kneebars, Leglocks, Rear Naked Choke, Submission

Fifty Ways to Improve Your Grappling Almost Immediately

January 28, 2013 by Stephan Kesting

Sometimes the best way to get better is simply to stop doing things wrong. Over the years I've shot quite a few guerilla-style videos breaking down many of the most common mistakes that I see for different positions and submissions. I get a lot of positive feedback on these videos, because apparently I'm not the only person to have made all these mistakes on the mat! Here, all in one post, are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: For Beginners, Grappling Techniques Tagged With: Americana, Ankle Lock, Armbar, Butterfly Guard, Half Guard, Kimura, Knee Mount, Kneebars, Rear Naked Choke, Sidemount, Submission, Techniques, Triangle Choke, Video, X Guard

Americana Arm Lock from Top Half Guard

April 15, 2012 by Stephan Kesting

The Americana or figure-4 armlock is usually thought of being a technique you use from mount or side mount. But here Marcio Feitosa uses it to finish an opponent in the half guard... … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Grappling Techniques Tagged With: Americana, Half Guard, Marcio Feitosa, Techniques

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