But if you do get grabbed I think we can all agree that you want to be the one who stays standing while the other guy takes the fall no? BJJ,...
Have to agree there is nothing much more challenging than wrestling with a huge noob who cant chill and trys muscling everything to the max, its...
As a fellow Dale (Best name Ever!! :) ) Id say if you are interested in quick and effective self defence and want to do primarily striking start...
Hey man that's what I look like after most of my MMA training sessions :) Anyway last time I was attacked was about 5 years ago, random bloke on...
Agreed. Everyone who hasn't tried it to any depth concentrates on the flashy rubber guard and twister stuff whereas the half guard stuff is the...
Hi Asthmamaster, sorry to say were based in Reading, Berkshire UK. So maybe a little too far for you to travel :D
Woah thats a pretty harsh interpretation. I think there is a lot of good stuff in there especially for no Gi and MMA.
Last night I played open guard to decent success against a much heavier fighter (outweighs me by about 22KGs) in an MMA round. He got top and was...
Great stuff. Were they both from the same gym?
Open guard is far more dynamic active and useful than closed guard IMHO. In closed guard you'll have to be either significantly more skilled or...
I agree who you are is important. But you can only hone that not change it entirely. The best way to keep in over your head is to train with...
For me its very much gotten away from any issue of style. Its all about efficient training. How long did that Shihan take to get his guard? Woudl...
No. But I know the feeling.
Have to say that second video looks pretty much like BJJ. Needs to be trained with good resistance to work well though.
Hey, I have no problem with what ever anyone wants to train. I myself did several years of wado ryu karate and got a black belt in traditional...
I came across this thread by searching for the term "grappling". Ninjitsu didn't even come into my thinking. Luck,
Hmm have to say I've not noticed it being all that bad myself. But then I live over the river in Caversham :D
A lot of people dont like to sweat in training....Or reality :D
Agreed. Or alternately come to our MMA club and learn it from us. Wer based in reading. Basically if you dont spar it against decent levels of...
Come to our MMA gym. We do some pure kickboxing sessions if you arent interested in MMA.
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