I just want to tell people that I'm adding another DVD to my Roadmap for BJJ Package. It's tentatively titled "Step-by-Step Submissions". This new video will be in a different format from my other DVDs. … [Read more...]
Three Keys to Progressing In BJJ
On my road to BJJ black belt I've seen the same mistakes made again and again (and I've also made a few of them myself). That, in a nutshell, is why I created the Roadmap For Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Package. … [Read more...]
Emerging Soon From the Lab…
I've been down in the laboratory recently, cooking up the latest Grapplearts offering. Since we're in the final stages of production now, and because I thought you might be interested, I'll whip off the veil of secrecy and tell you about what's going on. … [Read more...]
The Four Most Common Leglock Mistakes
When you're doing a leglock a tiny adjustment can have a huge effect. And if you're doing something wrong then it can totally shut down your attack. Leglocks are no different - if you can simply avoid making these common mistakes then you'll put the power of your leglock attacks through the roof. In the video below I go over the four most common leglock mistakes. This is a small … [Read more...]
The ‘Hip Hop’ Counter to the Anklelock
Here's on of the highest percentage leglock escapes from the Counters and Recounters section of the High Percentage Leglocks DVD. Click here to see the same Hip Hop Counter video on YouTube. … [Read more...]
How To Use Instructional BJJ Media
by guest author Nicolai Geeza Holt Stephan's note: today's guest author shares his thoughts about a topic near and dear to my own heart: learning from instructional material. Nicolai trains with Niko Han and currently has 47 wins by submission in competition. … [Read more...]
Butterfly Guard Crash Course
As I was heading home from a workout recently, someone mentioned that their butterfly guard just wasn't working for them. I put down my bag, got back on the mat, and started trying to metamorphose his butterfly guard. … [Read more...]
Two More Previews of the Half Guard DVD
I've uploaded two more excerpts from my soon-to-be-released Dynamic Half Guard DVD to Youtube and Google Video. You can check them out at Preview 1: How to counter your opponent's attempt to block a backclimb attack. You can watch it below, … [Read more...]
Half Guard DVD Update
I know, I know, there have been a ton of delays in getting the Half Guard DVD ready... … [Read more...]
Half Guard Leg Positions
Someone once defined insanity as "continuing to do the same thing and expecting different results". This applies to grappling as well as the rest of life, and it is very true when you are in the half guard position. … [Read more...]
Using Instructional DVDs
A reader writes: Q: "How does one best utilize instructional video tapes and what are the best out there." A: Let me preface my answer by saying that as someone who spends a lot of time producing and selling instructional grappling DVDs I am not exactly a neutral party! … [Read more...]
Congratulations Denis Kang!
Congratulations to my friend, team-mate, and former training partner Denis Kang who defeated dangerous striker Mark Weir at Pride Bushido last Sunday. The fight ended at 4:55 of the first round after Denis landed a devastating series of punches and knees. … [Read more...]
DVD Announcement
My Mixed Martial Arts, the instructional DVD featuring the favorite MMA techniques and training drills of Denis Kang is NOW AVAILABLE. I have been working on this video for 7 months, during which time Denis has won two fights in Pride, the biggest and most prestigious MMA event in the world. … [Read more...]