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Technical Standup

When to Keep Pushing the Pace in Jiu-Jitsu

September 8, 2023 by Stephan Kesting

Partially completed sweep - who will win the race to the top now?

Imagine that you're in a match, and you've just swept the other guy onto his ass.  That's a great feeling, but should you take a brief time out to congratulate yourself? Of course not. Languidly taking your time after a sweep might work great against white and blue belts in friendly, relaxed rolling, but it'll never work against a serious opponent, especially in competition where people just … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Training Tagged With: Competition, Guard Sweeps, Strategy, Technical Standup, Training

The Four Variations of the BJJ Technical Standup

April 20, 2022 by Stephan Kesting

Four variations of the BJJ technical standup

The technical standup is an absolutely essential movement in BJJ.  It's used to get back to your feet in self defense and MMA, but also for finishing guard sweeps, defending against guard sweeps, guard retention, and a thousand other applications. Brandon 'Wolverine' Mullins, a BJJ black belt world champion, breaks the technical standup into four different variations... The Full Technical … [Read more...]

Filed Under: For Beginners, Self Defense, Training Tagged With: Brandon Mullins, Drills, Fundamentals, Nonstop Jiu-Jitsu Book, Solo Drills, Technical Standup, Video

Butterfly Guard to X Guard Standup Sweep

September 30, 2020 by Stephan Kesting

Butterfly Guard to Technical Standup Sweep

There's one particular guard sweep that I've hit more times than than any other in the last 10 years. When I start setting up this technique I always feel happy and confident because I know the odds of finishing it are very high. What's the name of this technique? It's the X guard standup sweep starting from butterfly guard, and it's one of the most powerful sweeping moves in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Grappling Techniques Tagged With: Brandon Mullins, Butterfly Guard, Guard Sweeps, Nonstop Jiu-Jitsu Book, Technical Standup, Techniques, Video, X Guard

Getting Back to Your Feet in BJJ

June 22, 2018 by Stephan Kesting

bjj technical standup

If you boil down the thousands of guard techniques in BJJ they really fall into one of five categories... Sweeps that allow you to reverse the position and get to the top Submissions where you choke or jointlock your opponent Strikes with your hands, elbows, knees and feet Survival where you maintain your guard and keep yourself against your opponent's attacks, and Standing back … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Grappling Techniques, Mixed Martial Arts, Self Defense Tagged With: BJJ, MMA, No Gi, Self Defense, Submission Grappling, Technical Standup, Techniques, Video

Closed Guard to Shin Shield to Technical Standup

June 2, 2018 by Stephan Kesting

closed guard to shin shield to technical standup

Getting back up to your feet against pressure is a critical skill in BJJ. Most fundamentally you use this standup motion to get back to your feet should you find yourself on the bottom in a real fight, but you can also use this exact same movement to finish sweeps, escape bad positions, and counter your opponent's attacks. So it's a movement that you need to know inside out and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Grappling Techniques, Mixed Martial Arts, Self Defense Tagged With: Closed Guard, Elliott Bayev, Shin Shield, Striking, Technical Standup, Techniques, Video

Base, Posture and Structure, the 3 Most Important Concepts in BJJ

August 12, 2016 by Stephan Kesting

Base, posture and structure - the 3 most critical bjj concepts

The idea that overall body alignment in BJJ can be broken down into 3 components (base, posture and structure) was introduced to me by Rob Biernacki. And I have found these 3 concepts to have hugely practical applications on the mat. There is power in definitions and distinctions because it allows you to clarify your thinking and problem solving processes. So let's take a look at base, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, For Beginners, Grappling Techniques Tagged With: Concepts, Deep Half Guard, Rob Biernacki, Technical Standup, Video

A Little-Known Move to Recover Guard from Turtle

October 31, 2014 by Stephan Kesting

When BJJ world champion Brandon Mullins and I started talking about doing a second instructional set, he was adamant about including a section focusing on the advanced applications of fundamental movements. I was initially dubious.  I didn't think that most people would be interested in this.  But the more we talked about it, and especially when he started showing me what he wanted to cover, I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: For Beginners, Grappling Techniques, Instructional Videos, Self Defense Tagged With: Brandon Mullins, Escapes, Grapplearts DVDs, Technical Standup, Techniques, Turtle Position, Video

BJJ Self Defense Part 4: The Technical Standup

August 15, 2014 by Stephan Kesting

Today we're going to look at and learn about one of the most fundamental movements in all of BJJ. It's the "technical standup," and make sure that you're doing it correctly. The technical standup is used ALL the time in BJJ, submission grappling and MMA. This exact move can get you out of trouble in scrambles, prevent guard passes, and finish sweeps for you, but first and foremost the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: For Beginners, Self Defense Tagged With: BJJ, Open Guard, Self Defense, Technical Standup, Techniques, Video

Get Up, Stand Up!

March 9, 2012 by Stephan Kesting

Why getting off the ground is a critical skills in grappling! (originally published in Black Belt Magazine) When mixed martial arts competition exploded in North America, martial artists quickly learned that most fights end up on the ground. And for years the prevailing wisdom was that groundfighting was inevitable, and if a fight went to the ground it would most likely stay there. In the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Grappling Techniques, Self Defense Tagged With: Butterfly Guard, Closed Guard, Denis Kang, MMA, Open Guard, Self Defense, Technical Standup, Techniques

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