Logo
Tools
Search
Archive
About
Help Desk
Sign In
Subscribe
Upgrade

MMA

Articles focused on mixed martial arts

MMA

+1

2024 Best Submissions Of The Year (so far)

Jul 12, 2024

•

13 min read

2024 Best Submissions Of The Year (so far)

Plus Two You Probably Missed

William
William

MMA

+1

Why Martial Arts Are High Art

Apr 26, 2024

•

10 min read

Why Martial Arts Are High Art

And Why All Art Has Inherent Value

William
William

MMA

+1

The Price Of Being Predictable

Mar 12, 2024

•

13 min read

The Price Of Being Predictable

An Analysis Of UFC 299’s Stoppages

William
William

Premium Notebook

+1

How To Make Your Takedowns Count

Mar 8, 2024

•

4 min read

How To Make Your Takedowns Count

Analyzing Mateusz Gamrot's Grappling Ahead Of UFC 299

William
William

Premium Notebook

+2

How To Break A Leg And Avoid Getting Knocked Out

Feb 29, 2024

•

4 min read

How To Break A Leg And Avoid Getting Knocked Out

A Tale Of Two Leg Entanglements - Previewing ONE Championship 166

William
William

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu & Submission Grappling

+1

Why Where You Play Is Just As Important As How

Feb 27, 2024

•

11 min read

Why Where You Play Is Just As Important As How

Reviewing Brian Ortega’s Masterclass And Explaining Why A New Field Of Play Comes With As Many Problems As It Solves

William
William

MMA

+1

When To Be Dynamic, Take Risks, And How To Not Lose

Feb 23, 2024

•

9 min read

When To Be Dynamic, Take Risks, And How To Not Lose

Fighting For Flyweight's Future In Mexico City.

William
William

MMA

+1

How To Overwhelm Opponents With The Back Body Lock

Feb 20, 2024

•

11 min read

How To Overwhelm Opponents With The Back Body Lock

A closer look at the grappling from UFC 298.

William
William

MMA

+1

How To Flow Like Fluffy

Feb 16, 2024

•

15 min read

How To Flow Like Fluffy

Using Pace And Transitions To Melt Opponents

William
William

MMA

+1

Road To UFC S2 Gives Us New Prospects

Feb 6, 2024

•

14 min read

Road To UFC S2 Gives Us New Prospects

UFC's cluttered calendar buries events and exciting prospects

William
William

Premium Notebook

+3

How To Win With Sport Jiujitsu In The UFC
LockSimple

Feb 2, 2024

•

5 min read

How To Win With Sport Jiujitsu In The UFC

Roman Dolidze is showing the UFC how a modern sport jiujitsu game can work in MMA

William
William

MMA

+1

UFC 297: How To Do Indirect Chokes

Jan 23, 2024

•

9 min read

UFC 297: How To Do Indirect Chokes

A closer look at some of the submissions from UFC 297

William
William

MMA

+1

The UFC’s Newest Submission Finisher

Jan 18, 2024

•

10 min read

The UFC’s Newest Submission Finisher

A closer look at the grappling of Mike Malott

William
William

MMA

+1

One Tip To Get Better At Taking The Back

Jan 16, 2024

•

7 min read

One Tip To Get Better At Taking The Back

A closer look at the back attacks from UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2

William
William

MMA

+1

2023's Last MMA Fight

Jan 9, 2024

•

11 min read

2023's Last MMA Fight

This Japanese MMA showcase could have important implications for the sport at large

William
William

MMA

+1

MMA's Best Grappling From 2023

Jan 2, 2024

•

11 min read

MMA's Best Grappling From 2023

An unforgettable submission and a fight most people missed

William
William

MMA

+1

Bullying People With Body Locks At UFC 296

Dec 19, 2023

•

17 min read

Bullying People With Body Locks At UFC 296

UFC 296's finishes and key points of control

William
William

MMA

+1

Three Separate Ways To Finish The Rear Naked Choke From One Weekend In MMA

Nov 21, 2023

•

9 min read

Three Separate Ways To Finish The Rear Naked Choke From One Weekend In MMA

Learn three distinct rear naked choke set-ups and finishes

William
William

Premium Notebook

+2

How To Attack Triangles In MMA With Paul Craig

Nov 16, 2023

•

4 min read

How To Attack Triangles In MMA With Paul Craig

Paul Craig shows us what we can learn about playing full guard in MMA

William
William

MMA

+1

Why Your Shoulder Crunch Is Failing And What To Do When It Does

Nov 14, 2023

•

6 min read

Why Your Shoulder Crunch Is Failing And What To Do When It Does

Taking a closer look at Benoit Saint Denis's guard play at UFC 295

William
William

MMA

+1

Transitions, Takedowns, And Pat Sabatini's Tireless Pace

Nov 7, 2023

•

11 min read

Transitions, Takedowns, And Pat Sabatini's Tireless Pace

Learn how Pat Sabatini blends grappling to win in the UFC

William
William

MMA

+1

Jailton Almeida, Low Mount, And Using Grappling For More Than Submissions

Nov 2, 2023

•

9 min read

Jailton Almeida, Low Mount, And Using Grappling For More Than Submissions

Good grappling is not just a means to an end

MMA

+1

Muhammad Mokaev's Grappling Dominates Tim Elliott at UFC 294

Oct 24, 2023

•

9 min read

Muhammad Mokaev's Grappling Dominates Tim Elliott at UFC 294

How Muhammad Mokaev submitted the crafty veteran Tim Elliott

William
William

MMA

+1

Islam Makhachev's Top Half Attacks

Oct 17, 2023

•

14 min read

Islam Makhachev's Top Half Attacks

How Islam Makhachev uses fundamental grappling to mitigate risk and beat elite competition

William
William

MMA

+1

GOATs, Gordon Ryan, And Athletes' Asterisks

Sep 26, 2023

•

15 min read

GOATs, Gordon Ryan, And Athletes' Asterisks

Reducing athletes to numbers ignores the whole performance and person

William
William
Load more

Open Note Grappling

Open Note Grappling is the best place to learn how jiujitsu actually works.

Every Tuesday morning I send out a breakdown of the best combat sports action. In less than 10 minutes you'll learn how the top fighters win and anything else fighters, martial artists, and fight fans need to know.

Leave your email below to join the brightest minds in fighting for free.

Tools

Jiujitsu Notebook

Jiujitsu Coach OS

Judo Cheat Sheet

Free Instructional Tracker

Navigation

Talk on Twitter

© 2026 Open Note Grappling.
Report abusePrivacy policyTerms of use
beehiivPowered by beehiiv