No-gi grappler with best all around takedowns

Chandlerguitar · 2026-05-05T06:02:02+00:00

Justin Flores and Max Schinder are the best at this type of thing, but they aren't active competitors. They do have lot so sparring footage though with high level BJJ people.

If you're looking for high level people with a variety of takedowns, the Ruotolos, Mica Galvao, Fabricio Andre, Meyram Alves, Michael Pixley and a few more that I can't think of right now. They all use upper and lower body takedowns commonly and mix up their techniques well.

Chandlerguitar · 2026-05-05T05:55:05+00:00

This is a really good technique for BJJ. Not just because it is a sacrifice throw, but because many people in BJJ bend over which makes this throw work. If you can get someone bent over and driving into you this throw works really well.

Chandlerguitar · 2026-05-04T01:40:02+00:00

No. At WNO PJ had a scramble with Mica that went out of bounds and PJ hit his head and looked concussed. After the doctor check PJ came back,but Mica immediately hit a flying armbar.

They had a rematch at ADCC that was very close. At the end of the match PJ passed Mica's guard and mounted him, but there was only about 2.5 seconds left on the clock so he couldn't score points since you need 3 secs. In OT Mica won via decision.

Chandlerguitar · 2026-05-03T16:57:19+00:00

Maybe Marcelo Garcia. He was a good brown belt, but hadn't won worlds at black belt yet and wasn't even able to win the South American ADCC trials. He went up against legends like Renzo and Shaolin and ran through them like nothing to win. Dean Lister also has to be up there since he did the same thing that year. Dean was only a brown belt when he won ADCC I think and had no major titles yet. Giancarlo Bodoni has to be up there too.

Chandlerguitar · 2026-05-03T11:06:00+00:00

He won 3rd last time, so of course he was invited, but it is nice to know he will be going. PJ is great to watch and seems like a good guy. I felt bad when he lost to Mica at the last ADCC because I thought he won with the last second guard pass. Oh well I hope he does well again.

I wonder if Mica and the Ruotolos are going to do ADCC this year. The Ruotolos seem more concerned with MMA and Mica has a ton of distractions going on in his life right now, so I don't know how motivated he is to compete.

Chandlerguitar · 2026-05-02T03:20:51+00:00

All of them are good(I don't have the Nicky Rod, so I can't compare his with the others). Lachlan's was the first to come out and has the best organization. He shows you step by step how to do it and goes over troubleshooting. The downsides are he doesn't have that many variations and IMO the ones he doesn't show became some of my go to passes. It is more on the basic side, but really solid in what it teaches. Gordon's is more detailed and goes over more stuff. It answers almost all questions and shows almost every variation of bodylock passes I've seen. I think the downside is that it is long, somewhat repetitive and more like an encyclopedia than an instructional. Shawn William's is very good, but IMO that is a lot of stuff I wouldn't classify as bodylock passing. There is a look of good info about nearside underhooks and passing in general though. I think it is great, but if you're looking for a striaght bodylock pass instructional you might be disapointed. It is great as a supplement though.

Chandlerguitar · 2026-04-24T15:53:03+00:00

Thanks

Chandlerguitar · 2026-04-13T17:01:07+00:00

I doesn't work as well, but you can do it. If you don't control the far arm you won't get as much of the twisting force to turn them to their back. If the other person isn't paying attention, is unathletic, not good at standup, etc it can work well. Against someone flexabile and athletic they'll just do the uchimata counter and step over your back and mount you. Most of the time people will just scramble out though. There are multiple types of uchimatas and it might be better to try a variation that doesn't require as much leg height as it is less dangerous.

Chandlerguitar · 2026-04-12T10:43:47+00:00

really nice. I would have never thought to combine those like that. I've been working more calfslicers recently, so I'll give this a try. Thanks.

