Kenneth Brown

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Just like a fish flopping on the sand

Oh boy, let me tell you about a sight that I dread seeing. Someone’s guard gets passed. They let the weight settle down. And then they start bumping and shrimping frantically like a fish flopping out of water. Get this though. They still go absolutely nowhere. It blows my mind how often I’ve seen that …

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A taste of my own medicine

More than once in the past, I’ve yapped about how important the cross collar grip is for maintaining control in the omoplata. (No other grip effortlessly kills almost all escape attempts like it can. It’s straight up ridiculous.) You know what happened yesterday though? Yours truly struggle to escape against that same exact cross collar …

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Reverse figure four shoulder lock grip variations



Don’t sleep on the reverse figure four

In the heavier divisions, more than once, I’ve seen a certain tactic. A guy will feed his arm inside the legs… Yup. One arm in, one arm out. It’s the breaking of a fundamental rule, but they don’t do it because they know no better. Nope. They know exactly what they’re doing. In fact, it’s …

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Two tweaks for a more vicious triangle choke finish