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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...

Never Get Guillotined Again!

OK, I have to admit that I’m exaggerating with the whole “never get guillotined again” title, but it’s almost true. I...

A Sneak Peek Into a Fighter’s Conditioning Routine

Most of my text message communications to my friends are pretty short and mundane. Recently, however, I had a very in...

On Keeping Your Enemies (and their Coaches) Close

I don’t remember too much from my first BJJ tournament other than that the place was packed, that there were lots of ...

Thoughts on Lesnar vs. Herring, UFC 87

Like many of you, last Saturday night I sat transfixed, watching Brock Lesnar maul Heath Herring at UFC 87.

A Jiu-jitsu Secret

OK, draw the curtains, turn down the lights, turn off your recording devices and come closer. Today I want to share a...

Refusing to Concede the Sweep

I trained with Denis Kang for the first five or six years of his MMA career. At some point during that time he became...

Jiu-jitsu, a Game of Inches

One of my favorite expressions is that “jiu-jitsu is a game of inches”. Sometimes a whole match can be decided by the...

Submission Grappling Choke

The arm drag from butterfly guard to the back is a tried-and-true technique that has ended many matches in submission...

Slumps Vs. Plateaus

Acquiring new skill sets and polishing your existing skills is the very essence of training. When everything is worki...

Paulson Podcast

My friend and coach Erik Paulson was recently featured on the MMA Podcast Carson’s Corner.

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...
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