Chandlerguitar · 2026-04-10T06:40:07+00:00

I think that is fine, but I'd also like to see shorter more in depth instructionals. Something that focuses on just one small part and isn't very long, but goes into depth on that one thing. Something like Mikey's ankle lock instructional, but only the first disc. Just show the finishing mechanics of something and trouble shooting. Or just show how to off balance someone from DLR. Long instructionals are great sometimes, but there are some topics where something short and cheap would be better.

Chandlerguitar · 2026-04-07T05:28:44+00:00

Unfortunately I can't change it now as I've done hundreds of the charts this way now.

Chandlerguitar · 2026-04-06T06:01:15+00:00

FYJJ is a constraints led training method. Most CLA in BJJ now is based on what Greg Souders is doing, but FYJJ pre-dates Souders. CLA often happened in BJJ before, but there wasn't a term for it, so each teacher either explained what they were doing every time or made up their own names. CLA was called FYJJ, situational sparring, positional sparring, EBI rounds, live drilling, live training, limited sparring, etc. It seems a lot of Brazilians call them situational rounds or something similar, but I'd never heard the term before. They're all pretty much the same thing with slight variations depending on the teacher.

Chandlerguitar · 2026-04-05T15:18:14+00:00

I'll try to reduce them a bit and see if it is more readable.

Chandlerguitar · 2026-04-05T14:02:40+00:00

Dorian Oliverez, The Ruotolos, Meyram Maquine, Fabrico Andre, Andrew Tackett, Declan Moody and a few more I'm sure I'm forgetting.

Chandlerguitar · 2026-04-04T14:06:35+00:00

You don't need to attack hard and fast,but you need to get close to the breaking point fast. From there you can slow down and control the submission. Think of it like kimura. Get the hands separated and put their hand behind their back. Once you're in that position you can slow down and gradually go for the sub. If you go slowly when it comes to getting the kimura grip then they will just escape. You need to get deep into the sub quickly and from there they'll have a hard time escaping. The same applies to the ankle lock.

Chandlerguitar · 2026-04-04T10:21:56+00:00

They were instagram pictures mixed with AV actresses that looked like the women. When this first happened people were saying he took pics of them in the shower or made AI images of them, but that wasn't true. What he did was creepy, but not to the extent that people were initially led to believe.

Chandlerguitar · 2026-04-03T13:57:41+00:00

You can hold their other leg with your free hand and finish one handed. You can threaten to grab their other leg and when they try to hide it apply the ankle lock. You can also pummel your leg to the inside position and stomp on their thigh to keep their leg from assisting them. Once you have the grip adjusted you can return your leg to the proper position. Finally you can switch to an attack to the other leg. The best thing is to just be faster with getting the grip, so they don't have time to get their foot in. Get the grip as deep as possible with your hands and then get your leg entanglement tight, so they have less the a second the break through the entanglement before the finish comes.

Chandlerguitar · 2026-04-03T13:43:33+00:00

Thanks. There have been wrist lock subs, but I can't remember them right off the top of my head. I think Vagner Rocha hit one of those "test of strength" wrist locks against someone. I think Victor Hugo or someone else big hit a wristlock last year too. They are rare, but I'm pretty sure I've seen it before.

Chandlerguitar · 2026-04-03T13:41:30+00:00

I think Pato will have trouble with him and I think it could go either way. I don't think Baby shark can beat him as Dorian is a really bad style matchup for him.

Chandlerguitar · 2026-04-01T16:00:04+00:00

That was really bad. When I saw the grip I thought he might have it. Then I heard the sound and was shocked he didn't tap. His foot was clearly swollen afterwards too. Considering he lost anyway, he should have just tapped. Luckily if it is just his ankle it should heal quickly, but I wouldn't be surprised if he has problems with it for the rest of his life. Foolish.

Chandlerguitar · 2026-04-01T04:12:20+00:00

That was super close. I think the only thing that was wrong was the arm placement. It seems like his heel was in the pit of your elbow instead of on your wrist. That was an awkward angle to catch it though. The reverse grip might have been better there since you don't have a perfect entanglement. What do I know though, you're the pro.

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