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Escaping One of the Worst Positions for Ground and Pound

March 17, 2018 By Stephan Kesting

escaping from giftwrap ground and pound

The ground and pound strategy in MMA is one that relies on getting on top, staying on top, and then beating your opponent into unconsciousness with your fists, forearms and elbows. In other words, it's a slightly more sophisticated version of your basic street fighter's approach to groundfighting... One of the worst ground and pound positions is the so-called 'giftwrap' … [Read more...]

The Mount Position in the Street and How to Survive It

July 12, 2017 By Stephan Kesting

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If you’re flat on your back in a streetfight with someone sitting on your chest - a position called the mount - then you’re in one of the very worst situations you can ever be in. The guy on top has all the advantages - reach, gravity, targeting and mobility - and can drop devastating bombs on your face at will. From the mount he has close to absolute dominance. Even … [Read more...]

Why the Mount is So Devastating in a Streetfight

May 11, 2017 By Stephan Kesting

Why is the Mount So Devastating in a Streetfight

It's absolutely devastating to be on the bottom of mount in a street fight. First of all the guy on top has the power of gravity behind the strikes, making them much more powerful. This can turn just a regular punch to your face into an absolute BOMB! Secondly, the guy on top can rotate his upper body to increase the power of the strikes. Just like hip rotation is the key … [Read more...]

5 Most Important Self Defense Lessons from Jiu-Jitsu

December 2, 2016 By Stephan Kesting

Grappling for self defense

Why You Need a Basic Knowledge of Grappling Of course there's more to self defense than grappling, but at the same time if you're interested in self defense in the modern age then you absolutely must have a basic understanding of the ground game. In addition to grappling you also need to understand striking ranges, the basics of weaponry and weapons defense, situational … [Read more...]

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