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Kenneth Brown
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I see your micro position and I raise you another
Let’s chat about the micro just a wee bit. At a certain point, focus must shift in that direction in order to take any position or technique to a higher level. Little things like understanding the significance of specific grips, body placement and angles make a ridiculous amount of difference. Don’t believe me? Psh. Alright. …
Ridiculously powerful pajama grips
About two years ago, I had the opportunity to train for several weeks with Fabricio Bicudo. He’s one of those old skool jiu-jitsu players. In fact, when I met him, he had already spent more than three decades on the mat. Shocking, I know. And he’s not even that old. He just started when he …
A blatant assault on all that is half guard
Half is life. I would like more people to understand that. But many moons ago, while I was at a seminar, almost an hour was spent on how to slice through it like butter and make your opponents suffer so much that they just want to let you pass. Underhooks were stolen left and right. …
How the bear of the west plays good ol’ half
One of my absolute favorite half guard instructionals isn’t on anyone’s radar anymore. It came out way back when I was just a not-so wee little blue belt. And at the time, it was revolutionary because its core premise was that one of the sacred commandments of playing half guard wasn’t absolutely true. Yup, it …
Ye shall NOT choke me with that thar ezekiel
Let’s talk about a problem that I experienced often while playing underhook half coming up through the ranks. One of the first lessons I ever learned for half guard was that I had to always fight for the underhook. I was a good student (in this at least), so I paid attention and implemented it …