Thoughts on MMA

[Matt Z]

Also, when I go for a double-leg takedown I always try to hug my opponent legs together. This allows me to move directly to side control or full mount without getting caught in my opponents guard.

[frogbyte]

Seems like lately most wrestler-oriented MMA spends the entire stand-up portion of the match in a crouched stance. Look at Lesner/Corwin, they practically spent the whole standing match squatting.

[Matt Z]

HIERARCHY OF POSITIONS

BEST
Rear Mount Position
Full Mount Position
Knee-on-Belly Position
Side Control Position
Turtle Position
Half Guard Position
Full Guard Position
Half Guard Position
Turtle Position
Side Control Position
Knee-on-Belly Position
Full Mount Position
Rear Mount Position
WORST

[Matt Z]

Notes: The North-and-South Position is generally considered a variation of Side Control. Likewise, the Body Triangle is a variation of the Rear Mount, and Sprawl Control is often considered a variation of the Turtle Position.

[Matt Z]

BJJ divides fighting into three phases ... Free Motion, the Clinch and Ground Grappling.

[Matt Z]

POSITIONAL STRATEGY

Fighting Stance
Improve Position

Neck Clinch Position (+)
Strike

Collar-Elbow Clinch
Improve Position

Neck Clinch Position (-)
Improve Position

Body Clinch Position (+)
Improve Position

Over-Under Clinch
Improve Position

Body Clinch Position (-)
Improve Position

Rear Clinch Position (+)
Improve Position

Rear Clinch Position (-)
Improve Position
Submit

Side Control Position (+)
Improve Position
Submit/ Strike

Side Control Position (-)
Improve Position

Knee-on-Chest Position (+)
Improve Position
Submit/ Strike

Knee-on-Chest Position (-)
Improve Position

Full Mount Position (+)
Submit/ Strike

Full Mount Position (-)
Improve Position

Rear Mount Position (+)
Submit/ Strike

Rear Mount Position (-)
Improve Position

Half Guard Position (+)
Improve Position

Half Guard Position (-)
Improve Position

Full Guard Position (+)
Improve Position
Submit

Full Guard Position (-)
Improve Position
Submit

[Matt Z]

Note: Above is my personal positional strategy and includes an element of personal preferance. It lists my primary objective(s) from each position. For example, from the Fighting Stance (Free Motion Phase) my main objective is to either close to a clinch or shoot for a takedown. I may also strike, but scoring a knockout isn't my main focus. Instead, I tend to use strikes to counter, or to set up other attacks (clinches and takedowns).

[Matt Z]

I'm beginning to wonder if the last few posts make sense to anyone other than me.

[hoosegow]

I'm not a wizard and thus not versed in wizardish.

[Matt Z]

Hmm ... I was afraid of that.

[Matt Z]

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Some of my old favorites made the list (Ruas, Taktarov, Frye), plus a few more familiar names (Gracie, Couture).

[Oscar_Actuary]

"Ooohhhleg Taaawhhhk-TAAAR-OFF ... Tawk_TAR-OFF"

loved watching him

[Matt Z]

I still have my old Panther instructional tapes with Ruas, Frye, Taktarov, Kerr, Rutten and a few others.

[Oscar_Actuary]

Diego Brandao
Whoa, that was a sweet explosive move to an armbar

good to see someone win with submission from the bottom, not happending often at higherlevel mma these days.

[Stefan 93]

Hi dudes, I just wanted to ask you something...
Is it me or everyone is standing now?
I rarely have the oportunity to watch something like MMA and when I watched it a few years ago I hated it because they were laying down all the time and touching themselves and now when I saw some semi-finals they were just standing?! And not like in K-1! It was like I was watching boxing...