Seasons & Episodes
Lesson 1: Trap and Roll Escape
In a real fight, the goal is to achieve the top position once the fight goes to the ground; the problem is that things d
Lesson 2: Americana Armlock
The goal in the fight is to achieve the mount, exhaust your opponent, and then win the fight. Punching your opponent fro
Lesson 3: Positional Control (Mount)
The mount is the most dominant position in a fight because it enables you to win the fight in a variety of ways. You mus
Lesson 4: Take the Back (Mount)
The mount is unquestionably the best place to be in a fight. Once you achieve the mount you must focus all your efforts
Lesson 5: Rear Naked Choke
Of all the techniques in Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, the Rear Naked Choke has been responsible for more fight victories than any o
Lesson 6: Leg Hook Takedown
Your goal in any fight should be avoid dangerous punches while standing, and then can get the fight to the ground where
Lesson 7: Clinch (Aggressive Opponent)
Most martial arts rely heavily on the use of strikes to defeat the opponent. This strategy may work against a smaller op
Lesson 8: Punch Block Series (Stages 1-4)
The ideal position in a fight is the mount. If you are unable to maintain the mount, you can use your legs to wrap the o
Lesson 9: Straight Armlock (Mount)
The goal in the fight is to achieve the mount because from there we can exhaust and eventually submit our opponent with
Lesson 10: Triangle Choke
If you achieve the mount but are unable to maintain control, you should resort to the guard position. From the guard, yo
Lesson 11: Elevator Sweep
If you can’t maintain the mount, use the guard to control your opponent. While trapped in your guard, unskilled larger
Lesson 12: Elbow Escape (Mount)
Any time you find yourself trapped underneath your opponent in the mount position you should aim to use the Trap and Rol
Lesson 13: Positional Control (Side Mount)
Your positional objective in every fight should be to achieve the mount. Prior to achieving the mount, you may need to r
Lesson 14: Body Fold Takedown
Instead of exchanging punches with a larger opponent, we recommend that you establish the clinch and take them to the gr
Lesson 15: Clinch (Conservative Opponent)
The goal in a fight is to avoid getting knocked out, establish the clinch, and get the fight to the ground. The easiest
Lesson 16: Headlock Counters
The goal in a fight is to achieve the mount. Once you accomplish this, you opponent will panic and desperately attempt t
Lesson 17: Double Leg Takedown
The advantage of establishing an upper body clinch is that once you take your opponent down you end up in the very domin
Lesson 18: Headlock Escape 1
Besides punches, headlocks are the single most common form of attack used by untrained individuals on the streets. Altho
Lesson 19: Straight Armlock (Guard)
The most common type of attack you will encounter from an opponent who is trapped inside your guard is a punch to the fa
Lesson 20: Double Ankle Sweep
Your most important task from the bottom of the guard is to avoid all knockout punches. Depending on what your opponent
Lesson 21: Pull Guard
In an ideal situation, you would be able to close the distance, establish the clinch, conduct a takedown, achieve the mo
Lesson 22: Headlock Escape 2
Headlocks are one of the most common attacks that exist in street fights. If you can anticipate the headlock before it h
Lesson 23: Guillotine Choke
In a street fight, your opponent will most likely try to defeat you using one of two methods: 1) knock you out while sta
Lesson 24: Shrimp Escape
Against a much larger opponent, there is a good chance that you will find yourself on the bottom of the fight. And if th
Lesson 25: Kimura Armlock
The Kimura shoulder lock was named after the Japanese Jiu-Jitsu champion, Masahiko Kimura after he used the technique ag
Lesson 26: Standing Headlock Defense
Once you establish the clinch on your opponent, there is a good chance that they will get desperate and catch you in a h
Lesson 27: Punch Block Series (Stage 5)
From Stage 4 it is important that you drop your opponent back to Stage 1 as quickly as possible so that you are safest f
Lesson 28: Hook Sweep
If your opponent leans all their weight forward from Stage 4 drop them to Stage 1. If they stand in Stage 4 without lean
Lesson 29: Rear Takedown
Once you establish the clinch, your opponent’s arm sometimes ends up over your head. Your opponent may put it there in
Lesson 30: Haymaker Punch Defense
In many cases, the precise movement and aim of your opponent’s strikes are hard to predict. Sometimes, however, your o
Lesson 31: Take the Back (Guard)
Use the guard to exhaust your opponent and win the fight. If your opponent is able to get their arm inside your arms fro
Lesson 32: Guillotine Defense
When you establish the clinch, your opponent will get desperate and attempt to grab anything that will make them feel mo
Lesson 33: Elbow Escape (Side Mount)
If your opponent is able to achieve the side mount, chances are they will be so eager to punch you that they will create
Lesson 34: Standing Armlock
Although we normally recommend you take the fight to the ground, sometimes your opponent will give you an opportunity to
Lesson 35: Twisting Arm Control
The beauty of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu is that it enables you to defeat virtually anyone while controlling the amount of damage
Lesson 36: Double Underhook Guard Pass
In point-based jiu-jitsu tournaments, passing the guard is of the utmost importance. But as you know, preparing for a st
