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Dominyka Obelenyte Teaches the Domoplata From the Mount

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Less Than a Week Before Worlds No-Gi, Josh Barnett Teaches How Hand Control Is Vital For Passing the Guard

Josh Barnett has done it all. An MMA legend, he has also successfully ventured in the grappling universe. A world champion in 2009, he has a lot to teach in this week leading to the 2016 Worlds No-Gi. In this video, he explains the importance of not allowing the opponent

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Lesson of the Day: Join the Class and Learn a Guard Pass From Otavio Sousa

Join the class at Gracie Barra Huntington Beach, California, in the first video of a new series. The Lesson of the Day is a stand up guard pass taught by 3X black belt world champion Otavio Sousa. A simple technique that will be useful throughout your entire Jiu-Jitsu life, from

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Rodrigo Comprido Teaches One Way to Attack the Toe Hold From Side Control

Two-time black belt open class world champion (1999-2000), Rodrigo Comprido is one of the most renowned competitors of all times. Over more than a decade, he built a solid career using clever ways to surprise his opponents. One fine example was the 1999 open class final, when a toe hold

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Exclusive: Malfacine Teaches a X-Guard Sweep That Leads to a Leg Drag Pass

8X black belt world champion returns to teach another one of his competition-proved techniques. This time, he explains the workings of a X-Guard sweep that leads to a leg drag pass. Click play and go train.

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Jeff Glover Teaches You an One-Hand Toe Hold Just in Time For Worlds No-Gi

The 2016 Worlds No-Gi is coming fast. The event is scheduled November 5-6, in Daily City, California, just outside San Francisco. With that in mind, we want to present you with this strange but efficient technique by no other than Jeff Glover. The man known for his highly skilled game

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Lucas Leite Teaches to Take the Back After a Half Guard Sweep

The half guard is Lucas Leite’s speciality. The black belt world champion has an infinite array of techniques from that position. In 2014, he welcomed our news team to teach this back take after a knee shield sweep. Click play and go train.

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Take a Gogoplata Crash Course With the One and Only Nino Schembri

Nino Schembri is one of the most inventive black belts of all times. A world champion among one of the toughest generations ever, he is known for his uncanny flexibility and for using it to come up with techniques that few are able to repeat. The Gogoplata is perhaps the

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Braulio Estima Teaches One Way to Pass and Attack His Trademark Inverted Triangle

Three times world champion Braulio Estima is known for having a highly unpredicted game. Also an ADCC open class champion, Estima stops by to teach this clever way to pass the opponent’s guard and set up the inverted triangle. Click play, pay close attention and add it to your

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Lucas Lepri teaches a clock choke after taking the back from the sitting guard

Three-time world champion Lucas Lepri is always looking for knew ways to surprise his opponents. One of the most skillful competitors out there, Lepri taught a series of techniques to Jiu-Jitsu Magazine’s readers back in 2014. Click play to learn this clock choke option after taking the opponent’s

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Shut down the open guard with this tips from Andre Galvão

Andre Galvão stops by to teach you a few tips about facing the opponent’s open guard. In this video shot exclusively for Jiu-Jitsu magazine readers, the four times black belt world champion shows you the rights and wrongs of trying to pass the open guard. Click play to improve

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Learn a Lapel Choke From Closed Guard With Upcoming Talent Nathiely de Jesus

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Lovato and Xande stop by to teach you after controlling the master 1 divison at the Worlds

Xande Ribeiro and Rafael Lovato Jr. dominated the master 1 division at the Worlds Masters, this past weekend. Lovato won the superheavy division and the two closed out the open class. We take the opportunity to highlight the two teaching attacks using the hand in the collar from the guard.

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Learn from Master 2 double gold medalist Flavio Almeida the workings of the DLR/Spider guard

Gracie Barra’s Flavio Almeida was one of the standouts of the recent Worlds Masters, in Las Vegas. With a powerful performance, he won both the heavyweight division and the open class in the master 2 age class. We take the opportunity to make it easier for you to learn

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Sweep like Samir Chantre and finish the opponent with an armbar

Samir Chantre is one of the most active competitors out there. Such competition experience helped him to develop a very efficient game. Here’s a fine example of that game. Click play and learn a crafty sweep from lasso guard that creates the perfect opportunity for an armbar.

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Felipe Preguiça teaches you to close the reverse triangle and attack the arm

One of the most talented competitors of the youngest generation, Felipe Preguiça has already established a name for himself by beating most of the toughest opponents out there. In this exclusive video for Jiu-Jitsu Magazine, he teaches an ingenious reverse triangle setup that also gives you the option of attacking

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Dean Lister explains the workings of the kneebar from half guard

It’s not common to see Dean Lister in the gi. The three-time ADCC champion is well known for his no-gi expertise, but that doesn’t mean he doesn’t know his way around with the pants and jacket on. In this video exclusive by Jiu-Jitsu Magazine, he gives a

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Learn the tricep crush with world champion JT Torres

JT Torres is one of the most decorated American black belts ever. The Pan and Worlds No-Gi black belt champion is known for his refined technique and training ethics. In this video, he teaches a simple (and painful) solution for when you get to side control. According to JT, Black

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Exclusive: Roger Gracie teaches an easy to do sweep from closed guard

10X world champion Roger Gracie returns to teach a simple and effective way to sweep the opponent when playing closed guard. As with everything in Roger’s game, the secret to the effectiveness lies on the smallest details.

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Rolando Samson: Breaking Arms and Putting Them Together Again

Rolando Samson isn’t your typical jiu-jitsu competitor. An overwhelming majority of athletes we interview are 100% focused on jiu-jitsu. They eat, breathe, and sleep the sport. Although jiu-jitsu is a big part of Rolando’s life, he admits it’s ultimately just a hobby. It all started when he

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Got to Side Control? Use One of Bruno Malfacine's Favorite Armbars

The 8X black belt world champion Bruno Malfacine is back to teach another awesome technique. Once you get to side control, here’s a easy and effective option to attack the opponent’s arm without having to get to full mount. Watch and go train.

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World champion Claudio Calasans Jr. teaches a spider guard pass

Catch a class with the 2015 middleweight world champion and ADCC open class champion, Claudio Calasans Jr. Straight from his academy in Brazil, he teaches a spider guard pass that is easy to do and very effective. Calasans explains in Portuguese: “I put my arm between his leg and his

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Attack the Leg Lock From Closed Guard With Hannette Staack

7X black belt world champion, among many other titles, Hannette Staack is one of the most accomplished grapplers of all times. Here she teaches a simple and great way to attack the leg lock as the opponent stands up to open your guard. Watch and go practice.

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The Spider Guard Sweep Every Guard Player Should Learn

Learn from Professor Rodrigo Freitas one very efficient sweep using the spider guard. Every good guard player should know this one. Play and add it to your game.

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Open the Opponent's Guard with Marcelo Garcia

The great Marcelo Garcia teaches the workings of how to open the opponent’s guard without taking unnecessary risks. Take a look and learn from the best.