The guard has been a part of MMA since its founding days, and for a long stretches of the sports history it was seen as a potent offensive position. As the sport has progressed the role of the guard ...

The art of BJJ (Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) is incredibly complex. It’s the science of ground fighting. All of its techniques are multi-layered, and a lot goes into training to be able to master them.

A Brazilian jiu-jitsu phenom, Marcus 'Buchecha' Almeida is a wizard when it comes to fighting off his back. The Brazilian phenom has found tremendous success in both Gi and No Gi jiu-jitsu and has ...

Few fighters have what Eddie Bravo refers to as “the third option”—the ability to pull guard and pose a very real threat of ending the fight. Given the dominance of wrestling in MMA, one would expect ...

This chart lays out the many ground positions of Mixed Martial Arts and maps your transition possibilities from both offensive and defensive positions. Map lines on the right side of the chart show ...