Ryron shows us a nice little power play detail for breaking the grip while finishing an arm lock.

So Santa is getting ready to roll into town, and in the nick of time BJJ Weekly, Scramble, and MMA Outlet are joining forces to send you over the river and through the woods on a treasure hunt for great free gear. (That has to be a new personal record for number of bad cliches and puns jammed into a single sentence. Mini celebration.)

Rick takes a look at the Gorilla Grip from Ground Control fightwear.

In this episode, Ryron shows us one of his favorite techniques, the arm lock from side control. This technique is really nice when your opponent has his elbows in tight and is being very defensive. There are a ton of little details in this video so make sure to watch it a few times - seems simple at first but there is a lot going on with position and technique to make it work so well.

Bill Thomas: Hey guys, this is Bill with bjjweekly.com and I'm here with Doug Kimball and Robson Moura. We're going to talk a little bit and do a little interview and also talk about an upcoming seminar depending on where you hear this interview that Hobson’s doing with his association.

Our friends over at MMA Outlet recently sent in a Gameness Feather for review. This is a brand new design from Gameness. The Gameness Feather fits between the Air and the Pearl in terms of weight. It is still definitely a light weight gi and the pearl weave fabric has been treated to make it lighter and softer than the standard Gameness Pearl. The company claims durability won’t be adversely affected.

“They say that strength doesn’t count, but it does. Maybe it wouldn’t make a difference if the opponent didn’t know anything. If the opponent knows something, then strength starts to count.” – Carlson Gracie 

This is becoming ever more prevalent in the competitive world of BJJ. Whilst in a self-defence situation you would most likely have the upper hand of your attacker not knowing how to defend a takedown attempt, armbar, or triangle. When competing, not only does your opponent know how to counter but more and more competitors are enlisting the help of Strength & Conditioning coaches especially at high level. Many academies now offer some sort of S&C training as part of their curriculum, because as the saying goes "when technique is equal - strength counts."

Sometimes you opponent can over power your top leg, compressing it to pass your guard. This week Pablo Popovitch continues his nogi guard control technique and demonstrates how to create space with the top leg and free up your bottom leg. If you time this right it is very easy to swing the bottom leg back into place and get control back.

Trying to pass without having a strategy can backfire. One of the most important passing details is controlling the grips. The best time to pass is immediately after the take down or immediately after your opponent pulls guard, so don't let your opponent settle in, the sooner you control the grip game, the quicker you can get into your passing game. In this segment, Pete Roberts demonstrates a way to control the grips when standing to pass.

In this review, we are covering the MG in action 2010 highlight video, featuring the best footage of the year as seen on www.mginaction.com.  This DVD provides only a handful of different techniques, however they are presented in mind-blowing detail.