Jiu Jitsu: Get Better Faster!

Everyone who wants to learn jiu jitsu knows how vital it is to learn quickly. For those of you who have been in training for awhile, you already know you have to progress quickly to survive. You probably already know a few moves like a sweep or a submission, but it is hard to get better because you can’t use these moves on other people in your class. You can grapple for hours on end, but it’s not making you progress quickly enough.

Beginning Jiu Jitsu: Defend Your Guard

There are a lot of suggestions out there telling you how to defend your guard. Some of these are: do not allow the other fighter to get a hold of your knees, find an angle, or drive your legs to the ground. However, there is one suggestion that I often see novices failing to do. You must control your opponent’s head to help you defend your guard.

The Top Brands In MMA Clothing

Many people wouldn’t actually consider their clothing as key point for their performance. For other individuals, though, their clothes are highly essential. In all honesty, the clothes of a fighter has nothing related to the success he achieves in the ring. Nevertheless, the durability and comfort and ease that these clothing articles offer, give the fighter more room to regulate and permits a smooth body positioning. In terms of MMA gear, you can find only three brands that you should pay attention to- Hayabusa, Clinch Gear, and Sprawl. These brands are the most trusted brands in Mixed martial arts fighting. On top of that, these brands have also been related to some of the best MMA fighters of today. Their reputation has stood the test of time, and in the future years, it will only blossom a lot more.

3 Ways To Stay Safe In Public Places

As you go about your day, you visit sometimes a number of locations. There’s the food shopping, or stopping for a bite to eat. You have the drive to and from work as well as the walk from your car to the office. Some individuals go to school and walk the halls of the campus. Clearly, the options for crime to happen abound. Because of this, it is crucial to learn some tips about how to stay safe in public places.

MMA In San Diego

Fight fans living in southern California are finding themselves having an overflowing variety of choices in most things fight related. Take MMA in San Diego for instance. One would believe that it may take more than great weather to lure the best fighters on the planet to make this lovely area home. And you’d be correct.

Hall Of Famer Coleman Pink Slipped By UFC

Not too long ago, Mark Coleman headlined UFC 109 facing Randy Couture. Several days later, he’s apparently no longer good enough to remain in the UFC at all. On Wednesday, following a lopsided loss to Couture the UFC released Coleman from his contract and cut the veteran heavyweight. Coleman is now free to sign with any other promotion, but at 46 years of age his most likely-and most advisable-course of action is retirement. Fighters seldom do the ‘most advisable’ thing, however, and his actual plans are unknown at the moment.

MMA Flashback: Trigg, Ludwig Win At Strikeforce: Payback

Frank Trigg dominated tough veteran Falaniko Vitale wire to wire en route to a unanimous decision victory at Strikeforce: Payback. Trigg essentially dictated where and when the fight occurred, and Vitale had no response whatsoever. The CompuStrike stats clearly underscored Triggs superiority in the fight, giving him a lopsided 41 to 7 edge in strikes landed.

UFC 99: Rich Franklin Tops Wanderlei Silva In Thrilling Main Event

From a business standpoint, the UFCs first trip to Germany will clearly fall short of their success in the UK. From poor ticket sales to a downright hostile German media, its been one headache after another for Dana White and company. The UFC 99 card itself turned out to be an entertaining affair highlighted by a spectacular main event between Rich Franklin and Wanderlei Silva. Franklin would ultimately win the unanimous decision victory, but the fight itself far exceeded the expectations of most fans.

MMA Flashback: Bobby Lashley Destroys Mike Cook At MFC 21

Here’s a word of advice to future opponents of Bobby Lashley–don’t make fun of his background in professional wrestling. Mike Cook found that out the hard way in the co-main event of Maximum Fighting Championships MFC 21: Hard Knocks. After spending the run up to fight week making fun of Lashley’s tenure in the WWE, Cook lasted a mere :24 seconds before being choked unconscious via a guillotine choke. The victory ran Lashley’s record in his brief MMA career to 3-0.

UFC 88 Flashback: Evans Dominates ‘The Iceman’

Rashad Evans didn’t scream about demanding respect in his prefight interviews because hes smart enough to know that respect must be earned. He earned it and then some with a devastating 2nd round TKO of Chuck Liddell in the main event of UFC 88.

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