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Training Your Techniques in Chunks for Faster Learning

June 19, 2025 by Stephan Kesting

Learning BJJ in Chunks

Mastering a new technique can seem overwhelming. There are so many steps, and for every action you take, your opponent might have 10 different reactions. But there's a relatively simple solution to the paralysing amount of material you need to internalise... A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, and so does adding a new technique to your game. Start by mastering the first … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Training Tagged With: Escapes, Techniques, The Mental Aspect, Training, Triangle Choke, Video

BJJ Trigger Positions

May 28, 2023 by Stephan Kesting

BJJ Trigger Positions

A trigger position is an alignment of your body and your opponent’s body that immediately invites a specific technique, be it a sweep, submission or guard pass.. Once you're there, all you need to do is pull the metaphorical trigger and - BOOM - you're deep into the attack. This concept makes it easy for you to know when it's time to attack in jiu-jitsu. Knowing the Trigger Position for a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Grappling Techniques Tagged With: Armbar, Omoplata, Submission, Techniques, Training, Triangle Choke, Video

Hip Bump Sweep from Closed Guard

February 21, 2022 by Stephan Kesting

The closed guard hip bump sweep with Jon Thomas

In this video excerpted from The Closed Guard System renowned BJJ black belt Jon Thomas covers the advanced details of the hip bump sweep. The hip bump sweep is one of those classic attacks from the closed guard that still works incredibly well in the modern jiu-jitsu game. 00:10 - How to break your opponent's posture in closed guard 00:40 - How to exploit him defending the posture … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Grappling Techniques Tagged With: Closed Guard, Guard Sweeps, Jon Thomas, Techniques, Triangle Choke, Video

Every Triangle Choke Setup is ALSO an Omoplata Setup!

July 19, 2021 by Stephan Kesting

Every Triangle Choke Entry is ALSO an Omoplata Entry...

Every entry into the triangle choke is ALSO a way to get into the omoplata armlock. Now it's true that the two techniques look very different when they're finished: in the triangle choke you wrap your legs around your opponent's neck and one of his arms, and in the omoplata you're essentially performing a Kimura armlock on his arm using your legs. But for both submissions you have to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Grappling Techniques Tagged With: Omoplata, Techniques, Triangle Choke, Video

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

The Five Types of Triangle Choke You Need to Know

February 27, 2021 by Stephan Kesting

5 Types of Triangle Chokes

The triangle choke is one of the most powerful BJJ submissions. Thousands upon thousands of matches have been ended with it, including in the UFC and other MMA events. Knowing how to do the triangle choke properly is an absolute necessity for every grappler This choke originated in Japanese Ju-jutsu and was then incorporated into Judo in the early 1900's where it is known as sankaku-jime … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Grappling Techniques, Mixed Martial Arts Tagged With: Arm Triangle, Chokes, Japanese Ju-jutsu, Judo, MMA, Submission, Techniques, Triangle Choke, Video

How to Set Up the Triangle Choke from Guard

November 9, 2020 by Stephan Kesting

Triangle choke submission

Today we'll cover the real 'secret' to using the triangle choke against higher belts from your guard - it's all about the set up! Tapping out higher belts is a different thing than tapping out beginners... There are certain techniques that serve you well against white and blue belts. But when you climb the ranks and start sparring against higher caliber opponents  some of those moves stop … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Grappling Techniques Tagged With: Ball and Chain Sweep, Brandon Mullins, Concepts, de la Riva Guard, Gi, Guard Sweeps, Open Guard, Rob Biernacki, Strategy, Techniques, Triangle Choke, Video

An Amazing Triangle Choke Setup from Open Guard

August 17, 2020 by Stephan Kesting

open guard triangle choke

The triangle choke submission is one of the most powerful attack from the open guard. Your opponent should be continuously about this technique when he's in your guard. However too many people just 'shoot' the triangle time after time without any kind of setup and hope for the best. Yes, a setup-free triangle can work if your opponent is inexperienced or asleep at the wheel, but it's not … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Grappling Techniques Tagged With: Collar Sleeve Grip, Jon Thomas, Kuzushi, Open Guard, Techniques, Triangle Choke, Video

