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Blocking Headbutts in the Guard
As I’ve said many times before, BJJ is a fantastic sport and fitness activity but at it’s core IT’S A MARTIAL ART.
An...
Mixed Martial Arts For Children As Young As Four Years Old
The early, formative years of a child’s life has a significant bearing on their future. At Bunny’s Gym, one could see...
The BJJ Self Defense Experiment
Have you ever wondered if your BJJ would stand up in a self defense situation against an opponent determined to clean...
How to Defend Strikes on the Ground
You’re walking down the street, someone bumps you, words are exchanged, you get pushed to the ground, and now some bi...
Mixed Martial Arts Matchups: BBJ VS SAMBO
Mixed Martial Arts matches are always interesting when they occur. While, there were always MMA fights some 20 years ...
Does MMA Make You Stupid? Impact, Concussions and Brain Damage in Mixed Martial Arts
MMA has been my guilty pleasure for a long time.
On the one hand, I’m a huge fan. I’ve been watching the UFC since it...
11 Short MMA Conditioning Workouts by Chuck Liddell’s Coach John Hackleman
John Hackleman is a friend of Grapplearts and a very successful MMA coach. He runs The Pit Gym and guided Chuck Lidd...
The 2 Easiest Takedowns for No Gi Submission Grappling and MMA
Just because you didn’t wrestle in High School or do 10 years of Judo doesn’t mean that you always need to pull guard...
The Simplest Mount Escape for MMA and BJJ?
In BJJ the Mount is one of the very worst positions you can be in. And if punches are flying in either an MMA or a s...
Anderson Silva Screws Up (Video Proof)
Anderson ‘The Spider’ Silva in his prime was probably the most talented striker the UFC ever had.
This man could do i...
Podcast EP27: Roxanne Modafferi about MMA Training, Continuing to Improve, Tryouts for The Ultimate Fighter, and More
In this podcast episode I talk with Roxanne Modafferi, MMA fighter and TUF standout, about
The differences between M...
A Super-Powerful Omoplata Finish
If you grapple then you have to use the omoplata. After all, it’s one of the ‘big five’ attacks from the guard (armba...