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Every school has at least one Takes It To The Limit Guy, some schools I’ve been to are filled with them. You know the type, he only has one speed and every roll is like the Mundial finals.

Troll Creek Jiu-Jitzsu is a cartoon created by Ola Lanteli. He and his son train together, and this started as a fun project for the two of them. Soon there were drawings of troll jiu-jitsu everywhere and Ola started a training blog for the trolls here.

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The classic arm bar from guard is an iconic technique in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. You’ve seen it taught a dozen times if you’ve been training for more than a week, so how come you never hit it in live rolling sessions? Hannette hits this in high level competitions, and she knows how to win so listen up!

Adding footlocks to your game totally changes the dynamic of open guard and guard passing. A lot of people are nervous about footlocks because they don’t understand the dynamics of the movement, what’s safe, and what’s not. It also helps to have a good understanding of how to escape and counter. Ryron Gracie shows us a whole series of attacks and counters.

Troll Creek Jiu-Jitzsu is a cartoon created by Ola Lanteli. He and his son train together, and this started as a fun project for the two of them. Soon there were drawings of troll jiu-jitsu everywhere and Ola started a training blog for the trolls here.

This week Hannette Staack shows us a drill she likes to use to improve movement when attacking the turtle guard. You'll see the connection to the drill and this week's technique in a later video when it all comes together. This week's technique shows a great defense to the arm bar when you are trapped inside the closed guard.

This week Ryron shows us some great details on defending the footlock. He likes to bait his opponent with his foot so that he gets a chance to practice defending. At 2:19 Ryron discusses why he doesn't go right for mount off the defense. It's a very good example of why it's not always a good idea to be too 'greedy' when transitioning in between positions.

Tatami Fightwear is a UK brand that produces some great gear, including the Zero-G. This is an affordable, good looking, and very light gi. We got in a sample of this gi a little while ago and have been passing it around the dojo, here is what we found out.

Troll Creek Jiu-Jitzsu is a cartoon created by Ola Lanteli. He and his son train together, and this started as a fun project for the two of them. Soon there were drawings of troll jiu-jitsu everywhere and Ola started a training blog for the trolls here.