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 [...]

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 [...]

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 is a very thorough description of how to do two bjj guard sweeps (a flower sweep variation and the pendulum sweep) by Pedro Sauer brown belt, Bill Jones.  He is very specific about details that are crucial to making the sweeps work.  One of the best descriptions of these moves I’ve seen. To the [...]

Clinching in a fight, and being able to use good clinch techniques is key.  By closing the distance and clinching, we attach ourselves to our opponent, which helps when he is bigger than us, a better puncher and kicker, or a less skilled grappler.  Muay Thai elbows and knees from here are extremely effective, as [...]

The Ezekiel Choke is a great go-to move in a gi.  The good thing about this move is that you can do it in plain clothes in any long-sleeve clothing.  They used to even make a “Jiu Jitsu Watch,” the wristband of which disconnected in order to be used for the Ezekiel choke specifically. (We [...]

As the video explains, once a student has studied and mastered the 85 forms of Tai Chi Chuan, and achieving proficiency in the movements, he will be ready to commence learning “push hands.”  The purpose is to develop the martial application of the commonly soft art of Tai Chi Chuan.  If you believe what you [...]

Anywhere some have succeeded, others have failed.  Sometimes we succeed only to immediately fail in a big, public, embarrassing way only seconds later. Action begins immediately. Please give this fight video a star rating and a Facebook “Like” according to how much you enjoyed it! This post is already reported broken.