Recent Posts Tagged With 'mixed martial arts'

• Dirty Boxing for MMA - Jens Pulver

  Posted on Wednesday November 26th, 2008 at 14:38 in mma, video, techniques, mixed martial arts, clinch, instructional, jens pulver, striking, takedown, dirty boxing

  One of my favorite stand-up clinches is the Dirty Boxing clinch, made popular by Randy Couture and Jens Pulver.I find that it's exceptional in Mixed Martial Arts when you're up against a much more technical striker than yourself- instead of standing ...

• George St. Pierre - Jab Counter to Jab (Boxing/MMA 101)

  Posted on Wednesday August 20th, 2008 at 13:02 in mma, techniques, boxing, mixed martial arts, standing, jab, george st. pierre, counters, striking, gsp

  PS- I will be going back to school this Saturday (moving from LA to STL for the next two years) so don't be surprised if posts stop for a little bit- I will put up a big banner on it sometime this week.The Badass Canadian, George "Rush" St. Pierre, s...

• Spike TV's Flash MMA Game

  Posted on Tuesday August 19th, 2008 at 18:52 in mma, mixed martial arts, flash game, spike tv

  Sorry about the late post today, but I had a hangover that would have put Ted Kennedy out of commission.Since I get so many requests for links to web games from MMA junkies who can't get enough, I jumped at the first sight of one-Looks like they trie...

• Demian Maia vs. Jason MacDonald - UFC 87 Video + Recap

  Posted on Monday August 11th, 2008 at 14:02 in ufc, submission, mixed martial arts, back, fights, recap, jason, mount, macdonald, choke, guillotine, demian

  I felt like I had to put this fight up, with it having the submission of the night and all (and the fact that I called it correctly).One of these days, I'm going to watch an MMA fight without taking notes. -_-;;Demian Maia vs. Jason MacDonald UFC 87:...

• George St. Pierre vs. Jon Fitch - Video + Recap!

  Posted on Sunday August 10th, 2008 at 10:34 in ufc, mma, wrestling, mixed martial arts, welterweight, fights, recap, championship, george st. pierre, jon fitch, gsp, takedown

  Well, looks like I was pretty close in my predictions in terms of the winners, aside from the Gamburyan fight where he got TKO'd in 12 seconds- unlucky for him.Without further ado- GSP- UFC 87 George St. Pierre vs. Jon Fitch for the Welterweight Titl...

• Dirty Boxing off the Thai Clinch for MMA- Crazy Monkey/Rodney King

  Posted on Saturday August 2nd, 2008 at 14:36 in mma, techniques, muay thai, boxing, mixed martial arts, clinch, knee, transition, striking, crazy monkey, rodney king, underhooks

  Rodney King of Crazy Monkey fame shows us a wonderfully effective transition from the Thai clinch, one that works particularly well with anyone who tries to counter the clinch by diving in for the double underhooks. This post is similar in nature to ...

• Drop Seoi Nage (One Arm ShoulderThrow) for MMA/No-Gi, Karo Parisyan

  Posted on Monday July 28th, 2008 at 14:23 in mma, judo, techniques, mixed martial arts, grappling, instructional, rnc, arm throw, shoulder throw, no gi, karo, parisyan

  Another move where the subtle things make all the difference, the Seoi Nage is one of my favorite moves. I know I've covered this move before, but I didn't do so in a technical way (more in terms of timing), so to supplement it, here is Karo Parisyan...

• Shinya Aoki vs. Caol Uno DREAM 5

  Posted on Wednesday July 23rd, 2008 at 12:00 in mma, submission, dream, mixed martial arts, grappling, guard, rnc, triangle, mount, uno, aoki, rubber guard

  I was going to go over a technique today, but there was something that was just as good and informative- this match of Shinya "Magic Pants" Aoki (No, that's not his real nickname) vs. Caol Uno.If you guys have a hard time remembering who Caol Uno is,...

