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What have you had to adjust that benefits your body type/style?
06/09/2026

What have you had to adjust that benefits your body type/style?

Thoughts?
06/07/2026

Thoughts?

06/01/2026

šŸ¦‹ One Butterfly Hook Can Change Everything

When playing top half guard, bringing your arm over your opponentā€™s head can be a very effective way to control your opponent. But like every position in Jiu-Jitsu, it also creates opportunities for your opponent if they know what to look for.

In this video, I break down how I use a butterfly hook from half guard to work underneath my opponentā€™s hips when they reach over my head. By creating that angle and elevation, I can begin recovering the guard which opens up a path to the back. šŸ”„

One of my favorite things about Jiu-Jitsu is that every move has pros and cons. Understanding those reactions is what turns good techniques into effective systems.

Give it a try and let me know what you think! šŸ‘‡

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Which one are you?
05/16/2026

Which one are you?

Who wins tonight and how?
05/16/2026

Who wins tonight and how?

05/16/2026

šŸ”’ Do you also have short legs for body triangles?

In this sequence, I attack the arm lock from the Kimura grip, but when the finish isnā€™t there, it creates a clean transition to the back šŸ”„ A big part of good Jiu-Jitsu is understanding how to flow between attacks instead of forcing a finish thatā€™s no longer there.

Once on the back, I use a lot of ā€œhalf backā€ control. Iā€™ve got shorter legs, so locking a traditional body triangle can sometimes be tougher for me depending on the opponent šŸ˜… Because of that, half back has become one of my favorite ways to control the hips, limit movement, and maintain strong back control while still staying tight to my opponent šŸ”„

Sometimes the best adjustments come from building a game around your body type instead of fighting against it šŸ’Æ

Do you prefer the body triangle or half back control when attacking the back? šŸ‘‡

05/15/2026

Hey yall, you know I absolutely love the kimura gripā€”šŸ”„ itā€™s a powerful tool with so much value! šŸ’Ŗ But letā€™s be real, no technique is unstoppable. Here are some ways to challenge that kimura gripā€”making it a little easier to slip out, tilting the odds in your favor. šŸŽÆ Letā€™s raise those percentages! šŸ“ˆ

05/13/2026

Itā€™s been a long time since Iā€™ve posted on this page ā€” but one thing that never stopped was the training.

Over the years Iā€™ve continued learning, teaching, evolving, and refining my approach to Jiu Jitsu. The deeper Iā€™ve gotten into it, the more Iā€™ve realized how important simplicity, fundamentals, and clear instruction really are.

Thatā€™s what I want this page to become moving forward.

More technique breakdowns. Better details. Cleaner concepts. Real training insights that actually help people improve on the mats.

Iā€™ve been working on a lot behind the scenes, and Iā€™m excited to start sharing again.

If youā€™d like to see more content from me again ā€” techniques, concepts, training clips, breakdowns, mindset, or even Q&A ā€” drop a comment or react to this post so I know youā€™re still here. šŸ„‹

Appreciate everyone thatā€™s supported the journey.

03/31/2025

I like rules and principles over techniques sometimes. While the fine details of techniques are important, rules can be more universal.

For the mount, you never mount the guy unless you can isolate an arm and hug their head. Now before the internet warriors come in here, you can break the rules if you know the rules but for newer students I donā€™t recommend breaking the rules too often just yet.

Thinking about these rules in place, you can use this against your opponent when on the receiving end by using this slick back take if they arenā€™t hugging your head when mounting. Watch till the end of the video to learn how to force people to break this rule

04/02/2022

I whole heartedly believe this is the best white belt sweep.

What classifies as ā€œbestā€. When I say ā€œbestā€ I am looking for a few things.

- High percentage
- Low risk
- User friendly

I taught this sweep at blue belt in this video 9 years ago and I remember learning it from Renato Tavares at a seminar when I was a white belt. There is nothing fancy about this sweep and I still use it as one of my go to sweeps

Now why do I believe itā€™s the best for white belts. First and foremost, itā€™s easy to learn. Secondly the style of wrestling is more user friendly than playing x guard and butterfly guard.

Donā€™t get it twisted, I love x guard and butterfly and consider it a major part of my game at black belt but as someone who has been teaching for over a decade now, not too many white belts can comprehend the full complexity of butterfly and x guard yet. Itā€™s still taught and studied at this level of course but learning how to wrestle up is far more user friendly.

The key points of this dog fight/single leg/double leg, whatever you want to call it sweep is this

1. Under hook
2. Outside leg steps over their leg to flair the foot which limits their hip mobility
3. Get up to you knees, keep head tight, and grab far ankle if possible

I will literally go from closed guard to knee shield to knee shield half just to go for this move. Thatā€™s how much I believe in it.

Once we get better this move becomes very powerful with many other options as well and opens the ability to transition to deep half, butterfly half, waiter etc.

Ideas on how to find this sweep.

- Closed guard to half guard (like I said above)
- Elbow escape to half guard and youā€™ll immediately have an under hook anyways
- Side control foot grab escape (YouTube.com/simplicityjiujitsu for more techniques)
- Bottom turtle, just sit through to half. Youā€™ll have the under hook

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