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Savage pressure in a common armbar finish position

A danger lurking in the over under

This week, I’ve been teaching a lot of lessons on the over under, and there are few details that I like to focus on. Can you guess? You might. Or maybe not. But one of my central principles is that there is a micro battle that is fought the moment the position is established. It …

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The guy who doesn’t tap to chokes

Let me tell you about a guy. He used trained out in Texas with Travis Lutter (in fact, I think that’s even where he got his purple belt), and some months ago, he told me that he doesn’t tap to chokes. They just don’t work on him. Of course, that was a little bit tongue …

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The best types of questions to ask on the mat

How, why and when. Those right there are the best types of questions to ask. Bam. End of post. Not clear enough? Alright. Here’s what I mean. How explores the mechanics. Why delves into the concepts. And when hones in on the timing. Frankly, asking those three questions about any technique is an easy way …

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Stacked to hell and back again

I LOATHE being stacked. It’s not even because I’m uncomfortable. No. I can hang out there all day. But if I get stacked, it means that I done fugked up. I made some small error somewhere or I failed to make an adjustment as soon as control started to slip away. And who can I …

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