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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Demian Maia on Counter Attacks

My twitter buddy @eraad showed me this guy. If you look at the related videos, he has a series of videos. I really like how he teaches and the counters shows. He has a series of DVDs called Science of Jiu Jitsu, which is a 6 DVD set for 150 bucks. Quite pricey, don’t know [...]

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9 Lessons I’ve Learned From Jiu Jitsu So Far

Lesson 1: Jiu Jitsu can be overwhelming at first. Things didn’t start to come together until 6 months in. One day all the moves I’ve learned started to click together in my head. Lesson 2: You can learn from everybody, whether it be a white belt, blue belt, or black belt. Every little piece of advice [...]

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Judo vs BJJ – The Answer is Judo AND BJJ

Whether viewing websites or MMA, Judo, and BJJ forums, the subject of Judo vs. BJJ has become yet another classic debate, akin to that of the old “Gi vs. No Gi” debate. However, the question of Judo vs. BJJ is much simpler to answer because it is simply the wrong question in almost every applicable [...]

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