Listen up Yo! Ya’ll need to shut your pie holes and drink from the well of wisdom. This ain’t no garden variety coolaid. This is the real deal. Too strong for your candy @$$es? Well that’s just too bad. The truth hurts like the taste of a 4 oz. MMA glove in your mouth. MMA [...]
Knock, knock. Who’s there? A professional gargantuan Fighter who’s here to kick you in the twinkies!
Erik Paulson shares some running takedowns for MMA and Self Defense from his CSW playbook.
I’ve been saving this little beauty for a rainy day. And seeing as how it’s been a little quiet around the vlog as of late, I thought, it’s a perfect time to unleash some more pain. I mean, sharing is caring right? Ever since I first read about the Gotch Toe Hold, I’ve been interested [...]
Recently, we were asked to do a series on drills that could be done either solo or with a partner. CSW Coach Shane Taylor, the first student to graduate the CSW Coaching curriculum and earn his coaching certificate through us under Sensei Erik Paulson used to travel out of town frequently and during the first few years with us had made a similar request.
As a result, we had already put together a series of techniques that he could do in his hotel rooms on the road. It would seem that they weren’t too shabby as he used them to help build his foundation and eventually become one of our very best students.
An important part of any successful competition is communication between Coach/Instructor and Student/Competitor.
The Artistry of Sweet Science Recently I tried to explain to my students that ultimately, our goal is to learn the techniques so that we can express ourselves through them. I saw a lot of glazed over looks and nodding heads with empty eyes. Then come sparring time, I saw a lot of mechanical movements, [...]
Each sub-position is like a prison cell to which only a few specific methods will create opportunities for escape. There is no skeleton key which magically unlocks all prison cell doors. Paying heed to which escapes and methods work for each sub-position will give you a better insight into how to become a better escape artist in general.
Ever since I learned the proper mechanics from Coach Billy Robinson, the Shin Lock has found an ever growing role in my MMA and Submission Grappling game.
Well, after keeping a close tab on your feedback, two rival camps arose. Those in support of a voiceover and those wanting subtitles. All told, the subtitles folks had the edge by about 10 votes. And just as I was about to begin work on putting them into the clip, Coach Kiser made a last [...]