• Striking From Guard Bottom: Elbows - Ninja and Shogun Rua

  Posted on Wednesday July 2nd, 2008 at 15:38 in mma, Ninja, techniques, mixed martial arts, grappling, elbow, guard, shogun, striking, chute boxe, rua, stalling

  The famous Rua brothers demonstrate how to open up space on an opponent who is hugging you down to land elbows on his face.Video:http://www.youtube.com/v/vf22YtB-AnkThis is another one of those stupid simple "why-didn't-I-think-of-it" kind of moves, ...

• Kimbo Slice vs. James Thompson Elite XC

  Posted on Sunday June 1st, 2008 at 02:31 in mma, mixed martial arts, james thompson, fights, elitexc, kimbo slice, bad fight

  http://www.youtube.com/v/32Y5FWEDwT8http://www.youtube.com/v/jfiaXDBfNCcI'm not going to go out there and say that I dislike Kimbo. Kimbo Slice has all the potential to become a legit MMA fighter, and despite that his career will most likely be short...

• The (Shoulder) Von Flue Choke

  Posted on Saturday May 31st, 2008 at 14:14 in mma, submission, techniques, mixed martial arts, grappling, instructional, bjj, choke, tuf, brazilian jiu jitsu, no gi, arm triangle

  I was watching the Von Flue vs. Karalexis fight yesterday, and I realized I had never covered the "Von Flue" Choke- I know there are variations of the name, but everyone seems to recognize that one more often.If you don't know what I'm talking about,...

• Knees and Takedown from Thai Clinch, Ryan Schultz

  Posted on Monday May 19th, 2008 at 13:45 in mma, techniques, muay thai, ifl, mixed martial arts, clinch, knee, schultz, takedown, to the head, ryan schultz, thai clinch

  IFL Fighter Ryan Schultz, best known for beating down fighting prodigy Chris Horodecki, demonstrates a thai clinch fighting technique that ends with you kneeing your opponent in the face, then taking him down.http://www.youtube.com/v/0XqDYLi7mRkMy us...

• Tito Ortiz vs. Wanderlei Silva (UFC)

  Posted on Sunday May 11th, 2008 at 13:19 in ufc, mma, mixed martial arts, ortiz, fights, championship, silva, tito, ko, light heavyweight, takedown, wanderlei

  Old School Match - Tito Ortiz vs. Wanderlei Silva for what I believe was a vacant Light Heavyweight Championship title at UFC 25 in Japan.tito x wand hlby doctorcolosus7http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3m5x9_tito-x-wand-hl_sportA few notable things:...

• Wagnney Fabiano vs. L.C. Davis - IFL 2007 WGP Finals

  Posted on Friday May 9th, 2008 at 13:00 in mma, ifl, picks, mixed martial arts, leg, inside, fights, defense, davis, championship, mount, featherweight

  The first IFL Featherweight championship match, Wagnney Fabiano vs. L.C. Davis - WGP Finals 2007I saw this fight on TV yesterday, and knew that I had to get this video up-Wagnney Fabiano vs. L.C. Davis - IFL 2007 WGP Finalsby mmanowhttp://www.dailymo...

• The Evolution of MMA (Video)

  Posted on Saturday April 26th, 2008 at 01:43 in mma, techniques, mixed martial arts, grappling, instructional, knee, triangle, compilation, bjj, brazilian jiu jitsu, armbar, takedown

  ryan@joegreenewillkickyourass.com uploaded a series of 15 videos, each a compilation of some of the best finishes in MMA, seperated by technique type.Here is the youtube playlist with all 15:http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=2BB87B6FAD0E62D5Her...

• Erik Paulson: 1-2 Bait to Double Leg to GNP & Thai Kick Takedown

  Posted on Saturday April 19th, 2008 at 15:42 in mma, techniques, muay thai, mixed martial arts, sweep, cross, pound, jab, ground, sanda, san shou, double leg takedown. takedown

  Two great techniques here today in one video:Erik Paulson shows us two different techniques in MMA to take your opponent to the ground, on his back:http://www.youtube.com/v/VYtwzQO876YExplanation of both techniques:The 1-2 Bait to Double LegWhen up a...

