MMA For The Streets Quick Start (Notes)

Quick Start Basic (Video 1)

Games

1. Open Hand with Kick to Groin Game

2. Neck Clinch Game @8:57

-each trying to get a double neck tie. Striking with knees.

3. Rocking Chair Game @11:17

Techniques

Standing Striking

1. Passive Hands Up Stance

2. Street Kickboxing Stance

3. Jab @19.4

4. Cross @21:12

5. Groin Slap @24:18

6. Groin Slap Block @25:12

7. Boxing Blast @26:08

8. Full Side Cover @28:37

9. Fake High to Groin Kick @33.10

10. Shield the Groin Kick @36:38

Clinch

11. Street Clinch Stance @37:39

12. Neck Clinch & Knees @39.44

13. Full Side Cover to Neck Clinch to Knees @41.57

14. Snap Down

15. Push Away and Circle @45:30

Ground

16. Holding the Back to Choke @47:16

17. Rocking Chair Details @59:54

18. Kick to Standup @1:01:27

Technique Sequence

19. Technique Sequence @1:04:13

-Passive Hands Up->Opp. throws a haymaker punch->Full Side Cover->Double Neck Clinch->Knees

->Snap Down->Take Back->Choke

Quick Start 1 (Video 2)

Gear

1. MMA Gloves

2. Face Protection Headgear

3. Shin Pads

4. Mouth Piece 

5. Cup

Games

1. Street Kickboxing Game

2. Headlock Escape Game (side headlock) @3:55

3. Street Clinch Game @5:10

4. Ground Headlock Escape Game @6:45

5. Guard Game Bottom (guard) @8:48

6. Guard Game Top

7. Street Mount Game Bottom @13:10

8. Street Mount Game Top 

9. Standing from Guard Game @17:00

10. Wildman Game @18:20

Techniques

Standing Striking

1. Hands Down Posture

2. Side Cover @20:50

3. Duck/Level Change @22:07

4. Bob & Weave to the Back @23.08

5. Rear Groin Slap @25:15

6. Slap From Hands Down Position @25:51

7. Hook Punches (Lead & Rear) @27:15

8. Uppercuts @29:02

9. Lead Hook Kick to the Groin @30:34

10. Kickboxing to Escape: Maneuver to Run @33:00

Clinch Range

11. Break Fall: Side & Back @34:08

12. Hands on Hips Defense Against Double Neck Tie @36:22

13. Sprawl @37:54

14. Side Headlock Defense (Freeing the Head and Nose Peel) @41:27

15. Neck Clinch->Knees->Uppercuts @44:32

16. Neck Clinch Twist Takedown @46:56

17. Body Lock Position @49:02

18. Hair Grab @50:26

19. Hair Grab to Snap Down or Twist Takedown @51:58

20. Range Transition: Going From Clinch to Escape  or Kickboxing Range @52:34

21. Transitioning From Clinch to Ground @53:16

Ground - Bottom

22. Leg Circles @54:07

23. Shrimp/Hip Escape @54:49

24. Tumble Forward and Backward @58:11

25. Guard-Hold Close (Clamp Guard) @59:30

26. Guard-Keep Away (Stage 3 Guard) @1:02.18

27. Mount Bottom-Hold Close @1:03:28

28. Umpa (Bridge) Mount Escape @1:05:26

29. Side Headlock On Ground Escape to Back @1:08:37

30. Over Hook Collar Choke From Guard @1:12:27

31. Hook Leg (Tripod) Sweep @1:15:38

32. Standing Up From Guard @1:17:54

33. Standing Up From Guard to Clinch @1:20:33

Ground - Top

34. Safe Position Inside The Guard @1:21:19

35. Headbut From Guard @1:23:52

36. Posture & Strikes From Guard @1:24:52

37. Standup to Toreando Pass @1:27:03

38. Stomp To Groin Before Grabbing Ankles @1:29:43

39. Side Control With Strikes @1:29:49

40. Side Control To Slide To Mount @1:33:21

41. Mount To Make Them Turn To Belly (Back Take By Punching) @1:35:30

42. Escape From Guard @1:39:24

Weapons

43. Knife Defense (Two On One Baseball Bat To Leg Disarm) @1:40:27

Technique Sequence

44. Opp. Gets Side Headlock Takedown->You Headlock Escape To Back->Rear Naked Choke @1:44:20

Focus Mitts

1. Flashing

2. Jab, Cross To Same Mitt vs Crossing Mitts

3. Methods Of Holding

QuickStart 2 (Video 3)

