No-gi Intermediate
Body lock takedown details: S-grip, hips stacked under the shoulders, killing the underhook with the elbow and stepping to the near foot for the finish.
Takedowns
Takedowns from the Clinch
Body-lock takedowns, inside and outside trips, and judo throws that start from an upper-body connection.
Clinch · Standing
Techniques in this topic
Shorts
No-gi Intermediate
Chaining a double leg into a side body lock and inside trip when the opponent pulls you up, finishing in side control. Wrestling-first but directly usable in no-gi.
YouTube videos
Gi Beginner
Three gi takedowns off the same cross-collar grips, a white-belt standing package from Chewjitsu.
Osoto gari in depth
Shintaro Higashi YouTube
Shintaro Higashi's in-depth osoto gari, including the off-balancing and reap that make it safe to use in a BJJ gym.
NO GI OSOTO GARI
Shintaro Higashi YouTube
Higashi's no-gi osoto, replacing the lapel with a collar tie and still reaping the far leg.
How You Can Easily Learn Foot Sweeps For NOGI Jiu-Jitsu With Judo Olympian Travis Stevens
Travis Stevens YouTube
Olympian Travis Stevens on foot sweeps that work in no-gi, without needing a lapel to make kuzushi.
Gi & no-gi Intermediate
Ffion Davies' outside trip from a body lock, a low-risk finish once you have the clinch.
Mastering Clinch Pummeling & Takedowns: Wrestling & MMA Techniques for All Levels
Scientific Wrestling YouTube
Long class on pummelling for underhooks, a partner drill to build it, then a double leg from the clinch and a momentum counter. Wrestling and MMA oriented but the clinch work applies to no-gi BJJ.
Gi Intermediate
From a front body lock: a hip throw setup for opponents who keep their hips back, and a standing back take when they resist. Includes notes on what is legal under IBJJF.
No-gi Intermediate
Dennis Bermudez shows pummelling into a body lock and finishing with a level change, squeeze and head pressure. Filmed at an MMA pro class.
No-gi Intermediate
Why double underhooks are the strongest standing grip, how to lock the hands, and a reaction-based set of finishes when the opponent scoots the hips back or fights the overhook.