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Grappling/MMA Circuit Training Videos
When people think of conditioning they often imagine people doing cardio and strength training separately. In this pa...
Integrating Striking, Wrestling & Grappling
A grapplearts reader writes:
Q: You say that there are 3 main components to MMA: is it important to train these 3 com...
Trust Your Spider Sense
Most instructors, motivators and ‘experts’ will tell you to train, train, train. Today I am going to tell you the exa...
My Favorite Hightlight Reel
It seems like every MMA, BJJ and submission grappling competitor has a highlight video nowadays, and I’m going to sha...
Congratulations Denis Kang
My friend and training partner Denis Kang recently fought in the Pride Grand Prix, in the Yokohama Arena, Japan. To g...
Denis Wins in Pride
I am very happy to announce that my once-training-partner Denis Kang has advanced further in the Pride ‘Survival’ Mid...
Grappling Dominance
The following question was submitted by a subscriber of the Grapplearts newsletter.
Q: Why did grappling dominate ear...
Wrestling Don’t Get No Respect?
Ever since I wrote my Royce vs Hughes opinion piece I’ve been getting occasional emails politely accusing me of disre...
Blood in the Water: MMA Killer Instinct
On June 4th Denis Kang did it again. Fighting in the Pride Middleweight Grand Prix he took on feared striker Murilo “...
Royce Gracie Vs. Matt Hughes: Jiu-jitsu Wins!
Last Saturday night Matt Hughes decisively defeated Royce Gracie in a much promoted UFC matchup. One of the most inte...
Congratulations Denis Kang!
Congratulations to my friend, team-mate, and former training partner Denis Kang who defeated dangerous striker Mark W...
DVD Announcement
My Mixed Martial Arts, the instructional DVD featuring the favorite MMA techniques and training drills of Denis Kang ...