Games

1. Knife Sparring Game @:28

2. Interview Game @3:15

3. Kickboxing Game With Takedowns @5:03

4. Standing Guillotine Defense Game @7:13

5. Clinch With Takedowns @9:06

6. Ground Guillotine Defense Game @10:34

7. Guard Game Bottom @12:26

8. Kickboxing Game Achieve/Avoid Clinch

Techniques

Kickboxing

1. Front Cover @17:02

2. Horizontal Cover @18:48

3. Finger Jab @19:27

4. Palm with Thumb @21:54

5. Inverted Hook Kick to Groin @22:38

6. Range Transition: Hit and Run @24:26

7. Range Transition: Kickboxing to Clinch (Force Them To Wall) @25:18

Clinch

8. Standing Guillotine Counter @26:21

9. Driving To The Barrier @31:41

10. Striking Against The Wall @33:33

11. Head & Arm From Clinch (Arm In Front Headlock) @35:14

12. Over Hook & Trap Far Arm (Over Hook & Arm Control) @37:22

13. Clinch to Kickboxing: Using Wedge (Forearm To Throat) @44:42

14. Head & Arm Snap Down Takedown @46:25

Ground

15.Shrimp/Elbow Mount Escape @47:56

16. Shrimp/Elbow Side Mount Escape @52:31

17. Headlock Escape to Knees @55:28

18. Grab Both Ankles Takedown @57:56

19. Guillotine Choke From Guard @1:00:35

20. Guillotine Choke Escape @1:04:20

21. Standing Posture With Punches In Opp. Guard @1:06:48

22. Slam From In Opp. Guard @1:08:28

23. Double Under Stacking Pass @1:10:19

24. Side Control To Leg Over Mount @1:14:44

25. Knee On Stomach Position @1:18:21

26. Half Mount Position (Modified Mount) @1:20:12

Weapons

27. Knife Defense - Entering On Opp. Draw @1:21:57

Technique Sequence

1. Standing Guillotine Defense->Mount Opp. & Free Self From Choke-> Punches-> Opp. Turns and You Take the Back-> Rear Naked Choke @1:23:25

QuickStart 3 (Video 4)

Games

1. Knife Sparring Game 

2. Stick Sparring Game

3. Kickboxing Game @5:28

4. Clinch Game Against A Barrier @6:55

5. Side Control Top Game @8:43

6. Side Control Bottom Game @10:47

7. Full Game @12:51

8. Keeping Opp. On The Ground From Inside Guard @16:44

9. Multiple Opp. Ambush Game @19:56

Techniques

Kickboxing

1. Slipping @22:47

2. Salute @25:11

3. Overhand @27:52

4. Elbows (Forward and Backward) @29:07

5. Foot Jab (Push Kick) @32:10

6. Multiple Opponent Theory @33:21

Clinch

7. Overhand To Body Lock @35:34

8. Cross Face From Clinch @37:02

9. Cross Face To Get Off Wall @38:29

10. Rear Bear Hug Defense - Breaking The Grip @40:06

11. Rear Bear Hug Defense - Grab Leg Takedown @42:00

12. Throat Grab @43:07

13. Two Arm Capture @45:19

14. Thumbs In The Eyes To Escape The Clinch @48:51

15. Double Leg - Opp. Against Wall @50:07

Ground

16. Defending The Rear Naked Choke @54:29

17. Side Control Escape To Knees @59:50

18. Shrimp To Backdoor Mount Escape @1:02:30

19. Kimura From Guard @1:04:59

20. Scissor Sweep From Guard @1:07:00

21. Hip Bump Sweep @1:10:00

22. Transitioning From Ground To Standing @1:12:31

23.Taking The Back From Top Turtle @1:13:12

24. Side Control To The Back @1:16:20

25. Going To The Back From Mount (Gift Wrap)@1:17:52

26. Triangle The Body From The Back @1:20:26

27. Holding & Strikes From Half Guard Top @1:21:51

28. Holding & Striking From Modified Scarf Hold Top @1:24:55

29. North South Top @1:26:25

Weapons

30. Stick Defense - Clinch to Throw@1:28:27

Technique Sequence

1. You throw some punches. Opp. shoots in. You sprawl->Take the back->Rear naked choke

Quick Start 4 (Video 5)

Games

Same As Prior

Techniques

Kickboxing

1. Elbow Parry And Elbow Blocks 

2. Parry @16:02

3. Hammer Fist @17:30

4. Oblique Kick @18:27

5. Thai Kick @19:48

Clinch

6. Transition From Kickboxing To Clinch: Back Up, Stop, Change Levels and Body Lock @23:23

7. Back Up-> Stop->Change Levels->Double Leg @24:44

8. Rear Bear Hug Counter (kimura)@27:10

9. High Rear Bear Hug Counter @30:15

10.Body Lock Counter @31:25

11. Arm Drag To Back @32:37

12. Getting The Arm Drag @37:52

13. Underhook @39:10

14. Double Leg From Underhook Clinch @42:34

Ground

15. Half Guard Shrimping To Guard @45:00

16. Half Guard To Back @46:28

17. Closed Guard - Arm Drag To Back @48:59

18. Closed Guard Triangle Choke @53:29

19. Armbar From Guard @1:00:10

20. Triangle Defense @1:04:51

21. Armbar Defense @1:07:45

22. Slide Over The Leg Pass @1:10:48

23. Half Guard Pass @1:14:17

24. Kimura From Side Control @1:17:21

25. Armbar From The Mount @1:20:46

Note on BJJ Training @1:24:11

Note on Ground Training @1:26:06

Weapons

26. Unarmed Against Stick (After Evading Swing)@1:27:03

Technique Sequence

1. Boxing blast driving opp. to wall->Double Neck Tie and Knees->(Opp. blocking knees)Move to Double Under to Double Leg Takedown

