It’s Friday, and we want to take a look closely on one of the most famous if not most famous Female MMA fighters, Ronda Rousey. Rousey is known to have a Judo pedigree and we have seen in most of her fights, her game plan is to strike an opponent out and when her opponent […] Continue Reading
Jiu-jitsu, 80% of the time is passing the guard, and recovering it. It is important to have a solid passing game and be able to keep it after getting it. Here’s a Toreada pass variation from Demian Maia. Continue Reading
Position before submission, that is the main principle in trying to improve your game in BJJ. Here are some basic tips in maintaining the mount position. Continue Reading
Demian Maia demonstrates counters to common BJJ attacks. In Brazilian Jiu-jitsu, it’s always a chess game of attacks and counters. Knowing your attacks is one thing, but knowing how to counter will make your game more interesting. Continue Reading
Check out how Ronda Rousey does against a phenomenal BJJ Black Belt in BJ Penn. Continue Reading
Here’s an alternative attack that you can practice when you get your opponent’s back. The Miyao brothers demonstrate a technical execution on how to initiate the armbar from the back take. Enjoy! Continue Reading
Having all that passing techniques in mind would be useless if you can’t open the guard. This is the first step before you can do any kind of pass. Professor Saulo Ribeiro demonstrates how to pass the guard by securing your base and actually not using too much strength. One of the takeaways here is […] Continue Reading
One of my favorite positions would be the side control. It’s very convenient and at the same time opens up a lot of opportunities for you to attack. But before you can do any submission, position should be the priority. As they always say – Position before Submission. Know the concepts and be able to […] Continue Reading
Rafael Lovato demonstrates an open guard sweep. Continue Reading
A big congratulations to Deftac Ortigas one and only competitor Kyle Kapunan celebrated his brown belt debut with a gold! Kyle has been studying hard for his entrance test for law school and still managed to bag the gold. Truly an inspiration! Props to everyone who competed and special mention to our team Deftac-Ribeiro for […] Continue Reading
