GB Technique: Escape the Mount Variations
This week on GB Technique we are going to look at Top Mount escape variations. Most of us are familiar with the most fundamental mount escapes – the bridge and …
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GB Technique: Heel Hook : Attack and Escape
This week on GB Technique we are going to look at one of the most effective submissions in the No-Gi competition – the Heel Hook – with Prof. Flavio Almeida …
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GB Technique: Arm Drag Attacks
This week on GB Technique we are going to look at a variety of ways that we can use one of the fundamental hand fighting skills: the short arm drag. …
GB Technique: The Rules of Sweeping with Prof. Feitosa
This week on GB Technique we are going to look at some of the common principles important to performing various guard sweeps. ㅤ You likely possess a whole arsenal of …
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GB Technique: Escaping The Bottom Position
This week on GB Technique we are going to look at a common problem: getting stuck underneath our opponent’s pressure and body weight on the bottom. Without a solid strategy …
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Back Take and Setting The Hooks with Master Carlos Gracie Jr.
Technique 1 – In our first video, we find Master Carlos Gracie Jr in Turtle Top looking to insert his hooks to obtain Back Mount but the opponent has wisely …
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GB Technique: 3 Guard Passing Principles
This week on GB Technique we are going to look at the principles behind some of the guard passes that you learn in class at your Gracie Barra school. We …
GB Technique: Spider Guard Sweeps with Prof. Marcio Feitosa
This week on GB Technique we are going to look at one of the very best defensive and offensive open guard styles – the Spider Guard. Especially effective for smaller jiu-jitsu …
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Mount Submissions 101 with Master Carlos Gracie Jr.
The Top Mount is considered to be one of the most dominant positions to achieve as it has very strong submission opportunities (and 4 points in competition). Master Carlos takes …
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How To Escape The Knee On The Belly
One of the toughest positions to get caught in is the bottom of the Knee on Belly (KOB) Prof. Victor Estima shows us how to relieve the enormous pressure and …