The choke is what people see. The escape is what lets you get there. How to escape back control, the turtle, north-south and knee on belly, the three principles behind every escape, and why Gracie Jiu Jitsu teaches them first.

Beginners think whoever ends up on their back has lost. In BJJ it's the opposite. What the guard is, the three types you'll meet first, and how Royce Gracie won from the bottom.

Typing "BJJ near me" and getting ten results? How to turn them into the right decision: why distance matters more than coaches admit, what to check in a trial class, and where the quality bar sits.

"I'm 43, a father of three. Is there any point in me starting?" The question I get every week, and the answer that surprises everyone: in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, starting after 35 comes with the biggest advantages of all.