Practical Jiu Jitsu 2: Using The Legs To Defend Strangle and Knock Teeth Out by Michael Heinz

Take your Jiu-Jitsu back to its roots with Practical Jiu Jitsu 2: Using The Legs To Defend, Strangle, and Knock Teeth Out by black belt Michael Heinz.

• In the second installment of his Practical Jiu Jitsu series, Michael Heinz continues his mission of bringing BJJ back to what it was originally designed for — practical self-defense that actually works in real situations.
  
• This volume focuses heavily on the guard and teaches you how to use your legs as true weapons and defensive tools from the bottom position
  
• Instead of relying on sport-specific movements that may fall apart outside of competition, Heinz breaks down old-school concepts and applications designed to control, neutralize, sweep, strangle, and survive against real resistance.
  
• Learn how to create powerful defensive structures, attack effectively from your guard, and understand the practical purpose behind classic Jiu-Jitsu positions and mechanics.
  

What Will You Learn?

Take your Jiu-Jitsu back to its roots with Practical Jiu Jitsu 2: Using The Legs To Defend, Strangle, and Knock Teeth Out by black belt Michael Heinz.

In the second installment of his Practical Jiu Jitsu series, Michael Heinz continues his mission of bringing BJJ back to what it was originally designed for — practical self-defense that actually works in real situations.

This volume focuses heavily on the guard and teaches you how to use your legs as true weapons and defensive tools from the bottom position. Instead of relying on sport-specific movements that may fall apart outside of competition, Heinz breaks down old-school concepts and applications designed to control, neutralize, sweep, strangle, and survive against real resistance.

Learn how to create powerful defensive structures, attack effectively from your guard, and understand the practical purpose behind classic Jiu-Jitsu positions and mechanics.

Whether you’re interested in self-defense, old-school Gracie-style fundamentals, or simply making your guard more functional and effective, this series delivers a refreshing and highly practical approach to BJJ.

In this series, you’ll learn:
• Practical guard concepts for real-world application
• How to use your legs to defend and control opponents
• Effective strangulations and submissions from guard
• Old-school BJJ principles often forgotten in modern sport grappling
• Defensive structures and positioning for survival and control
• Functional sweeps, attacks, and self-defense-focused applications
• The mindset and mechanics behind practical Jiu-Jitsu

Rediscover the side of Jiu-Jitsu built for effectiveness, control, and survival with Michael Heinz’s Practical Jiu Jitsu series.

What Exactly Do You Get?

PART 1 – PUNCHED: OPEN GUARD ATTACKS
• Introduction
• Warm Ups
• Intro To Punched – Open Guard Attacks
• Prevent Punches And Kick Teeth Out
• Kick Teeth Out And Stand Up
• Tripod Sweep And Stand
• Keep One Ankle Free And Sweep
• Free Your Knees With Your Legs
• Free Your Knees With Your Hands
• Stop The Stomp And Sweep Them
• Knee Block Strike Defense Vs Closed Guard
• Double Ankle Sweep

PART 2 – PIN PREVENTION: GUARD RECOVERY
• Intro To Pin Prevention – Guard Recovery
• Heavy Legs Ready To Kick Teeth Out
• Elbow Knee Hook And Leg Over Recovery
• Leg Under Recovery
• Under Hook To Get Up And Tackle
• Rocking Chair
• Tackled Legs Recovery
• Pinned Feet Recovery
• Double Under Counter

PART 3 – OPEN GUARD VS A KNEELING OPPONENT
• Intro To Open Guard Vs A Kneeling Opponent
• Shin Shield For Jaw Defense
• Scissor Sweep Static Vs Dynamic
• Switching Between The Knees And Standing
• Getting Up When There’s Space
• Countering The Leg Climb
• Knee Push
• Arm Lock
• 2 On 1 Switch To Triangle Or Armbar

PART 4 – PINNED IN CLOSED GUARD
• Intro To Pinned In Closed Guard
• Respect And Counter The Forearm Choke
• Back Take
• Sweep Off Of The Crush
• Freeing Your Wrists
• Closed Guard Headlock Escape 1
• Closed Guard Headlock Escape 2
• Arm Triangle
• Sweep And Finish The Arm Triangle On Top

PART 5 – STRANGLED IN CLOSED GUARD
• Intro To Strangled In Closed Guard
• Stop The Choke And Kick The Face
• Classic Double Armbar
• Flower Sweep
• Armbar
• Armbar Setup From Elbow On Chest
• Understanding The Roles Of Each Leg In An Armbar
• Armbar To Triangle
• Armbar To Omoplata

PART 6 – PUNCH DEFENSE IN GUARD TO STRANGLING SOMEONE WITH YOUR LEGS
• Intro To Punch Defense In Guard To Strangling Someone With Your Legs
• Thoracic Control
• Cobra Frames Training
• Knees Inside To Kicking Heads Off Shoulders
• Knees Inside To First Triangle Choke
• Triangle Guard Trap Control
• Finishing The Choke
• Kimura From Triangle
• Armbar From Triangle

PART 7 – PUNCH DEFENSE IN GUARD TO REVERSAL
• Intro To Punch Defense In Closed Guard To Reversal
• Thoracic Grip With Legs And Cobra Frames With Arms
• Overwrap Grip To Hip Bump Sweep
• Hip Bump Sweep With Overwrap
• Maintaining The Mount Off Of The Sweep
• Kimura
• Sweep Off Of The Tackle
• Opening A Body Lock If They Hunker Down
• Strikes From Closed Guard