Sweeps - Throws on the Ground - BJJ Training Course
Tossing an opponent like a salad. Pulling off a sweep in ground fighting is an exhilarating moment that fills us with monumental sense of victory. What comes next? These powerful moves are fundamental to our jiu-jitsu arsenal, yet are so often applied at the wrong time, or wrong place. In this course I’ll give you the tools to not only train your sweeps on your own, or with a partner, but how to successfully pull them off in live rolling.
How to Defeat the BJJ Guard in 4 Easy Steps
End the frustration!
Have you ever wanted to try one of the amazing submissions or sweeps from Brazilian jiu-jitsu and instead, spent the entire class stuck in guard? Do you find it impossible to pass guard because you cannot even break the guard in the first place? Do you routinely break guard on people your own size, only to be shutdown and back to square one against a larger opponent?
Size Matters in BJJ!!! - The Omaplata Submission
"Don't Touch Me" - Why I Hated BJJ
As I’m sure some of you can understand, the idea of having to work closely with someone else, especially on the ground, used to 'skeeve me out'. There is a stark differential between what I was accustomed to - striking, kicking, and takedowns, in contrast to rolling around on the ground with another human being while wearing pajamas, or skin tight clothing. In the world of hindsight is 20/20…
Size Matters in BJJ!!! - Part 3 - Breaking Closed Guard
Here's one of my favorite closed guard breaks, and why it is horrible for taller vs. smaller. If you do use this BJJ escape, here is the answer to 'why isn't my closed guard break working?' Enjoy this next installments in our Size Matters series. This is a must see if you are trying to break a smaller grapplers closed guard.
Guest Appearance: Real Fake Swords and Fake Real Swords - Episode 61: Randy Brown the Senior Clinching Mantis
“Sifu Randy Brown is the instructor of Vincent Tseng, with 20 years of experience in the style of Praying Mantis as well as 7 years of Brazilian Jujitsu, he was able to make the 2 arts complement each other. In this episode we explore his background as well as the past and present state of Chinese martial arts and modern combat sports.”
A Dark Start: What Happened in My Early Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Journey?
Size Matters!!! - Part 2 - Spider Guard
Size Matters!!! - Part 1 - Turtle Position
6 Submission for 6 Positions - Side Control
The CHAINS of CLOSED GUARD - An Attack Strategy for Resistant BJJ Opponents
ENTER (Jìn 進) - 8 of 12 - The Keywords of Mantis Boxing
Monkey Grips! How I Strengthen My Grips and Keep Them Healthy
Fingers hurt after training? Grips not strong enough to hold on when grappling? Check this out.
Grip strength and health can be a really important thing for martial artists. Grip intensive arts such as Judo, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Shuai Jiao, and other Grappling Arts, all require/build grip strength, and put a great deal of wear and tear on the fingers. Today I'm going to show you the methods I use to keep my grips not only strong, but healthy. For strengthening: exercises like rope...
Mantis Captures Prey - How to Stop the Underhooks
The underhook is a powerful tool in the hands of an opponent who knows how to use it. They have leverage, control, and setups for numerous takedowns. So how do we stop our opponent from getting the underhooks? With this awesome move from Taijiquan called Fist Under Elbow, and what I like to call Mantis Captures Prey.
Why is BJJ Easier than Boxing/MMA?
"Why is BJJ easier than Boxing?" This was a question proposed to me last year when we were taking submissions for the Swamp Talks videos. Truth be told, it was a question that made me uncomfortable at first, as I assumed it would be misconstrued. This question, out of all of them, really stood out to me and made me think.
It made me think about something I hadn't previously considered. Something that was clearly...