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01/16/2026

This is a little two piece combo I showed on the bag the other day but wanted to show what it looks like during live sparring. I start with the jab to get my partner to forget about his legs then follow up with a lead leg inside round kick. The kick is longer than the punch so even if he backs away I still have a good chance of landing it. You can drive it through to cause damage, use it to set up a follow up punch, kick, elbow, etc, or simply use it to score points.

01/14/2026

Set up that overhand with a lead hook to the body first. You can either land the hook or fake it then follow through with the overhand. If you plan on landing the hook, try targeting the liver for maximum damage. Get your opponent to drop their hands and open themselves up for that overhand right.

01/12/2026

Transitioning from the back to an armbar is one of my favorite things to do and can be very sneaky if you play it right. Sometimes you’ll find that your opponent is very good at defending the rear naked choke so you have to look for other options and have to have the ability to transition to different positions and submission types. In this clip, I wasn’t going to continue chasing the neck when the arm bar seemed like a better choice. And if your partner tries to stack into you, you can roll over your back shoulder into a belly down armbar and finish from there.

01/09/2026

The jab is a very useful tool when it comes to understanding your distance and range, getting short, quick shots, and distracting your opponent from your real intention to throw power shots or anything else. In this case, the idea is to throw the jab to get the opponent to cover up their face, making them forget about leg kick defense, then stepping in and throwing that lead leg inside roundhouse kick. You can make the jab stiff and powerful, the inside kick powerful, both of them can be thrown with power, or both can be thrown as more of a snap to set something else up. There are so many different ways to use the same weapon and that’s what I love about this sport and its evolution.

01/07/2026

Let’s talk about prevention, specifically, preventing your partner from getting to your back for a full back mount. In this clip my partner is on my side with one hook in already. I get to my knees anticipating him throwing his other hook in. So I time it, catch his foot to prevent him from inserting the hook, then push that foot behind my back causing him to roll to one side and allowing me to get into a top half guard position.

01/05/2026

Long knees are very powerful tools and effective from a mid-range distance. The idea here is to pump that front hand out just a little to get your opponent to cover up then following up with that stabbing knee right to the midsection. Be sure to get on your toes so you can really drive that knee in there and also cover more distance.

12/31/2025

Jiu jitsu fundamentals: Framing. Knowing how to frame properly is important for keeping the space between you and your opponent. The black and white of it is, if you’re on offense you’re trying to collapse space between you and your opponent, and if you’re on defense, you are trying to create space. Framing allows you to protect the space that your opponent is trying to collapse by not giving them the option to do what they want (getting in a more dominant and controlling position).

12/29/2025

The overhand right is such a powerful weapon and is sometime underutilized, but is one of my favorites. One way I like to use it is by slipping my opponent’s cross to the outside then coming straight through the middle with that overhand right, driving the knuckles directly into the face.

12/27/2025

I’ve talked about triangle chokes before and there are a million ways to set one up. In this clip I talk about one of the easier set ups from guard that ultimately won me this match at NAGA.

12/24/2025

Just a quick little combo I like to throw when doing bag work or hitting pads

12/23/2025

The overhand right is one of my favorite techniques and works particularly well with my frame (tall, long reach). I like to set it up a few different ways but the one I describe here involves changing levels to fake a lead hook to the body then going over the top with the overhand and connecting to the face. I like this set up because, if getting the reaction you want from your opponent, they will drop their hands instinctually to protect their body, leaving their face exposed for the overhand.

12/22/2025

The double jab is an effective tool and very useful for landing meaningful shots on your opponent. You can double jab to the head or body or mix it up, as shown here, starting with a jab to the head then doubling up with a jab to the body. The first jab will have your opponent shelling up and blocking their face, leaving an opening for that second jab to the body.

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