A joint lock asks your opponent how much they're willing to pay. A choke doesn't ask them anything. The difference between chokes and joint locks in jiu jitsu, what the numbers say, and what works in competition, on the street and against bigger opponents.

Seventy per cent of beginners quit between months two and four. After 16 years of teaching, I can spot the five mistakes on day one, and every one of them is fixable.

Tapping is not losing. It is the mechanism that lets you train for decades instead of months. Why tapping early protects you, and how to do it right.

Most injuries on the mat come from ego, not technique. The five areas most at risk, and the habits that keep you training healthy for years.