Wearing a Gi greatly expands the tactics you can bring to the fight, but your opponent can use those tactics against you.Gi Jiu Jitsu is often much slower paced than No Gi because there’s more to grab onto quickly. Most Gi matches end with one fighter gripping the collar of the Gi to...
Knee reaping may be a concern in BJJ due to the potential to cause harm to the knee joint, particularly the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). The ACL is a crucial ligament that stabilizes the knee, and any forceful twisting or inward pressure on the knee can lead to tears or sprains. In...
Combat Jiu Jitsu is a hybrid of BJJ and MMA blended together in a unique ruleset. No-Gi sports Jiu Jitsu blended with the ground striking in MMA. The concept of CJJ asEddie Bravoput it was to bridge the gap between BJJ and MMA. Showing a more realistic version of grappling that the ...
One of the exciting things about BJJ is that new techniques are still developed even today. While the buggy choke is a perfectly viable technique, we encourage you to talk to your coach first if you want to add it to your game. This is one of those submissions where flexibility is a ...
The type of Jiu-Jitsu that doesn’t require a gi. Instead, you will wear a rashguard (a type of compression shirt) and shorts. The main difference between the two is that you don’t typically have the same gripping options in no-gi, so techniques will vary between the two. This lead...
There’s no such thing as magic in BJJ, but properly applied Kuzushi comes pretty close. Cheers, Stephan P.S. This topic is so important that I have published an instructional which covers it in great detail (along with gripfighting which is another cheat code for the guard). ...
You can use the stack pass in gi and no-gi BJJ. There are slight changes in the grips, but it is basically the same thing mechanically. Since you pass from a relatively lower position, the stack pass can nullify many modern guards typically used in competition. This is helpful because ...
Is Whittaker a black belt in BJJ? ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad Robert Whittaker holds a black belt in BJJ under his teacher, Alex Prates. In a post shared on his Instagram account in 2020, ‘The Reaper’ revealed that he had been training in gi jiu-jitsu ...
The K Guard is a significant innovation in BJJ that offers practitioners a dynamic and versatile guard position. It’s already renowned in both Gi and No-Gi grappling for its effectiveness and is characterized by its dynamic control of the opponent’s leg and hip, utilizing a combination of ...
Spare your fingers and diversify your game – train more no gi! 3) Don’t Fight to the Death for the Grips The damage to your fingers might not be from the gripping itself – it might be the grip breaking your opponent is doing!