Demian Maia Sweep

This is a great move- use and it and teach it all the time. Learned from Mario Sperry wayyyy back in 2000! That guy was way ahead of his time!

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Armbar Escape from Guard (Saulo Ribeiro - BJJLibrary.com)

Judo Loop Chokes

A few new looks at the collar choke.

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Cradle Counter to Single Leg

Slick!!!

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Shawn Williams Knee on Stomach Defense

No Gi - Knee through Pass to Monoplata

Nice technical pass and finish...

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Reverse Kimura Grip to Roll Through Kimura

Very sneaky-something I've been playing with lately...

BJJ World Champion, Caio Terra, Shows An Armbar Variation When Stacked

This is a great way to transition from being stacked- my #1 technique when the pressures on-learn it!

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Rolled 39: Kurt Osiander

My Favorite episode yet. I have new respect for Ralph Gracie after watching the short roll with him- very aggressive-WOW!

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Greg Jackson's Armbar

BJJ Side Control Submission: Back Step Americana Armlock

I love this move from North South- part of my own chain.

Benefits An MMA Fighter Gains From Olympic Weight Lifting PART 3

PART 3: My own personal experiences. Some of the benefits I’ve received through Olympic weight lifting (MMA and personally): one major difference I’ve noticed is that my posture is actually correct now! Before I was slightly hunched over, a common issue for both grapplers and strikers due to the posture requirements of our sports and unbalanced muscle development that comes with there regular practice, and it would cause me to lose my balance during lifts or strain too much. As I started to correct my posture, I started to understand how to use my hips and explode from the ground up. This did not happen overnight and took many months to develop. As I experienced the new posture and use of my hips, my striking in MMA drastically improved. The reason for this is because my new found balance from correct posture helped me launch faster punches from the ground to my hips and finally to my hand, exactly the same path that that power is generated in the OL’s! I also started to understand more principles and techniques that I had been told a million times before; but now with the correct posture they were working. Being that I’m tall 6’1” without proper posture it’s a lot easier for me to be off balance and slower than a shorter fighter. After training in Olympic weight lifting I could better control my center of mass which in turn helped me strengthen my core. I thought I had a strong core going into this type of lifting but found out rather fast I was wrong. After developing my core through proper lifting technique and use of the Valsalva maneuver, I had another epiphany if you will. I thought that if I can snatch all this weight and stabilize my core by just holding my breath, I should try to implement this into my fighting: and I did. I started using the Valsalva maneuver during my take down attempts: as I’d shoot in and grab a leg I would hold my breath then explode with individual into air completing take down. Once the take down was completed I would recover faster than before because I used less energy from proper technique.