BJJ TVBrazilian Jiu Jitsu’s origins are from Judo, and it has an ethos of taking techniques that work from other martial arts, and incorporating them into Jiu Jitsu. BJJ is full of takedowns and throws from Wrestling, Judo, and Sambo for instance. Arguing about who invented a takedown technique. Or from which sport a throw made its way into Jiu Jitsu is pointless. Instead focus on learning the takedowns that are effective in getting the fight to ground. So you can decrease the leverage of any strikes from your opponent. And use skill and technique to overcome strength.
To fight on the ground, first you must take the fight to the ground.
5 Great Stand Up Techniques That Start From a Simple Arm Drag Knight Jiu Jitsu start you off with some simple drills to get used to the basic motion of the arm drag. Then it’s straight into an Arm Drag to Standing Rear Naked Choke. The choke uses a gable grip instead of the usual […]
And some you shouldn’t do. John Danaher gives his very educated thoughts on which takedowns are effective in the sport of Jiu Jitsu. He also covers a few that he doesn’t recommend as well. And gives great demonstration of why they may not be the best idea. Mid way through the video he gives an […]
High Percentage Entry & Single Leg Takedown. 6 time world champion Andre Galvao takes you through his high percentage set up and entry to the single leg. This entry and takedown will work on players of any level.
Blast Your Opponent with a Strong Double Leg. A wrestling staple; the double leg is now an essential tool in all forms of no Gi Grappling, Jiu Jitsu included. Here we see a simple set up, gauging the distance and shifting your opponents weight with the knee tap. The clearing the arm the driving through […]