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Ronda Rousey and the Power of Gameplans

February 24, 2013 by Stephan Kesting

In case you were hiding under a rock, Ronda Rousey fought Liz Carmouche last night at UFC 157. She both validated her UFC Women's Bantamweight title, and made history by being in the first-ever women's match in the the UFC. And just in case you were under that aforementioned rock, despite a very spirited fight by Liz Carmouche, Ronda won the match with an armbar at 4:49 of the first … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Competition, Featured, Female Grapplers, Mixed Martial Arts Tagged With: Armbar, Brandon Mullins, Butterfly Guard, Chokes, David Meyer, Kajukenbo, Marcelo Garcia, MMA, North-South, Rear Naked Choke, Ronda Rousey, Single Leg X Guard, Strategy, Submission, The Mental Aspect, UFC, Video, X Guard

Hidden Techniques for Maintaining Rear Mount

December 10, 2012 by Stephan Kesting

When people teach the rear mount they often show you how to get your hooks in to achieve the rear mount, and then they teach you a couple of submissions from the back. Their idealized flowchart has two steps: Get your hooks in, Submit your opponent. Oh, if only life were so simple! … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Female Grapplers, Grappling Techniques, Instructional Videos Tagged With: Emily Kwok, Grapplearts DVDs, iPhone, Marcelo Garcia, No Gi, Rear Mount, Rear Naked Choke, Submission Grappling, Video

Advanced Submission Attacks

December 19, 2011 by Stephan Kesting

Let's talk about an advanced concept that top submission artists use all the time. But first, let's set the stage by talking about the limited number of common positions in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu.   … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Training Tagged With: BJJ, Marcelo Garcia, Positions, Sparring, Techniques, Training

Critical Submission Details

September 4, 2011 by Stephan Kesting

Are there any submissions out there that you just can't finish?  You can set it up, lock it on, and strain for all you're worth, but your opponent just won't tap out? It happens all the time.  In fact, I'm not immune either. There have been lots of submissions where I initially thought, "oh man, this will never work for me!" But take heart!  Usually there are just one or two critical … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Grappling Techniques, Training Tagged With: Armbar, Armlocks, Chokes, Collar Chokes, Kneebars, Leglocks, Marcelo Garcia, North-South, Rear Naked Choke, Submission

How Marcelo Garcia Defeats Larger, Stronger Opponents

April 28, 2011 by Stephan Kesting

There's nothing quite like watching a smaller, lighter, weaker person use their technique to defeat a bigger, heavier, stronger opponent. And  when it comes to tapping out bigger, stronger, heavier opponents there's nobody quite like Marcelo Garcia. Not only is he a four time world BJJ champion and three time ADCC champion in his weight class, but he's often fought in the absolute division … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Grappling Techniques, Training Tagged With: BJJ, Butterfly Guard, Chokes, Guard Passes, Inspiration, Marcelo Garcia, Rear Mount, Rear Naked Choke, Submission, Submission Grappling, Video

Marcelo Garcia Chokes Me Out Repeatedly

April 19, 2011 by Stephan Kesting

Marcelo Garcia is maybe the very best person in the world at attacking the turtle position. But before I tell you how I know this first hand, I should point out that as you get better you'll run into the turtle position more often. This is because when you're pinned by an advanced player it's pretty damn hard to put them back into your guard.  And the other main escape option is to go to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Grappling Techniques Tagged With: BJJ, Butterfly Guard, Chokes, Classes, Concepts, Crucifix Position, Gi, Guillotine Choke, Marcelo Garcia, Rear Mount, Sparring, Submission, Submission Grappling

Sorry, It’s Gonna Get Worse…

September 29, 2010 by Stephan Kesting

As you improve as a grappler you'll go through phases of adding new techniques and strategies to your game.  These are exciting times, but the sad truth is that you're usually gonna get worse before you get better. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Training Tagged With: Drills, Marcelo Garcia, Training, X Guard

Flow Sparring

June 15, 2010 by Stephan Kesting

Last week I had a short but fun training session with my friend Ritchie doing what we call 'flow sparring.' The rules of flow sparring are very simple: you have to keep moving, and you can't use strength. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Training Tagged With: Concepts, Drills, Marcelo Garcia, Training

Mobility and Position

November 6, 2004 by Stephan Kesting

There are two basic games in grappling: the 'mobility game' and the 'position game'. The mobility game is based on speed and movement - transitions between positions, attacks and reversals are accomplished with speed. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Training Tagged With: Frank Shamrock, Marcelo Garcia, Marcus Soares, Positions, Roger Machado, Training

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