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Judo Chop: Phil Davis Invents a Hammerlock Variation Called the 'Mr Wonderful'
No one who's been paying attention to his career should be surprised at how well Phil Davis is doing in the UFC. Before he entered MMA he was the 2008 NCAA division 1 wrestling national champion. Before he entered the UFC he went 4-0 with one TKO and two submissions. It's obvious just from seeing...
UFC 123 Preview: The Judo Chops of Lyoto Machida
Going into Saturday's fight with Quinton Jackson, aka "Rampage", Lyoto Machida is at a cross-roads. Less than a year ago he was seen as the most successful technical innovator to hit MMA in years. As the undefeated champion of the UFC's marquee light heavyweight division he made a strong case for...
Bloody Elbow Book Review: Andre Galvao's "Drill to Win"
There have been dozens of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu manuals, many by legends of the sport, but Drill to Win: 12 Months to Better Brazillian Jiu-Jitsu by Andre Galvao with Kevin Howell, is a unique and valuable addition to the canon. Where most jiu jitsu manuals focus on presenting a dizzying array of...
UFC 117 Preview: Head Kick Legend Analyzes the Kick Boxing of Anderson Silva
This is a guest post by Fraser Coffeen of Head Kick Legend. Also see this Judo Chop to understand more about Silva's underrated wrestling. Also see our reviews of his manual and training DVDs to learn more about his amazing techiques. Let's get this out of the way right now. Anderson Silva is the...
UFC 113 Preview: Bloody Elbow Book Review: Lyoto Machida's "Machida Karate-Do Mixed Martial Arts Techniques"
I've been looking forward to this book for a long long time. Victory Belt released their Machida DVD set well over a year ago. Well my review copy finally arrived and I'm pleased to say it's everything I expected. Machida Karate-Do Mixed Martial Arts Techniques is your typical Victory Belt...
Merry Christmas: There's More to MMA Technique Than Judo Chops
Thought I'd do a round up of some of my favorite technique related non-Judo Chops that we've run here at BE over the past couple of years. Merry Christmas! "How Not To Punch" by Jason Lambert -- Brent Brookhouse How Wrestlers Lose In MMA: Basic Chokes -- Kid Nate How Wrestlers Lose in MMA:...
Bloody Elbow Book Review: Frank Shamrock's Mixed Martial Arts for Dummies
It's been a long time since Victory Belt put out a new training manual and it's a couple more weeks before I get my copies of their next tomes, I thought I'd do a review of Frank Shamrock's Mixed Martial Arts for Dummies. If you're famililar with Wiley's "for Dummies" series, you pretty much know...
MHR University - 3-4: Position Responsibilities and Blocking Theory (Part Two)
3 men on your defense lined up to take on 5 giant offensive linemen? The fans want to know what's gotten into yur head. Not only that, the offensive coordinator throws in two big blocking TE's to ensure his QB's protection. Your men are outnumbered 7 to 3, and giving up hundreds of pounds in...
Video: Pro Wrestling Moves Pulled Off in MMA
Rodriguez of Fightlinker put together the above video compilation of the best pro-wrestling moves pulled off for real in MMA. Here's a rough list of them from a previous post he did. They don't match the video exactly. Chance Fararr’s Mountain Bomb on Urijah Faber Urijah...
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