How Rafael Freitas Sets Up The Baratoplata From The Mount Successfully Baratoplata is one of the toughest BJJ moves. It was invented by Rafael “Barata” Freitas, a BJJ coach of the former UFC Bantamweight queen Holly “The Preacher’s Daughter” Holm, and a black belt under Gracie Barra Academy. It has similarities with more known Omoplata,…
Arm Bar From Mount Explained by Stephan Kesting It is a common scenario that an opponent defends the armbar in different ways. Stephan Kesting shows 10 different ways on how to finish the arm bar from mount position. He starts the instructional video coming from S-mount or the mount then attacking an arm. He describes in…
In a session with Budo Jake, Rafa Mendes demonstrates how he prefers to finish a guillotine choke. He starts in a knee slice/forced half guard position. Rafa Mendes posts his hand towards the body of the guy at the bottom to prevent him from coming up too fast. As the guy fights for an underhook,…