Fight Video

The only thing better than passing the BJJ half guard is taking the back in the same moment, as shown here by Brazilian World Champion, Caio Terra.  For its instruction on shutting down the knee of the bottom-side half guard player alone, this video is excellent.  Another great nugget is Caio Terra’s use of leverage [...]

If you want to catch the triangle from guard, Ryan Hall might be one of the best teachers you can find.  This accomplished BJJ player is renowned for his guard and his triangle choke from guard (and almost everywhere else).  He also has a very smart approach to brazilian jiu jitsu, and that comes through [...]

This jiu jitsu sweep from guard is known as the “sit-up” or “bump” sweep.  The premise is super simple, but timing and set up are crucial.  Notice how when the narrator begins his jiu jitsu sweep from guard, his opponent’s weight first comes down, then he follows him as he sits back up.  Very high [...]

Breaking the legs and passing the closed guard in BJJ can be a challenge.  With the legs closed around your hips, your opponent has a lot of control over your balance, and has numerous guard attacks you’ll have to watch out for.  By breaking the legs and passing the closed guard, you change the game, [...]

The ankle pick is a seriously effective, extremely simple takedown, whether in wrestling, street or MMA application.  When you are in a typical MMA standing clinch, the foot seems miles away from your hands, but this video shows you how to set up the ankle pick on both sides for the takedown.  Watch carefully for [...]

Here are a couple of nice “duck under” clinch takedowns by Randy Couture – a far side duck under and a near side duck under.  These are based in wrestling, but are good moves in an MMA situation as well.  Clinch takedowns determine the rest of a real-life fight in most cases as well, insofar [...]

Breaking the “clinch,” or thai clinch, is vital, as this is a place many fights can and will end up if either fighter has stand-up skills.  Boxers end up in this type of clinch often, as you can see in the Tyson vs. Holyfield “Bite Fight”.  No biting here… this video is all about breaking [...]

Mike Tyson bites Evander Holyfield’s ear in this video from the original “Bite Fight” on June 28, 1997, after Tyson did a stint in jail.  Tyson complained that Holyfield had been headbutting, not only in this match (9:44, another view at 13:27), but in their original meet.  After the fight, Tyson tried to continue to [...]

The One Inch Punch, made famous by Bruce Lee, is thoroughly explained and discussed in this documentary.  Many of us have long heard about the one inch punch, but hear some greats from within Wing Chun and Jeet Kun Do discuss and demonstrate it here. Documentary begins immediately. Please give this fight video a star [...]

This video series explains slowly, in detail, from the beginning, what the De La Riva guard is.  Hand and leg positioning are outlined for the viewer who is new to the De La Riva guard, and how to utilize this position to set up sweeps and submissions is covered in detail over the 2 videos [...]