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MMA Faestro

It seems every day there is a new source for online training.  Happily, most of them are very good.  I just wanted to point out the site that Dave teaches on, MMA Faestro.  It has tons of his lessons on Judo, MMA, and BJJ, so if you ever wanted to train with Dave, this is as good as it gets.

Also there are other fantastic coaches like Paul Schreiner of Kaijin MMA, Kenny Florian, Dan Camarillo, Jon Fitch, Frankie Edgar, Mark DellaGrotte, Flavio Canto and more.  If you are looking for wrestling, mma, bjj, striking, whatever - this is a fantastic source for a low monthly charge.

Since I have been injured I find myself looking over the site more and more to keep my head in the game.

See you on the mat!

Paul

Great BJJ Blog

Cane's Blog

When I first started bjj (1st class in 1996) information was scarce.  I used to have these old vhs tapes of guys like Pedro Carvalho.  Now it is a different time.  There is a ton of stuff out there and the problem is more overload of the fancy new stuff than anything else.  So I wanted to point you to a blog that is truly excellent, and focused on core techniques.

It is run by Cane Prevost, a brown belt and instructor with SBGi Portland.  Clear explanation and solid fundamentals shown with care and humility.  We can all improve our posture and basics and this is a great place to hear that perspective.  I hope you enjoy his blog as much as I do.

See you on the mat!

Paul

 

Demian Maia Passing

Demain is another guy that inspires me.  I posted the above as a continuation of the pressure pass idea that Dave turned me on to and I subsequently saw BJ Penn using.  To me it looks like he just gets an underhook and head pressure.  From there the guy on bottom is playing catch up while Demian "floats" to an opening. This style of passing is so hard to deal with.
I think this also underscores proper posture from bottom in butterfly guard.  Marcelo emphasizes head in front of hips.  You can see that once you get this posture broken, you end up flat on your back, getting passed.

One last note, take a look at the position at 0:55 and you'll see BJ Penn gets to this spot in every pass.  Very dominant.  It is basically over at this point for the guard player.

I love watching top level guys.  Incredible.
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