The 20 fundamental moves of Jiu-Jitsu

The Gracie Magazine always has very good BJJ articles and the following not behind. Hope you enjoy.

The 20 fundamental moves of Jiu-Jitsu:


1. Armbar from the closed guard by Ricardo Cachorrão

2. Mount by Saulo Ribeiro

3. Tight guard pass by Fábio Gurgel

4. Taking the back by Marcelinho Garcia

5. Loose guard pass by Vítor Shaolin

6. Kimura by Rodrigo Comprido

7. Triangle choke by Marcio Pe de Pano

8. Sweep from the guard with the opponent on their knees by Xande Ribeiro

9. Rear-naked choke by André Galvão

10. Pulling guard by Roberto Roleta

11. Armbar from the mount by Royler Gracie

12. Clock choke by Ze Mario Sperry

13. Half-guard sweep by Roberto ‘Gordo’ Correa

14. Take down by Ronaldo Jacare

15. Choke from the mount by Leonardo Vieira

16. Choke from the guard by Pedro Valente

17. Sweep from the open guard by Vinicius Magalhaes “Draculino”

18. Ezequiel by Marcio Feitosa

19. Knee on the belly by Gabriel Napao

20. Leg lock by Eduardo Telles

Rickson quote

This is a great quote from Rickson Gracie after he won against Zulu (a very big guy) in an MMA bout in 1980.

"If size mattered, the elephant would be the king of the jungle."

Eddie Bravo Rubber Guard

Eddie Bravo Rubber Guard videos. No need to say anything else.

Part 1 of 3:





Part 2 of 3



Part 3 of 3

Side Mount bottom position

Positioning is very important in Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ), but we see very few videos about it and a lot about submissions... Go figure.

The following video gives a lot of tips on the proper position on the bottom of the side mount: