The Four Threats in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Wim Louis Deputter There are four ways to make your opponent react to you and guide him or her into making a mistake by Wim Deputter In BJJ there are four main ways to make your opponent react to you. A properly executed threat, should in general leave […]
Learn to counter one of the most common guard passes in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu! Counter the Knee Cut Guard Pass, Enter ‘The Rocking Chair’.
The hack to make you understand Jiu Jitsu and improve faster There is a hidden framework in Jiu Jitsu. The red line through all of your techniques. The bjj unifying principle that all techniques have in common. Learn this and it’s like a hack that makes you understand jiu jitsu faster. What do all techniques […]
“Have as much fun defending from ‘bad’ positions as you have attacking from ‘good’ positions. Panicking, spazzing and disconnecting are the opposite of what is jiu jitsu. You are on this mat to learn jiu jitsu. No matter if you are in a ‘good’ or ‘bad’ position, you can still be doing jiu jitsu.” […]
Sweeps don’t work! …or they get easier to defend at least if you have a great headstand 🙂 Check out the video’s in my “Unsweepable” series and learn how defend and counter the most common sweeps! Become Unsweepable In this playlist I will go over the mechanics of a proper headstand, how you can use […]
The Rules of Pressure in Jiu Jitsu Moving the body of your opponent requires energy, especially if it’s a strong person. Instead of moving your opponent, be tight; get a grip, bring your elbows to your hips and your hips to your elbows, turn in a hip. Make it hard for your opponent to move […]