Kenneth Brown

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The beginning of a defensive sequence for escaping side control



An one handed loop of doom

At a certain point, one of my teammates made a significant change in her game. She stopped going for armbars in closed guard. Why? It’s because she kept running into hyper flexible women in tournaments. She would get the arm across, establish good angle and then shoot the hips up, but yet still it would …

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When the elbows close, la la land soon follows



The layers of an effective kneetap offense

The underhook half guard without a strong knee tap would be a sad and dreary thing. Yes, you still have the kneebar, triangle, shovel sweep, and backtake, but understanding the mechanics of executing the kneetap and going for it with gusto opens the door for so much offense. I would even say that having a …

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Slipping out of grapevine like a ghost