Welcome to Defend Yourself. Im glad you’re here. As Rickson Gracie's uke (assistant), I am lucky and grateful to be guided by the GOAT 🐐 on a daily basis. In this group I share the lessons I’ve learned over decades of martial arts training, competition, weapons training, and self defense scenarios. I encourage you to share your experience as well so that we all may learn from and support each other. Step 1: Please introduce yourself by commenting on this post. Share your rank, your martial arts experience, a photo if you like, and where you train. Step 2: Click here to enter the "Get Started Classroom."

This week, insist on winning the battle for the undertook. Underhooks are gold. They give you control over shoulder rotation and linear movement along the spinal axis toward the feet. Side control, back control, mount, half guard, butterfly guard, standing clinch. All made easier by winning the underhook. Double unders is often such an advantage that a small person can control a large person easily in many situations.

I’m teaching a seminar focusing on self defense and invisible jiujitsu next Saturday at Splendid Savage in Miami. Send @Carlos Carlos Reyes a message to reserve your spot. Jan 18th 2026. Splendid Savage Jiu Jitsu Miami https://www.instagram.com/p/DTIxUw8gErs/?igsh=MW4xZnZ6bzJ6ajRxMA==