Kenneth Brown

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Creating the right conditions for shrimping out of mount



Loop chokes straight out of the pits of hell

This is a undeniable fact: If you want your attacks to succeed, you must improve your setups. Let me give you a real life example. I’ve known the loop choke from half guard for many years, but I had an absolutely horrendous success rate with it. Whenever I would go for it, guys would just …

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More triangle choke counter details for those who enjoy such things



Desperate clingers, and how you can punish them

There’s a certain kinda guy in the room that I’ve run into more than once. He absolutely refuses to give an inch, no matter what. Hell, the position could be completely and utterly lost and yet he still clings on desperately. Sometimes, it’s a grip and other times, it could be a particular guard. It …

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The precursor to destruction

Hip Tilt. John Wayne. Crowbar Sweep. All those names are used to identify one of my favorite sweeps, but in my mind, I think of it simply as the precursor to destruction. Wonder why? It’s simply because I actually prefer when people defend it. Hell, a lot of times, I want them to defend more …

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