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Kenneth Brown
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The strongest armbar setup grip I know for no-gi
The other day, I was about the grip I prefer for setting up the armbar in no-gi, so I after an open mat, I jumped on the good ol’ book of faces and went live. This grip was only showed to me once. That was enough though. I had to see once to know that …
Four essential sweeps for closed guard
Over the years, these four sweeps have served me well. And each of them give you attack options in slightly different situations. Case in point: The pendulum sweep works like a charm when you get the initial setup for the armbar (the elbow crosses the center line) but can’t quite escape your hips all the …
3 rules of thumb for making the loop choke more effective
Over the last few months, a change has been happening in my game. Out of nowhere, the loop choke just started clicking for me, and I’ve been terrorizing the mat with it left and right. Hell, it’s gotten so bad that I’ve hit the same setup on three different people in one night even after …
This world deserves a better class of grappler
“This city needs a better class of criminal. And I’m going to give it to them.” – The Joker in the Dark Knight In the comic book world, there are countless villains. Most of them have incredible powers and the pure carnage they can unleash with ease is simply astonishing. But one in particular looms …
I sense a great disturbance on this, the most sinister of days
– Obi-Won Kenobi Yes, it has. On this, the most sinister of days, countless men are being dragged kicking and screaming away from training. No drilling. No rolling. No, not on this day. And KB will also be spending some time away from my precious (let Smeagol reign) mats. But no worries. It’s still possible …