Welcome to BJJ Education at Carlson Gracie South Bay. Explore our collection of instructional videos covering fundamental concepts, techniques, class breakdowns, narrated rolls, and more. Whether you're new to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu or looking to sharpen your skills, our videos are here to help you learn, improve, and take your training to the next level.
Side Control Dominance
Learn how to establish dominant side control and finish with effective lapel choke variations in this Brazilian Jiu Jitsu class taught by Professor Andre "Alemao." This lesson focuses on maintaining pressure, controlling your opponent, and applying competition tested details that lead to high percentage submissions.
Deep Half to X Sweep
In this video, Will Wilson breaks down his tried-and-true deep half guard to X guard sweep he used against a world champion at the 2026 IBJJF Pan Championship (and many other).
Lapel Choke
In this video, Will Wilson the lapel choke which he successfully used since competing at blue belt, and it’s continued to work all the way up to black belt. Will goes over the setup, grip placement, control details and finishing mechanics that make this submission so reliable against resisting opponents.
Nolan Stuart's Omoplata
In this video, 2025 IBJJF The Crown heavyweight champion Nolan Stuart breaks down his signature omoplata technique.
This is the same omoplata that helped him win the 2025 heavyweight Crown against Adam Wardzinski, and a technique he has used successfully in many high-level matches. Nolan walks through the setup, control details, finishing mechanics and even the common reactions/defenses that make this position so effective in competition.
How to pull guard | Competition Strategy
Every match (especially in competition) should begin with a game plan; you shouldn't just have a random guard pull at the start. Instead, you should think of the sequence with a clear path no matter what.
A lot of people think about sweeping or getting a sub , but the first problem is actually getting there. Will goes over how he likes to pull guard, manage + control distance, make contact and start building into the positions he likes to use (deep half / X guard).