Core Principles

Danaher with Bernardo Faria and Gordon Ryan on how to understand jiu-jitsu as a system, not a pile of moves.

Brian Glick on getting inside position as the first job of a pass, before you pick a specific pass.

Glick's outside knee cut that still wins inside position, useful when a standard headquarters knee cut is being framed off.

Danaher's three most important white-belt skills, the 1.9 million-view lesson on what to drill before chasing submissions.

Chewjitsu on what a new white belt should focus on when they cannot hit submissions yet: position, frames and surviving.

Twelve guard retention concepts explained through alignment and frames, including when straight arms are fine and when they get you armbarred.

Jordan Teaches Jiujitsu on what inside position actually means and why it decides guard, passing and pins.

Lachlan Giles on frames as a concept, not a specific technique.

Building structures and frames: a clear conceptual look at why frames work.

Matt Thornton on base, posture, connection and pressure: the SBG conceptual stack.

How base, posture and connection actually work together on the mat.

Fundamentals index: combat fundamentals, fight stations and skill progression.