Getting the Back Warm up with standing arm drag drill, but modified so it sets up the seat belt or choke. If dragging his R arm, control his R arm with your L and reach under and past his arm and shoulder with your R hand so you can see the palm of your hand…
Year: 2009
John Will Seminar 1 August 2009 breaking out of the clinch, roundhouse kicks and takedowns
Breaking out of the clinch Perhaps the most overlooked aspect of MMA-style training. Most of us are taught that once you clinch you stay there or work to the ground. you may be better at striking and he better at wrestling, in which case it would suit you best to be able to break out…
John Will Seminar 4th April 2009 – hooking sweeps, S Mount armbar
Hooking Sweeps With hooks in, we seek three basic upper body controls – double underhooks, double overhooks, one under one over. The techniques shown give options from every position. Warmup drill One guy on his knees, one with his hooks in. Hooks in guy lies back, does a situp, gets double underhooks, rocking chair, lifting…
Glorified Kickboxing – The Truth
Glorified Kickboxing – The Truth (an eyewitness account) People such as myself who practice a variety of martial arts, especially non-traditional arts such as Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, are often showered with insults by ignorant and misinformed Kung Fu purists, who refer to us as Glorified Kickboxers. Well, you lot, suck on this … After many months of searching…