As covered before, improving in Brazilian Jiu jutsu takes dedication and hard work. For beginners, adopting the correct mindset towards body position plays a particularly important role in reaching…
Chan Sung Jung: Clinching and Countering
Chan Sung Jung, returning to the UFC after spending two years in Korea for his mandatory military service, defeated Dennis Bermudez at UFC fight night 104. Like Ronda Rousey, Sung Jung, known as th…
Capoeira: A Training Instrument For MMA
The dance like qualities of Capoeira often dissuade MMA fighters from training in the Brazilian martial art. Although the more acrobatics techniques serve largely aesthetic purposes, the various sk…
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu: Improving Quickly
Improving quickly in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu isn’t easy. For beginners, however, the learning curve is lower and improvements come noticeably quicker. Genetic makeup, overall strength and conditioning,…
Western Boxing: Anceint Origins
Recently, mixed martial artists with a background in western boxing, like Conor McGregor, Alexander Gustafsson, and Amanda Nunes, have risen to prominence. From ancient times to modern, the punchin…
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Jim Arvanitis Interview: Part 2
In creating pankration’s modern derivation, Jim “Renaissance Man” Arvanitis has extensively studied its historical counterpart. In conjunction with the knowledge he gleaned from training in boxing…
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Ronda Rousey: UFC207
Ronda Rousey lost resoundingly to the current bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes at UFC207 after a 13 month hiatus from the octagon. The defeatresulted more from…
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Ryan Hall: TUF 24 Finale
Ryan Hall show-cased his techniques against Gray Maynard in The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 24 finale. Fighters frequently specialize in a certain area of hand-to-hand combat and attempt to force or man…
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Jim Arvanitis: The First Mixed Martial Artist
Jim Arvanitis, widely known as pankration’s “Renaissance Man”, has won numerous Hall of Fame awards in martial arts, including Grandmaster of the Year, Black Belt magazine’s Instructor of the Year,…
Artem Lobov: UFC Fight Night 99
Artem Lobov, another member of the SBG Ireland team, fought the redoubtable Teruto Ishihara at UFC Fight Night 99. The Irish audience from Belfast came out in support for the Russian-Irish fighter …
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