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Drills

The Round The World Drill

Love it or hate it, you will spend a large part of your time on the mats trying to pass the guard. So it’s worth investing some time getting good at passing.

However, like the mythical one-punch KO, it’s rarely the first pass that gets the job done.

You need to create combinations of passes and transition based on your opponent’s reactions. Each movement should take you one step closer to your goal, and you keep linking techniques until you’re in a position where your opponent can’t defend.

So, how do you learn to transition between passes?

One way is to train combinations of passes with your partner providing the correct counter-response. Drilling like this will help you start to understand what to do in specific situations and begin to improve your reaction time.

To help illustrate the concept, and give you something to practice, here is a flow drill I call the “Round The World Drill”. This sequence of passes is a great way to warm up, but will also improve your guard passing transition speed. Check out the drill below:

Here’s the sequence with each technique being performed on both sides:

– Leg Drag
– Duck Under
– Jump Over
– Windshield Wiper Over Top
– Knee On Belly Switch
– Top Spin
– Chair Sit

Don’t have access to a training partner? Try the solo version of the Round The World Drill.

Here’s a 15-minute solo drilling training plan to help you practice the sequence.

Minute 1: One are leg drag
Minute 2: Jump over
Minute 3: Windshield Wiper Over Top
Minute 4: Knee On Belly Switch
Minute 5: Top Spin
Minute 6: Arm Bars
Minute 7: Leg Drag -> Jump Over
Minute 8: Jump Over -> Windshield Wiper Over Top
Minute 8: Windshield Wiper Over Top -> Knee On Belly Switch
Minute 9: Knee On Belly Switch -> Top Spin
Minute 10: Leg Drag -> Jump Over -> Windshield Wiper Over Top
Minute 11: Knee On Belly Switch -> Top Spin -> Arm Bar
Minute 12-15: Leg Drag -> Jump Over -> Windshield Wiper Over Top -> Knee On Belly Switch -> Top Spin -> Arm Bar

These drills are just two of many included in Escapology Online. To learn more about how Escapology Online and get your free trial visit:

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Crab Ride Drills

Jiu Jitsu is ever-evolving (as it should be), and if you don’t keep up with the advancements in the game, you will get left behind.

Whether you intend on using positions like the Worm Guard, Berimbolo or Crab Ride it’s important you understand them. Like any position, once you understand the mechanics, you can choose to use it yourself or defend against it.

One position that is becoming very popular with lighter weight Jiu Jitsu players is the Crab Ride.

It’s a great position to both set up the guard pass or attack the back. And if you don’t know this position then you’re going to be left with a hole in your game that can easily be exploited.

Thankfully, there are a few easy drills you can do to help you understand the position. Check out the video below that covers some of the drills you should practice to learn the Crab Ride.

As with any new position, there are only really two ways to train to get better at it. You can spar or drill.

Sparring a new position is fairly self-explanatory, basically, you invert and see what happens. Drilling a new position can be a little more complicated which is where resources like Performance Drilling can be incredibly useful.

You get a copy of Performance Drilling when you create your FREE account at Escapology Online.

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BJJ WOD #1

Earlier this week, Chelsea and I were forced to close our gym thanks to the Coronavirus.

However, that doesn’t mean we’re going to stop trying to help our students (and BJJ practitioners around the globe) from improving their Jiu Jitsu.

One of the ways we’re going to keep our students working is through daily (Monday – Friday) workouts. These workouts will be 10 – 30 minutes in length and focus on improving BJJ specific movements and conditioning.

Here is the first workout. It requires no equipment (other than a timer) and very little space and is surprisingly challenging by the end.

Here is the full workout.

Perform 1 min of each of the following exercises with no break in between:

  1. Hip Turns
  2. Egg beaters
  3. Straight leg lifts
  4. Triangles
  5. Bridges
  6. Shrimps
  7. S Stretch Switch
  8. Sweep Movement
  9. Shoulder Rolls
  10. Hip Heist
  11. Sit Through
  12. Step Ups
  13. Jump Rounds
  14. Drop Steps
  15. Sprawls

If you want to join in on the fun, once you’ve completed the workout, add your name and record your result at:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1A2WbjxQC1NnIKYu8xxyQaUbBVydyE93-MIbFCsZJRg8/edit?usp=sharing