9 BJJ Solo Drills You Can Do With a Heavy Bag

April 22, 2020 by Stephan Kesting

Heavy Bag BJJ Solo Drills

There are some essential BJJ gross motor movements that need to be trained over and over until they're smooth and instinctive. Most of the time we train these transitions on our training partners, either in drilling or as part of sparring. But some of the most important movements can actually be trained on your own - before class, after class, or at home - using a heavy punching bag. Here … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Grappling Techniques, Training Tagged With: Drills, Erik Paulson, Guard Passes, Rear Naked Choke, Ritchie Yip, S Mount, Sidemount, Solo Drills, Toreando, Triangle Choke

The 6 Steps of a Good Submission

October 11, 2019 by Stephan Kesting

Heel Hook Submission

Did you know that there's an actual physics and biomechanics-based procedure that'll definitely help you tap out many more people in BJJ? At a high level there's so much more more to getting a choke or an armlock than simply seeing an opportunity and jumping on it. That approach rarely works against good people. Instead it's about gradually manoeuvring your opponent into worse and worse … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Grappling Techniques, Podcasts, Training Tagged With: Anaconda Choke, Armbar, Baseball Choke, BJJ, Bow and Arrow Choke, Brabo choke, Chokes, Collar Chokes, Cutting Armbar, D'Arce Choke, Guillotine Choke, Head and Arm Choke, Interviews, Kimura, North-South Choke, Rear Naked Choke, Reverse Armbar, Rob Biernacki, Sleeve Choke, Submission, Submission Grappling, The Mental Aspect, The Strenuous Life BJJ Podcast with Stephan Kesting, Triangle Choke

5 Counters to Your Opponent Standing in Your Triangle Choke

September 21, 2018 by Amber Little

If you've got someone in the triangle choke then you want them on their knees.  You really don't want them standing up while they're in your choke. Here are the main reasons why you don't want them to stand... There are more counters and escapes to the triangle choke when someone is on their feet... If it's an MMA or self defense situation they can punch you much harder... If they're … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Grappling Techniques, Mixed Martial Arts, Self Defense Tagged With: Guard Retention, Techniques, Triangle Choke, Video

Podcast Episode 113 – A Close Call, and Avoiding Injuries!

June 14, 2018 by Stephan Kesting

The other day I almost tore a partner’s ACL off the bone, which would have required him to have surgery and many months of rehabilitation. What happened exactly? I was more experienced and a bit bigger than my training partner that day and we were doing some no gi sparring. Because of the experience discrepancy I was hyper-focusing on a couple of very specific positions, namely Ashi … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Podcasts, Self Defense, Training Tagged With: BJJ, Chokes, Escapes, Grapplearts, Injuries, Leglocks, Open Guard, Stephan Kesting, Techniques, The Strenuous Life BJJ Podcast with Stephan Kesting, Triangle Choke

BJJ Wristlocks Everywhere!

May 20, 2018 by Stephan Kesting

For some reasons wristlocks in BJJ just don't get no respect. Many grapplers consider it OK to tap out to armlocks, triangle chokes, shoulder locks or lapel chokes, but for some reason wristlocks are considered super cheesy.  However the wrist is just as legitimate a joint to attack as the elbow, shoulder or knee. In fact there's a meme going around the online BJJ community right now. I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Grappling Techniques, Health & Nutrition Tagged With: Aikido, Injuries, Japanese Ju-jutsu, Sparring, Submission, Submission Grappling, Techniques, Triangle Choke, Video, Wristlocks, Wrists

A Surprise Triangle Choke from Butterfly Guard

May 16, 2018 by Stephan Kesting

submission defense

This transition from butterfly guard to triangle choke is one of my new favourite techniques. I learned it from BJJ black belt Rob Biernacki and it starts sitting up in the butterfly guard, and fighting for the powerful two-on-one grip.  In the two-on-one I use both of my own hands to control one of my opponents arms which then isolates that side of his body. The next step is to kick out one … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Grappling Techniques Tagged With: BJJ, Butterfly Guard, Chokes, Open Guard, Submission Grappling, Techniques, Triangle Choke, Video

The 10 Second Rule for Effective Choking

March 15, 2018 by Stephan Kesting

10 second rule for chokes

How many times have you been trying to choke out a training partner, straining and straining, then give up in disgust only to have him say, "Man, I was SO close to tapping out!!" Or what about those times when you've been caught in a choke, see no way out, and your only defense is to hunker down and hope that your opponent will give up before you run out of air or blood to the brain? The … [Read more...]

