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  • The bottom player in a blue gi locks closed guard around a kneeling partner in a black gi and talks through a detail.

    Kimura From Closed Guard For White Belts (Small Details To Improve Success)

    Kimura From Closed Guard For White Belts (Small Details To Improve Success). Chewjitsu. Still from a YouTube video. Source

  • An instructor sits on the mats explaining a point to a circle of seated students.

    Kimura Trap Proficiency - Full Seminar

    Kimura Trap Proficiency - Full Seminar. Knight Jiu-Jitsu. Still from a YouTube video. Source

  • An instructor sits on the mats next to a student and explains a point with his hands.

    What to Focus On as a New BJJ White Belt with No Submissions

    What to Focus On as a New BJJ White Belt with No Submissions. Chewjitsu. Still from a YouTube video. Source

  • The attacker in a white gi finishes an armbar from closed guard, hips off the mat, while the partner in a red gi lies on their back.

    Fundamental Armbar from Full Guard for Beginners in BJJ

    Fundamental Armbar from Full Guard for Beginners in BJJ. Chewjitsu. Still from a YouTube video. Source

  • The attacker applies a rear naked choke from the back, with both hooks in and the choking arm around the neck.

    3 Effective Rear Naked Choke Variations You Should Know in BJJ

    3 Effective Rear Naked Choke Variations You Should Know in BJJ. Chewjitsu. Still from a YouTube video. Source

  • Two no-gi grapplers scramble in the foreground while other pairs roll in the same academy.

    Jon Satava Positional Sparring At Marcelo Garcia Academy

    Jon Satava Positional Sparring At Marcelo Garcia Academy. Jon Satava. Still from a YouTube video. Source

  • A black belt in a white gi stands on the mats explaining a lesson.

    A Powerful Takedown for Gi BJJ & Basics on How to Grip Fight

    A Powerful Takedown for Gi BJJ & Basics on How to Grip Fight. Chewjitsu. Still from a YouTube video. Source

  • An instructor on his back demonstrates a hold on a kneeling partner while students sit and watch.

    Kimura Trap Proficiency - Full Seminar

    Kimura Trap Proficiency - Full Seminar. Knight Jiu-Jitsu. Still from a YouTube video. Source

  • An instructor sits beside two students as they drill, with other pairs training in the background.

    Kimura Trap Proficiency - Full Seminar

    Kimura Trap Proficiency - Full Seminar. Knight Jiu-Jitsu. Still from a YouTube video. Source

  • Two grapplers stand face to face on the mats, one holding a collar grip and a sleeve grip.

    A Powerful Takedown for Gi BJJ & Basics on How to Grip Fight

    A Powerful Takedown for Gi BJJ & Basics on How to Grip Fight. Chewjitsu. Still from a YouTube video. Source

  • The bottom player in a blue gi locks both legs around the kneeling opponent's waist in closed guard.

    Kimura From Closed Guard For White Belts (Small Details To Improve Success)

    Kimura From Closed Guard For White Belts (Small Details To Improve Success). Chewjitsu. Still from a YouTube video. Source

  • The bottom player in a blue gi traps one of the kneeling opponent's legs between his own in half guard.

    How to NOT Get Flattened, Cross-faced and Smashed in Half Guard

    How to NOT Get Flattened, Cross-faced and Smashed in Half Guard. Stephan Kesting. Still from a YouTube video. Source

  • A seated guard player hooks both feet inside the kneeling opponent's thighs in butterfly guard.

    How to NOT Get Smashed in Butterfly Guard - Adam Wardzinski

    How to NOT Get Smashed in Butterfly Guard - Adam Wardzinski. Adam Wardzinski. Still from a YouTube video. Source

  • The bottom player in a blue gi frames a standing opponent with both legs from open guard.

    Triangle Choke From Open Guard by Matheus Gabriel

    Triangle Choke From Open Guard by Matheus Gabriel. Matheus Gabriel. Still from a YouTube video. Source

  • The bottom player in a white gi hooks the standing opponent's lead leg from the outside in De La Riva guard.

    Basic De La Riva Sweep for White Belts with Position Details

    Basic De La Riva Sweep for White Belts with Position Details. Chewjitsu. Still from a YouTube video. Source

  • The bottom player in a white gi plants both feet on a kneeling opponent's biceps and holds both sleeves in spider guard.

    Spider Guard Fundamentals by Rafael Lovato Jr.

    Spider Guard Fundamentals by Rafael Lovato Jr.. Rafael Lovato Jr.. Still from a YouTube video. Source

  • The bottom player in a blue gi holds a standing opponent's collar and sleeve, with a foot on the biceps, in collar-sleeve guard.

    Understand the Collar Sleeve Guard In 5 Min

    Understand the Collar Sleeve Guard In 5 Min. JonThomasBJJ. Still from a YouTube video. Source

  • The bottom player lies underneath a standing opponent, legs crossed around one thigh in X-guard.