• The Guard for MMA - Breaking Posture and the Arm Triangle

  Posted on Thursday April 10th, 2008 at 14:23 in mma, techniques, mixed martial arts, grappling, sweep, guard, hook, overhand, bjj, choke, brazilian jiu jitsu, arm triangle

  Notice: Once again, I will be returning on Tuesday, so don't unsubscribe just yet- take the time to read over the other 260+ posts I have written :)Anyway, a return to basics- defending yourself while in Guard Bottom for MMAhttp://www.youtube.com/v/n...

• Pretty Awesome Highlight of Jiu Jitsu and Submission Grappling in MMA (non-UFC)

  Posted on Sunday April 6th, 2008 at 10:45 in mma, submission, mixed martial arts, grappling, Highlights, jiu jitsu, bjj, brazilian jiu jitsu, taking the back, deep impact, rear naked choke

  No explanation needed- the knee-to-head and taking the back sequence in the beginning of the clip was enough for me to warrant posting it- Watch it!:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHPVJ4UaKQEThat was pretty sick, was it not? ...

• Full UFC Fight Night 13 Video (Megavideo)

  Posted on Saturday April 5th, 2008 at 18:55 in ufc, mma, mixed martial arts, nate, alves, 13, diaz, edgar, kenny florian, fight night, maynard, florian

  Found the Entire Ultimate Fight Night 13 Video- Watch it!For a recap, here is the list of all the bouts that night:KENNY FLORIAN V. JOE LAUZON (155 lbs)FLORIAN WINS BY TKO (Strikes) AT 3:28 OF THE 2ND ROUNDFRANK EDGAR V. GRAY MAYNARD (155 lbs)MAYNARD...

• The Funniest MMA Quotes (www.MMAWiz.com)

  Posted on Saturday April 5th, 2008 at 14:06 in mma, quotes, mixed martial arts, shamrock, rogan, sylvia, mmawiz

  I stumbled upon MMAWiz.com, a Mixed Martial Arts news site, and I found a list of the funniest quotes from MMA Fighters- linkIt's a pretty big list, so I compiled my personal favorites:“I don’t want to lick any butt.” – GSP“I will beat you ...

• "SuperKorean" Denis Kang Demonstrates Basic MMA Techniques

  Posted on Friday April 4th, 2008 at 13:33 in mma, submission, techniques, mixed martial arts, grappling, sweep, guard, triangle, mount, denis, kang, armbar

  No experienced reader really needs this, but I found a nice simple go-to 'cheat sheet' video by Denis Kang on basic no-Gi MMA submission and sweep techniques. Now, this is nice because Denis does a great job explaining the important parts of the tech...

• Mauricio "Shogun" Rua vs. Ricardo Arona (Pride FC)

  Posted on Wednesday April 2nd, 2008 at 12:43 in mma, pride, mixed martial arts, fights, pound, ground, ricardo, arona, shogun, mauricio, gogoplata, hua

  I'm glad I finally found this fight:Ricardo Arona vs. Mauricio "Shogun" Rua(Ref Cam)This fight was definitely one of the best displays of groundfighting for MMA I have ever seen. That initial gogo-to-omoplata attempt was impressive. The fight is shor...

• Quentin Rampage Jackson vs. Best Week Ever Blogger (Comedy)

  Posted on Tuesday April 1st, 2008 at 13:54 in ufc, mma, wrestling, mixed martial arts, jackson, rampage, quentin, best week ever

  I chuckled into my morning coffee when I saw this, but the UFC LHW champion Quentin Rampage Jackson wrestles a blogger from the BestWeekEver.tv blog team who apparently wrestled him in high school. The results are quite humorous. The random shouts of...

• Download "MMA: The Book of Knowledge" by BJ Penn

  Posted on Wednesday February 20th, 2008 at 11:09 in mma, mixed martial arts, bjj, bj penn, striking, no gi, mma: the book of knowledge

  I finally found a PDF version of my favorite Martial Arts book ever: Mixed Martial Arts: The Book of Knowledge- written by the one and only, BJ Penn.Download Mixed Martial Arts- The Book of Knowledge (Click Here)Short Review:This is one of the best M...