Grip Fighting

Rory MacDonald on surviving double underhooks: down-block, hips back, whip the head across and pummel back to your own underhook. BJJ Fanatics clip.

Rafael Lovato Jr on the headquarters position: grips, the trapped leg and the first pass from there.

Lachlan Giles gives Bernardo Faria five no-gi passing tips, starting with controlling the shins rather than the knees so the guard player cannot pummel their feet back in.

Danaher on getting effective on the feet quickly: stance, grips and the takedowns that actually appear in BJJ.

Roger Gracie explains to Bernardo Faria why the hand belongs on the middle of the chest inside closed guard - too high exposes the arm, too low weakens posture.

Lachlan Giles' hand-fighting detail for passing seated guard: bring the hand in with the elbow attached to your body and you win inside position every time.

A powerful gi takedown plus the grip-fighting basics Chewjitsu wants before you shoot.

Concept-led guide to why grips matter, using match footage to show how winning or losing a grip decides takedowns, passes and sweeps. Good for players who grip without a plan.

Three examples of letting a collar or sleeve grip go before it gets broken and immediately trading it for the next grip, so you keep control and protect your fingers.

Lachlan Giles on the arm drag from seated guard: win the wrist, drag to the armpit and immediately glue your chest to the trapped arm so they cannot pull it back before you come up to the back.

Lachlan Giles on starting the pass by getting inside leg position and blocking the knee, and why leading with the hip beats reaching with the hand.

Four ways to clear a collar tie - elbow pass, rip, thumb post and taking the underhook - so you can get to the legs. Short and dense, aimed at no-gi and wrestling.

Seated and butterfly guard fundamentals against a defensive opponent: long, mid and close range with the feet, and pushing or kicking them in four directions to open their elbows for underhooks.