The head and arm choke can be a nasty endeavor to survive! If, however you equip yourself with these early, middle, and late defenses against this fierce submission you may just live to fight another day! ——————————————————————————————————– Gracie NEPA was…
Scranton native and Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt Jeff Reese is joined by bjj brown belt and Gracie NEPA coach, Chris Rock to bring you this double attack strategy from the mounted position. Pairing the simple cross choke with the standard…
When it comes to standing, many BJJ practitioners are at a loss and as such often resort to a guard pull. Well, stop and rejoice! Here is a series of simple and effective takedowns that result in positional dominance. ——————————————————————————————————–…
When it comes to playing guard big guys often find themselves frustrated and limited to their attack because of a ‘lack of mobility’. In this lesson, Scranton native, 13 year jiu-jitsu veteran, and founder of Fat Guy BJJ, Kevin Roginski…
Spoiler alert… I have short, muscular legs. These physical attributes can at times make it impossible to retain a closed guard against larger opponents because I cannot cross my ankle for even a halfway decent closed guard. Therefore, in these…
When it comes to playing guard big guys often find themselves frustrated and limited to their attack because of a ‘lack of mobility’. In this lesson, Scranton native and founder of Fat Guy BJJ, Kevin Roginski shares with us a…
During an arrest, there is no referee to start or to stop the fight, there are no weight classes, no time limits, and no rules in place to protect you should things go bad. Only the bad guy knows if,…
We have continued to build on our open guard connections this month and have this week began our exploration of the Butterfly Guard. As most of you know this guard is one of my favorite strategies to employ against larger…
When it comes to playing guard big guys often find themselves frustrated and limited to their attack because of a ‘lack of mobility’. In this lesson, Scranton native and founder of Fat Guy BJJ, Kevin Roginski shares with us a…
This past month we have taken the time to begin exploring the connections of the Brazilian jiu-jitsu open guard; and one of the areas we have been focusing on is Spider Guard. We have taken the time during class to…