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What To Prioritize When You Take The Back

Sep 27, 2024

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What To Prioritize When You Take The Back

What We Can Learn From Brendan Allen’s Success

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How To Wrestle Better And Use Less Energy In MMA

Sep 20, 2024

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How To Wrestle Better And Use Less Energy In MMA

A look at the next technical innovation in MMA

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📝 The Best Arm Triangle Choke In The UFC
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Sep 6, 2024

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📝 The Best Arm Triangle Choke In The UFC

Learning What Makes A Good Arm Triangle With Rodolfo Viera

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📝 Analyzing Kaynan Duarte's Seven Submission ADCC Run
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Aug 30, 2024

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📝 Analyzing Kaynan Duarte's Seven Submission ADCC Run

The Importance Of Intentional Immobility

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📝 Why Strikers Need To Learn Wrestling
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Aug 2, 2024

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📝 Why Strikers Need To Learn Wrestling

How Cory Sandhagen Completed His MMA Game With Wrestling

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📝 Can Anyone Justify Paddy Pimblett's Hype?
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Jul 26, 2024

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📝 Can Anyone Justify Paddy Pimblett's Hype?

A Critical Look At Paddy Pimblett's Shortcomings, What He Can Work On, And Why It Doesn't Matter

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A Star Is Turning Away From MMA In Their Prime
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Jul 19, 2024

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A Star Is Turning Away From MMA In Their Prime

And Why Their Return To Grappling Can Only Be Good

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📝 Nate Diaz: Guillotine Machine

Jul 5, 2024

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📝 Nate Diaz: Guillotine Machine

Nate Diaz's Power Guillotine Mechanics

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📝 The Most Creative Prospect In The UFC
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Jun 28, 2024

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📝 The Most Creative Prospect In The UFC

And Why I Think Japan Has Their Own Jon Jones

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Japanese MMA's Next Superstar
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Jun 14, 2024

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Japanese MMA's Next Superstar

Tatsuro Taira's Tricky Style And Modern Grappling

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ADCC Rookie Report: Andrew Tackett
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May 31, 2024

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ADCC Rookie Report: Andrew Tackett

How Andrew Tackett Gets Around Guards

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ADCC Rookie Report: Levi Jones-Leary
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May 24, 2024

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ADCC Rookie Report: Levi Jones-Leary

Levi Jones Leary Has Completely Flipped The No Gi Meta

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ADCC Rookie Report: Dorian Olivarez
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May 10, 2024

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ADCC Rookie Report: Dorian Olivarez

Relentless Wrestling From One Of Grappling's Brightest Prospects

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ADCC Rookie Report: Owen Jones
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May 3, 2024

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ADCC Rookie Report: Owen Jones

Owen Jones's Pace, Pressure, And Creativity At ADCC

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ADCC Rookie Report: Taylor Pearman

Apr 19, 2024

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ADCC Rookie Report: Taylor Pearman

Analyzing Taylor Pearman's Perfect ADCC Run

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ADCC Rookie Report: Michael Pixley

Apr 5, 2024

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ADCC Rookie Report: Michael Pixley

Analyzing the pressure, takedowns, and positions of Michael Pixley.

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How To Make Your Takedowns Count

Mar 8, 2024

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How To Make Your Takedowns Count

Analyzing Mateusz Gamrot's Grappling Ahead Of UFC 299

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How To Break A Leg And Avoid Getting Knocked Out

Feb 29, 2024

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How To Break A Leg And Avoid Getting Knocked Out

A Tale Of Two Leg Entanglements - Previewing ONE Championship 166

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How To Win With Sport Jiujitsu In The UFC
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Feb 2, 2024

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How To Win With Sport Jiujitsu In The UFC

Roman Dolidze is showing the UFC how a modern sport jiujitsu game can work in MMA

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Open Guard 2 On 1 Attacks For Gi And No Gi
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Jan 8, 2024

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Open Guard 2 On 1 Attacks For Gi And No Gi

A lesson plan from my first seminar + some housekeeping

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Fundamental Heel Hook Attacks
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Dec 25, 2023

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Fundamental Heel Hook Attacks

A simple way to start attacking heel hooks

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A Fundamental Leg Lock System
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Dec 18, 2023

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A Fundamental Leg Lock System

Learn a fundamental leg lock attack flow to submit your opponent or take top position

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Fundamental Heel Hook Escapes
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Dec 11, 2023

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Fundamental Heel Hook Escapes

What you need to know to defend and escape heel hooks

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3 Ways To Defend And Escape 5050 Heel Hooks
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Dec 4, 2023

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3 Ways To Defend And Escape 5050 Heel Hooks

Jon Calestine's 3 defensive maneuvers to defend heel hooks when you're stuck in 5050

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Straight Jacket Secondary Attacks
LockSimple

Nov 27, 2023

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Straight Jacket Secondary Attacks

What to do when you can't get the rear naked choke nor triangle from the straight jacket

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