Submissions / Technique Archives

Submission Progression at Each Belt Level

In a previous blog, we discussed the natural progressions at each belt level. While we spent a lot of time talking about guard development and passing, we failed to address the submission skill progression by belt level which is also relevant. Black belt Alec Baulding sums it pretty well in a recent Instagram post: Usually […]

Tap Today, Train Tomorrow

On Saturday, we heard an arm snap around the world. At the ADCC North America west coast trials, in his second match of the day, Ethan Crelinsten had his opponent Dimitri Salem trapped in a Kimura armlock. Salem refused to tap and Crelinsten eventually broke his arm. Crelinsten went on to fight again and secured […]

The Flow Roll

The “Flow Roll” in Jiu-Jitsu has often been misconstrued to mean all different kinds of things to different people, hence the many memes about “let’s just roll light.” The official meaning of the word flow is to move in a steady or continuous way. Much like how the ocean flows with the tides, it is […]

The Great Knee Bar Debate

There is a reason why knee bars are only legal (in the gi) for brown and black belts… which is especially why I do not believe that white and blue belts should not be taught this submission (along with toe holds and all of the other submissions only allowed at brown belt or higher). To […]

Drilling for Success

The great Bruce Lee once said, “I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times.” The same can be applied to jiu-jitsu. The more you drill the same move (correctly), the more you build it into your muscle memory which will […]

Four Poses for the Yoga Newbie /// By: Calvin Corzine

As a follow up to our previous blog about Yoga as a Natural Compliment to BJJ (http://www.alldaybjj.com/blog/2017/1/24/yoga-a-natural-compliment-to-jiu-jitsu), here are four poses for those of you who do not already practice yoga to incorporate into your warm up and cool down. 1. Side angle – Turn the front leg out so the toes point forwards, bend […]

Creative Flow /// A video by Katrina Richardson

We evolve with basics, but the recreation of your take on basics is what you will be able to call your game and force your opponent to adapt. We need to continue to make room for those who will continue to Express our Art. We need to Believe, Be free and Be you! Keep creativity […]