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Brock Lesnar vs. Frank Mir: How to Destroy the Half Guard
Brock Lesnar probably wouldn’t be on my list of people to invite to a book club or an evening of wine tasting. But lo...
The Very First Time I Used the Logsplitter Sweep…
Check out this video, which shows the very first time I stumbled across the ‘logsplitter’ position. it was a complete...
Straight From Brazil – A Deep Half Guard Sweep
Recently I had the pleasure of training with Oscar Daniotti, a black belt under Ricardo de la Riva. And Oscar showed...
Free Book About the Guard for Grapplearts Readers
Heres’s a really cool resource for you, something that I’ve received a TON of positive feedback on. It’s a free, dow...
Brabo Choke Defense
A fan of the half guard recently asked me how they could avoid getting caught in the Brabo choke:
“I like going for t...
Miracle Cures for Grappling Problems
I first truly realized how powerful drills can be about 15 years ago.
At that time I was I was teaching a self defens...
The Unpassable Guard
A few years ago Denis Kang and I published an article in Grappling Magazine about passing the guard in MMA. In that ...
Countering the Half Guard Pass
Since I released my DVD on the Dynamic Half Guard I get a lot of questions on how to prevent certain guard passes. I ...
One more Von Flue Choke
As you know, in the last few newsletters we’ve been discussing body position for guillotine chokes and using the ‘Von...
Everybody Was Von Flue Fighting…
When people first learn the Von Flue choke they often find that their opponent can bridge them over and then they end...
A Glossary of Guard Positions, or Lumping vs. Splitting
When it comes variations of the guard position grapplers tend to fall into one of two categories: ‘lumpers’ and ‘spli...
A Half Guard Secret
When fighting from my half guard I often recall something that Chris Brennan told me: “one of the secrets of the half...