Archive for 'VIDEOS'
Ralek Gracie & Metamoris: Changing the Grappling Competition Scene
In the world of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu grappling tournaments, there are many that ring bells with the community. Sure, we’ve all heard of NAGA and Grappler’s Quest and I’m sure most of us have attended these [...]
Match Breakdown: Kennan Cornelius vs. Weam Motei
Dan Faggella is a BJJ Academy Owner, No Gi Pan Am Champion at 130 pounds, and recognized expert in the area of leg locks and lightweight BJJ. Dan writes or Jiu Jitsu Magazine, Jiu Jitsu Style, [...]
Grip Fight – Stop Arm Control From Opponent’s Foot – Jason Scully
Recently someone asked me a question about how he can stop his opponent from controlling his arm with their foot. Basically, he was in their De La Riva guard and his opponent had a cross collar [...]
Marcelo Garcia On: Getting MEAN Rear Naked Chokes
Back on the Keyboard again today, and pretty darn souped up about writing his week about Chokes and the best “Choke-ers” in the BJJ Universe. Today I wanted to talk a little bit about what is undeniably [...]
Rousimar Palhares – Heel Hook
So recently in another blog I had my brief rant on the Rousimar Palhares/David Avellan ADCC match from a few years back. It was a perfect showcase of the true grappling talent that is Rousimar Palhares, [...]
FootlockFriday: Rousimar Palhares-Heel Hook vs. David Avellan
Dan Faggella is a BJJ Academy Owner, No Gi Pan Am Champion at 130 pounds, and recognized expert in the area of leg locks. Dan is offering a Free DVD featuring breakdowns of some of Toquinho’s [...]
Jim Miller vs. Charles Oliveira – Kneebar Breakdown!
Dan Faggella is a competitor, BJJ writer, and owner of the Black Diamond Mixed Martial Arts Academy in Wakefield, RI. His passion lies in teaching, whether through articles, classes, or video. Learn more about his MMA [...]
Ben Askren Interview – Wrestling as an Advantage in Grappling and MMA
Dan Faggella is a National Brazilian Jiu Jitsu competitor, and author of “The Unexpected Champion” – which he authored after lengthy interviews with Ben Askren himself. To get the actual notes from Dan’s Ben Askren interviews [...]
Rafael Mendes rolling with Masahiro Iwasaki
Here is a great video of Rafael Mendes rolling with Masahiro Iwaski, in a gym that looks exactly like what I envision gyms in heaven to look like. lol [...]
Ball Grabbing Debunked Again!
Great video for people who think ball grabbing will end fights. Even if you are successful, all it does is enrage the person who is a better fighter than you. My mother can attest to this [...]