    New to X Guard in BJJ? ( Start with this Fundamental Sweep )

    New to X Guard in BJJ? ( Start with this Fundamental Sweep ). Chewjitsu. Still from a YouTube video. Source

  • A standing passer stacks the bottom player's legs to one side while passing open guard.

    How To Do the Leg Drag Pass, Theory and Practice

    How To Do the Leg Drag Pass, Theory and Practice. Stephan Kesting. Still from a YouTube video. Source

  • The top player pins from the side, chest across the bottom player's torso, in side control.

    How to Hold Side Control Concepts (Hips, Shoulders, Neck)

    How to Hold Side Control Concepts (Hips, Shoulders, Neck). Chewjitsu. Still from a YouTube video. Source

  • The top player sits beside the opponent and wraps the head and near arm in the scarf hold kesa-gatame.

    How to Escape Kesa Gatame and the Headlock

    How to Escape Kesa Gatame and the Headlock. Stephan Kesting. Still from a YouTube video. Source

  • The top player plants one knee in the bottom player's torso with the other leg posted for base.

    Lots of Knee on Belly Attacks | Jiu-Jitsu Submissions

    Lots of Knee on Belly Attacks | Jiu-Jitsu Submissions. Knight Jiu-Jitsu. Still from a YouTube video. Source

  • The top player sits on the bottom player's torso, facing the head, in mount.

    How to Stop Losing Mount In BJJ (And Add More Pressure On Top)

    How to Stop Losing Mount In BJJ (And Add More Pressure On Top). Chewjitsu. Still from a YouTube video. Source

  • The attacker has both hooks in and a seatbelt grip around the opponent in back control.

    8 Back Control Tips To DOMINATE | BJJ Fundamentals

    8 Back Control Tips To DOMINATE | BJJ Fundamentals. Jordan Teaches Jiujitsu. Still from a YouTube video. Source

  • The attacker kneels in front of a snapped-down opponent, chest over the head, in a front headlock.

    Finish More Subs in Front Headlock with This 3 Choke Attack Sequence

    Finish More Subs in Front Headlock with This 3 Choke Attack Sequence. Chewjitsu. Still from a YouTube video. Source

  • The bottom player in a white gi wraps a shin around the kneeling opponent's arm and holds the sleeve in lasso guard.

    Lasso Guard Fundamentals for BJJ: Grip Control, Posture Breaks, Sweeps & Submissions

    Lasso Guard Fundamentals for BJJ: Grip Control, Posture Breaks, Sweeps & Submissions. Energia Martial Arts. Still from a YouTube video. Source

  • The bottom player hooks the standing opponent's lead leg from the inside in reverse De La Riva guard.

    Reverse de la Riva Guard: A Step by Step Tutorial

    Reverse de la Riva Guard: A Step by Step Tutorial. Stephan Kesting. Still from a YouTube video. Source

  • The bottom player lies on their side wrapping the standing opponent's near leg, with an underhook and a hook behind the knee, in K-guard.

    Great K Guard Drill to Improve Body Positioning- K Guard Intro

    Great K Guard Drill to Improve Body Positioning- K Guard Intro. Grappling Education. Still from a YouTube video. Source

  • The bottom player wraps the standing opponent's lead leg while holding the gi lapel, in a worm-guard entry.

    Worm Guard 101 - Keenanonline.com

    Worm Guard 101 - Keenanonline.com. Keenan Cornelius. Still from a YouTube video. Source

  • The bottom player wraps both legs around one of a standing opponent's legs, with a foot on the hip, in single-leg X-guard.

    2 Single Leg X Entry and Sweep by Marcelo Garcia

    2 Single Leg X Entry and Sweep by Marcelo Garcia. Marcelo Garcia. Still from a YouTube video. Source

  • The bottom player is on hands and knees in turtle while the top player attacks the collar from the side.

    How to Do the Clock Choke in 5 Easy Steps

    How to Do the Clock Choke in 5 Easy Steps. Stephan Kesting. Still from a YouTube video. Source

  • The attacker in a blue gi is perpendicular behind the opponent in a white gi, with one arm trapped between the legs, in the crucifix.

    How to Escape the Crucifix in BJJ

    How to Escape the Crucifix in BJJ. Stephan Kesting. Still from a YouTube video. Source

  • The top player lies chest-down over the bottom player's head, heads pointing opposite ways, in north-south.

    The North South Choke in 1 Minute and 55 Seconds.

    The North South Choke in 1 Minute and 55 Seconds.. Stephan Kesting. Still from a YouTube video. Source

  • The bottom player wraps both legs around one of a standing opponent's legs in ashi-garami.

    Ashi Garami 101: Basic Mechanics and Drills for Leglocks (No Gi Jiu-Jitsu)

    Ashi Garami 101: Basic Mechanics and Drills for Leglocks (No Gi Jiu-Jitsu). Brian Glick. Still from a YouTube video. Source

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