

Standing Headlock Defense tips - Gracie Combatives
CLINCH gone BAD Notes to accompany Gracie Combatives Technique Standing Headlock Defense (Combatives Lesson Nos. 11 and 20) The back hand...

Gracie Combatives Elbow Escape from Side Mount tips
These tips are a supplement to Gracie Combatives class No. 21, Elbow Escape from the Side Mount remember that if the Bad Guy achieves the...

Shrimp Drill tips- Gracie Combatives
If you are having trouble with the shrimp drill, here are some tips to help you perfect the move. This article assumes you have some...

Hoops Jitsu
There are fond memories of growing up and watching Carolina basketball with my dad. We watched every game that came on network...

Gracie Combatives Pulling Guard tips
This article assumes you already have knowledge of the Pulling Guard technique as taught by the Gracie Academy. In an ideal situation, we...

Punch Your Bully in the Face ? or !
“If someone’s picking on you, punch him in the face, because if you do that they’re not going to bother you again.” If someone said it,...

Twisting Arm Control - Gracie Combatives tips
Gracie Jiu Jitsu is beautiful. The techniques give you so much control in a fight. Perfect the techniques and you will have the ability...

What would you do?
This is an edited transcript of an interview conducted with two of my former Jiu Jitsu training partners who have since moved out of...

Talk, Tell, Tackle
the Talk "Sunny, I need your help." I sensed the panic underlying the request from my friend Jack Carpenter. "This guy just hit Debbie...


Fight, Fight, Fight at all costs
Sixth grade was a particularly traumatic year for me. Got my first rejection to the school dance by the neighborhood girl, was moved...