Filed Under: For Beginners, Grappling Techniques, Mixed Martial Arts Tagged With: Anaconda Choke, Chokes, Clock Choke, Collar Chokes, Elliott Bayev, Escapes, Rear Naked Choke, Sleeve Choke, Triangle Choke

A Simple Tweak for a Killer Triangle Choke

November 4, 2017 by Stephan Kesting

Tightening the Triangle choke

In the late 1990's I had the pleasure of training with UFC fighter and Sambo champion Oleg Tartarov a number of times. And it turned out that not only was he a tough, skilled and relentless competitor, but he was also a very skilled teacher. Here's a detail about the triangle choke that he showed me that I share just about every time I ever teach this move. It's all about how hiding the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Grappling Techniques Tagged With: Brandon Mullins, Chokes, Elliott Bayev, Oleg Taktarov, Triangle Choke, Video

Defense vs the Over-Under Guard Pass

October 16, 2017 by Stephan Kesting

over under guard pass defense by travis stevens

The 'over-under' pass is a pressure-based technique for passing the guard which is used quite successfully in high level competition.  In part it's a great pass because you don't have to be particularly fast or nimble to pull it off. When you're on the bottom and defending this pass, however, life can really suck... Not only is it an effective pass, but it's a tiring one to defend.  You're … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Grappling Techniques Tagged With: Guard Passes, Guard Retention, Judo, Over-Under Pass, Submission, Techniques, Travis Stevens, Triangle Choke, Video

Keep It Simple Stupid When Learning New Techniques

July 4, 2017 by Stephan Kesting

triangle choke

Have you heard of the acronym K.I.S.S? It stands for “Keep It Simple Stupid.”  (It was later made politically correct by changing it to “Keep It Short and Simple” but that never really caught on, especially me.) Anyway, K.I.S.S. is a good rule to live by when fighting, sparring and training.  You want to simplify as much as possible and not try to keep track of too many things at … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Training Tagged With: BJJ, Submission, Teachers, Teaching, The Mental Aspect, Triangle Choke

Weak Side Rear Mount – The Ultimate Free Guide

June 16, 2017 by Stephan Kesting

In the Rear Mount you can end up on either the ‘strong side’ (your overhook side) or on  the ‘weak side’ (your underhook side)  (In fact here's a link to an article on Grapplearts.com about the strong side vs weak side debate) Ultimately though, the bottom line is that you can’t always be in charge of where you end up; your opponent gets a vote too! So sometimes you’re going to end up on the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Competition, Grappling Techniques, Training Tagged With: Kimura, Rear Mount, Rear Naked Choke, Rob Biernacki, Strategy, Submission, Triangle Choke, Video

The 10 Second Choke Fix (or How to Tap Out More People)

February 20, 2017 by Stephan Kesting

fixing the triangle choke

How many times has a sparring partner told you "Man, I was SO close to tapping" after you'd been squeezing their neck like crazy in a desperate attempt to choke them, but then decided that it wasn't working and gave up on the submission? Frustrating, isn't it? Or have you ever held a choke for so long that you completely burn out your grips and have to fight the rest of the match with jello … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Grappling Techniques Tagged With: Anaconda Choke, Bow and Arrow Choke, Brabo choke, Chokes, Collar Chokes, D'Arce Choke, Elliott Bayev, Guillotine Choke, Head and Arm Choke, Rear Naked Choke, Sleeve Choke, Submission, Techniques, Training, Triangle Choke, Von Flue Choke

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