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The Estima Lock and Estima Lock Escape by Budo Jake

The Estima Lock and Estima Lock Escape by Budo Jake

Among the lower body submissions common in BJJ, the toehold is one of the most frequently used to attack the ankle. Within the toehold family, there is a unique version called the Estima Lock - named after the creator Victor Estima.

New DVDs for May 10th, 2017

Cebuano Fighting Style Grandmaster Felix Roiles 3 DVD SetVol-1 Holds and Grip, Stances, Footwork, Basic Rolling, Targets Points, Defense Evading, Blocking, Strikes, Combinations, Entry to Defense and Counters, Full Contact...

Top 6 Open Guard videos for beginners and advanced students.

Once you've closed your guard, purposely opening your guard can be a frightening experience for the beginner BJJ practitioner. We've compiled a list of our favorite Open Guard videos that...

The top 5 instructionals for the beginnger BJJ student.

The beginning BJJ student can easily get overwhelmed with the vast amount of techniques and terminology needed to understand the art. Here are 5 instructionals that we think any beginning student would greatly benefit from:

Top 5 Half Guard Videos for the Modern BJJ Practitioner

Next to the closed guard, the half guard is one of the most widely used guards in BJJ. When implemented properly, you can sweep, submit and take the back of...

6 Top Selling Modern Jiujitsu DVDs

6 Top Selling Modern Jiujitsu DVDs

What is modern Jiujitsu? Stated simply, it's all a combination of movements and guards that weren't commonly seen until recent years. The beauty of Jiujitsu is that it's constantly evolving....

BJJ Tournament Tips From Seasoned Referees and White Belts

BJJ Tournament Tips From Seasoned Referees and White Belts

Everyone has to start somewhere when they are wanting to compete, so once you have honed your skills as best you can and have your white belt safely secured, the...

This Week in BJJ Episode 95 with Cesar Gracie black belt, Jason Manly

Budo Jake welcomes Cesar Gracie black belt, Jason Manly to the studio this week. Jason is focuses his efforts on teaching and training MMA in the Orange County area. In...

TWIBJJ 91 with Tyler Bishop & Sarah Black!

On today's episode of This Week in BJJ: Respect 2 Live PPV on Oct 17th! 16 superfights including Gianni Grippo vs Jeff Curran and Megaton vs Chris Haueter! Watch live...

TWIBJJ 87 with Red Belt Flavio Behring

Today's episode of This Week in BJJ is a very special one! This marks my first interview with a BJJ red belt. Flavio has been training for almost 70 years!...

TWIBJJ 86 with Atos Black Belt Tim Sledd

Topics on today's show are: A recap of EBI 4. The replay is available right here until the end of the month. ADCC 2015 will be streaming live from Brazil...

TWIBJJ 85 with Geo Martinez

Today's guest on This Week in BJJ is 10th Planet Black Belt Geo Martinez. Geo has been hitting the competitions hard in the past couple of years winning EBI 1,...

TWIBJJ #84 with Dave Kama

On today's episode of TWIBJJ, my guest is Dave Kama who runs Kama Jiu-jitsu in Laguna Niguel, CA. He's one of Rickson Gracie's first black belts in the US and...

TWIBJJ #83 with Chelsea Leah

On TWIBJJ #83 I had a chance to get to know Chelsea Leah who is an instructor at the AOJ academy in Costa Mesa, CA. She will be competing at...

TWIBJJ #82 with Keith Owen

On today's episode of This Week in BJJ I go over: Latest update on the 5 Grappling Super League (Aug 2nd) EBI 4 (Aug 15th) New Product: Loop Choke by...

This Week in BJJ #81 with Justin "Juggs" Dee

On this episode of This Week in BJJ I go over: Caulicure: The only way to bring your ears back to their natural beauty! Five Grappling's latest announcements regarding their...