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Brazilian jiu-jitsu has an almost magic-like quality. Watching a skilled practitioner move is an exquisite display of balance coupled with explosion and powerful control over another person. One of the most magical aspects of Brazilian jiu-jitsu is the multitude of attacks available from bottom.

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All Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioners should aspire to have a dangerous guard. The guard is a bottom position where you use your legs to wrap around or entangle your opponent. There are many forms of guard and a wide variety of strangles, sweeps and joint locks to put the top man into dangerous situations.

Poughkeepsie Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner Kevin DeCuffa goes over the triangle choke and arm bar.

Although there is an extensive catalogue of different guards; each with its own array of attacks, there are three attacks from the guard that everyone should know. The triangle, the arm bar and the omoplata weave seamlessly together like the jab, cross and hook in boxing. Often the defense of one attack opens one up to another. If you catch someone in the arm bar, they’re likely to pull the arm out, setting you up for the triangle. If they break the triangle or get their head out, you can spin for the omoplata. In the above video, Kevin from Precision Boxing and MMA explains how to transition between the triangle and the arm bar. In the video below, he shows how to go into the omoplata.

Kevin shows details of the omoplata

These moves are used successfully at all levels of grappling. Try them today with a partner, or come check out a class at Precision Boxing and MMA; voted the best martial arts school in the Hudson Valley two years in a row! Click HERE or call us at (845)392-8495 to get started today!

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About the Author

Oliver Swanson is an avid martial arts practitioner. An amateur boxer, Brazilian jiu-jitsu blue belt and NASM Certified Person trainer, he spends most days as an assistant boxing coach at Precision Boxing and MMA. He also teaches kids jiu-jitsu and striking. When he’s off the mats he loves spending time with his family.