Category: Techniques

Straight armlock and reverse armlock from the guard
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Straight armlock and reverse armlock from the guard

Billy Hofacker, head instructor at Serra jiu-Jitsu in East Meadow, NY, demonstrates two very useful varations of the armbar from off your back. Give it a go next time you are on the mats and let us know how it worked for you!

Advanced Knife Defense technique with Tim Waid
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Advanced Knife Defense technique with Tim Waid

Tim Waid demonstrates an advanced unarmed knife defense technique with Simon Burgess at Five Points Academy.

Basic Rear Mount Escape with Jamie Alexandrino
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Basic Rear Mount Escape with Jamie Alexandrino

Jamie Alexandrino, BBJJ brown belt from Lotus Club and teaching at NY San Da, demonstrates a basic rear mount escape.

How to throw the Fedor Punch AKA Sambo’s “casting” punch
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How to throw the Fedor Punch AKA Sambo’s “casting” punch

NY Combat Sambo shows us how to use Fedor’s infamous sambo strike, the casting punch!

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Sapp vs Lashley inspired Half-Guard Escapes

Dennis Martinez and Carlos Font show some things that a fighter can do to escape and defend in half guard, stemming from the Bob Sapp vs Bobby Lashley fight at the first Ultimate Chaos show.

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Overhead Belly to Belly Suplex for MMA

Chris Weidman from Team Serra-Longo demonstrates an overhead belly to belly suplex, a throw he used in his debut fight in Ring of Combat.

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Defenses Against the Thai Clinch from NY San Da

David Ross and Adam Swindell from “NY San Da” in Midtown Manhattan demonstrate four different ways to defend against the Thai Clinch in different scenarios.

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Sweep from Muay Thai Clinch with Aaron Fisher

Aaron “The Ghost” Fisher from Camp Undefeated in NYC shows us a sneaky and effective sweep from a muay thai clinch.

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Heavy Bag Basics with Xtreme Couture’s Ron Frazier

Ron Frazier, head boxing coach from Xtreme Couture in Las Vegas, shows us the fundamentals of hitting a heavy bag!

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Ray Longo’s tips for holding Focus Mitts

Ray Longo, coach of Matt Serra, Pete Sell, Luke Cummo and many other fighters from Team Serra Longo, shows us some tips for holding focus mitts and drills to do with a fighter, aided by “The All-American” Chris Weidman.