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Once you apply the basic kimura from the bottom of the 1/2 guard position an opponent may rush to pass your guard. Use this follow-up to flip him over while you move to the top position.

==> 1/2 Guard Kimura Flip Sweep (Give it a few seconds to play)

Every so often we watch a fight that is exciting from start to finish. A match where a fighter or both fighters  pull off some really cool, crisp and effective attacks and counters. I love those fights. The match between Tyson Griffin vs. Clay Guida, that took place a while ago is one of the first that pops into my mind.

Then there are other matches where many attacks seems slow, ineffective and telegraphed. It’s during those matches that I’m thankful, as a spectator, that it is only scheduled for three rounds if that is the case.

What’s makes a match boring to me?

I think it’s when two ground fighting specialist tries to strike it out on the feet. I find it hard to watch punching exchanges that consist of two fighters throwing wild punches, with elbows flared, body squared while moving in wrong directions. Even worse is when punches do land squarely on the intended target, which is always the head, they rarely cause a knockout because of improper body mechanics.

I imagine the opposite situation would be equally as boring to me although we don’t see it as often. That is if two highly skilled strikers with limited ground skill, flopping around on the ground missing submission opportunities or not taking advantage of a key position from which they could have ended the fight.

That being said there are some exceptions where a ground specialist or wrestler may have enough power and athleticism to score some knockouts and be exciting to watch regardless of the fact that they lack technical expertise in striking.  That is however fairly rare and seems to only be possible when there opponents possesse weak or average striking ability themselves.

In the future, I hope more fighters continue to play to their strengths and not feel like they have to prove that they can do it all when they step in the cage.

What do think think makes fights boring?

Another important MMA Training Tip in terms of your mindset…

Don’t Be The Bragger

What happens in training doesn’t matter, it’s only training! Keep that sentence in mind and you will not become the type of student that team mates despise. I’m talking about the guy that brags to others about who he’s tapped out, knocked down or dominated during a practice. They also seem to take training sessions as serious as competition. This type of student has things all wrong.

One should take training as what the name is defined as; Intended for use during an introductory, learning, or transitional period. In other words training is the time when a student should introduce new techniques to their game, test out new strategies and work to transition their mma games to something greater.

Could an advanced mixed martial artist get tapped out by or get dropped due to a strike from a less experience opponent when trying out these new, less developed skills and strategies? Of course they could, but that is the risk they must take to improve their skill set. Training is the time to try things new and when someone brags about training results as is it were a real competition or fight that pisses people off.

Do not be that guy! Also be sure to put anyone who brags about their training accomplishments in their place –in a very nice way—for their own benefit and the benefit of the team.

Check out these related articles

MMA Training Tip – Mindset #1 (The I Already Know That Type)

MMA Training Tip – Mindset #2 (The Rough Guy)

MMA Training Tip – Mindset #3 (The Lazy Guy)

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Here are my UFC 109 predicitons, who are you picking?

Randy Couture  vs. Mark Coleman = Randy Couture by decision
-Nate Marquardt  vs. Chael Sonnen = Nate Marquardt by submission
-Demian Maia  vs. Dan Miller = Demian Maia by submission
-Matt Serra vs. Frank Trigg = Matt Serra by Decision
-Paulo Thiago  vs. Mike Swick = Mike Swick by TKO

Early Friday morning I’m heading out to St John’s, Newfoundland to teach a 2 day seminar at Bushido MMA. Great people, great training facility and great city…I’m looking forward to it all.

I’ll try to post some updates and maybe even some pictures and video of my time there.

Have a great weekend everyone!

Here’s another MMA technique, taught by guest instructor Erik Paulson during his visit to Joslin’s MMA.

This is a great way to counter a common technique called the Kimura. Enjoy!

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Learn these BJJ techniques and your opponents will be in trouble!

Come out and learn the movements of the highly effective X-guard. Jeff has consistantly used this guard sucessfully in BJJ, Submisison Wrestling and MMA.

At this workshop you’ll learn many ways to control and sweep your opponent so that you end up on top. You’ll also pick up a few cool ways to submit your opponent by using the x-guard.

Perfect for students of all levels, Jeff Joslin’s topic focused workshops are fun, easy to follow and contain many technical details that you will be able to put to use right away. A great way to increase you skill on the mats fast!

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“Power Ranger”‘ There was a lot of pre-fight discussion about the formerJason David Franks’ MMA debut which happened last night.

He came out really aggressive showing a good mix of punching and kicking attacks. A little into the fight you see him rocked by a solid punch then get taken down. Showing great composure he pulls out the win. Congratulations to him on a job well done.

How did he do it?

With an attack that we rarely seen applied to submission in MMA.

Check it out…

I just posted the 5th video in the MMA Guard pass series. I had a lot of fun filming them and I hope the videos helped you out in your training.

I was at a BJJ tournament in Toronto today and one of my friends in the BJJ community came up and told me that the movements in the video series were really helping him in his training. I thought that was pretty cool and it definitely motivated me to continue to put up new content.

Anyways, here’s the goods! ==> Guard Pass #5

Many people have emailed me asking where they can find a copy of my UFC Fight Night matchup vs. Josh Koscheck. It’s a very tough fight to find on the internet and the UFC doesn’t have it available for purchase on the on-demand page.

I just found out that the match is being broadcast on Spike TV again.

For any of those that were looking to see it again or for the first time, I believe the card is being shown at 7pm on Friday, January 29th (tomorrow). It may however been on tonight (Thurs) too as the UFC has it listed as such on their site. The main event match-up on that card was Diego Sanchez vs. Joe Riggs. Koscheck and I fought in the fight just before that one.

Enjoy!