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Espen Mathiesen Seminar at BJJ Lab Zürich
We had the pleasure of hosting another seminar with Espen Mathiesen, European Champion, World Medalist, and one of Europe’s top lightweight competitors. This time, Espen shared key parts of his no-gi A-game, focusing on attacking the back and heel hooks from Reverse De La Riva. He broke down how to smoothly switch between the two…
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Push Your Limits: Threshold Training for BJJ
Building great endurance isn’t about doing just one type of training. Low-intensity work builds your foundation, high-intensity efforts sharpen you for competition, and threshold training bridges the gap. When used correctly, it can give you the ability to push hard for longer without breaking down. What Is Threshold Training? Your “lactate threshold” is the point…
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Lunch Class at BJJ Lab Zürich: Gi Chokes from Turtle
In this gi advanced lunch class we worked on attacking the turtle. When an opponent turtles to block a guard pass, don’t let them rest and recover. Instead create a dilemma: defend the choke or give up the guard pass. We drilled the clock choke, helicopter choke, rolling bow and arrow, and the ezekiel from…
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Backflips and Back Control – Competition Class Vlog
Every Saturday our competition team gets together at BJJ Lab Zürich for a mix of skill work, situational sparring, and conditioning. This week’s class had a great energy from start to finish. We kicked things off with our usual gymnastics warm-up, building coordination and body awareness. By the end, we were working on backflips, with…
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Connecting Upper Body to Lower Body Attacks – Competition Class Vlog
In this week’s competition class, we explored how to link upper body attacks with lower body entries and finish sweeps with wrestling. The focus was on fluid transitions — attacking from standing, seated guard, and supine guard positions. Then we finished with a tough threshold training to build our cardio for future competitions.