MMA Stuff

3 Sweeps from Guard

Sweeping is an easy way to score points in a MMA fight or in a grappling match. A personal preference for myself is sweeps starting from the closed guard. Believe it or not, a high percentage sweep for me is the basic scissor sweep. If done at the correct time and speed, it is devastating. Here [...]

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Outside Leg Trip (Osoto Gari)

One of the simplest ways to get someone to fall is tripping them. If you want to be a jerk and trip your friend while they’re carrying a bunch of stuff or you need to take the fight to the ground, you can do it by tripping. I find when sparring, trip opportunities come up [...]

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Butterfly Guard Sweep

Recently I’ve been trying to develop a butterfly guard to utilize sweeps. In my gym I don’t really see people using it. So I figured, if they don’t use it they probably don’t know how to defend it. My personal philosophy on mixed martial arts is to never stop developing yourself and do what no [...]

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MMA Training Mistake #1 – Balance

I’m going to write a series of mistakes that I feel that you guys should know about. They say the only way you learn is by making mistakes. I’ve been training for 2 years now and one thing I’ve found out is, I’m not a balanced fighter. To me a lot of fighters aren’t balanced [...]

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