The hip bump sweep can be awkward if you dont place your shoulder and side of your head on the mat. By shifting your weight to your upper body, it becomes easier to hip into your opponent and hit this technique.

The basic cross collar is a jiu jitsu classic and requires skillful practice to master. It's important not to give up on this technique if you have early failures, little corrections can make a world of difference so stick with it. **The cross choke sets up many submissions and reversals in the...

SPF explains the fundamental cross collar choke in this intro video. Its important to drill and practice the body movements side to side prior to learning the hand position for this strangle. We find students learn much faster when they break moves down and drill the individual body movements.

SPF shows the variation to the classic cross choke in this video. Notice the body movement side to side while keeping only the small of his back on the mat. Proper movement will make defending your collar chokes much more challenging for your training partner.

Tachi-waza (Standing Techniques) Te-Waza Kuchiki taoshi or one hand drop is an ankle pick in Judo. A great takedown later adopted in Judo as a Shinmeisho No Waza (newly accepted technique) and is categorized as a hand technique (Te-waza). This is a very popular takedown in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and...

Tachi-waza (Standing Techniques) Te-Waza

Kuchiki taoshi or one hand drop is an ankle pick in Judo. A great takedown later adopted in Judo as a Shinmeisho No Waza (newly accepted technique) and is categorized as a hand technique (Te-waza). This is a very popular takedown in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu ...

The classic RNC choke broken down and demonstrated by Ricardo Franjinha Miller.

One of my favorite sweeps in jiu jitsu and its effective both with and without the gi. The key to pulling this technique off is to quickly extend and off balance your opponent and then perform the stand up technique while maintaining control of your partners leg. **I like to pull my knees to my...

Ukimi or break falls in Judo are critical for avoiding injury from poor falling technique. We think its best to begin learning these falling techniques on the mat and gradually working up to a standing position. Being comfortable with falling makes it that much easier to be offensive on the fee...