Arm Drag (Standing)

Entries 

-Wipe Away *Example

-Slap/Chop Down *Example

-Wrist Control

-Wrist Escape

-Over Under

Footwork 

-Outside Step

-Inside Step

Takedowns

Arm Drag to Forward Off Balance or Takedown *Example *Example

Arm Drag to Forward Takedown with Trip *Example *Example

Arm Drag to Inside Trip *Example

Arm Drag to Double Leg *Example *Example

https://www.reddit.com/r/bjj/comments/r12k3c/a_gif_a_day_3_takedown_armdrag_to_uki_waza/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xm6ot_DExMI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYF4OUTGwvk

https://www.bjjee.com/videos/video-history-of-the-almighty-armdrag/

Spinning Elbow

 

Video

https://itkicksallbyitself.wordpress.com/2014/03/17/move-breakdown-spinning-back-elbow/

Battlefield Kali Single Stick Notes

Volume 1

Intro

Salutation @3:24

Resistance Training

Sparring Discussion

Testing Criteria @12:04

  -Fighting Proficiency

  -Technical Precision

  -Power Generation

Equipment @13:10

Fighting Proficiency @16:40

Hand Sparring

Technical Precision @22:09

  -Posture - Upright Posture

  -Side Holding The Stick Forward

  -Tip Of The Stick Up Toward The Top Of Your Head

  -Open vs. Closed Position @27:24

  -Keep Your Hand Moving

  -Moving Your Feet @29:51

  -Ranges 

    -Standing 

      1) Out of Range

      2)  Long Range (can hit each others hand)

      3) Middle Range (can reach each others head)

      4) Close Range (can reach with punyo and clinch)

    -Ground

      1) You Are Standing, Opp. Down

      2) You Are Down, Opp. Standing

      3) Both On Ground But You Are On Top

      4) Both On Ground But You Are On Bottom

Strikes (Types of Impacts) @36:.5

  -Witik (Hit and retract)

  -Labtik/Slash (Goes through target)

  -Thrust

Strikes (Types of Strikes)

  -Jab

  -Circle (starts and ends on the same side)

  -Slash (starts on one side of the body and ends on the other)

Angles of Attack - Asterisk @43:27

Fundamental Footwork @45:42

  -Step & Slide Advance 

  -Step & Slide Retreat

  -Step & Slide Right Side

  -Step & Slide Left Side

Types of Defenses @46:56

  -Evade

  -Block

Three Basic Targets

  -Head

  -Hand

  -Leg

Basic Hand & Leg Evasions @47:56

  -Hand Evasion - Pulling Hand Back or Up Toward Open or Closed Side

  -Head Evasion - Pulling the Head Back with Small Step (Pull Back)

  -Leg Evasion - Stepping the Leg Back (Lead shoulder stays forward)

Evasion Preferable to Blocks @51:53

Basic Blocks @53:02

  -Inside Deflection

  -Outside Deflection

  -Roof Block

  -Reverse Roof Block

Why No Checking Hand @55:27

Blocks In Detail (Using A Sword) @1:02:57

  -Tip Slightly Forward

  -Hit the Opp. Stick With Your Block

  -Roof Block, Tip Slightly Down

Disarm@1:05:49

  -Concept of Defanging The Snake

  -Meet & Follow. The Problem with Following the Force

Hitting the Hand Drill (Asterisk & Thrust) @1:08:11 

Power Generation @1:10:45

Volume 2

Fighting Proficiency 

Hand & Head Sparring @1:47

  -Don't Trade Strikes

  -Don't Hit The Hand When Your Head Is In Range. Won't Stop The Swing.

Technical Precision @5:50

  -Using the Jab for each angle of the asterisk    

  -Footwork: Circling Right & Left @7:14

  -3 Timings on Defense @8:41

     -Evade Then Hit

     -Simultaneous Evade and Hit

     -Interception (attack on opp. preparation to attack)

     -Same with blocking (block then hit, block and hit, hit then block)

Head Evasions

Evade Head Strike and Coming Back with Hand Strike @11:54

Evade Head Strike and Coming Back with Head Hit @13:14

Block and Return @16:32

  -Note about footwork

Sparring/Drilling

-Soft sticks

-Hard sticks

-Isolated games

Faking the Hand Hitting the Head @25:49

  -Forehand 

  -Backhand

Faking the Head Hitting the Hand

  -Forehand

  -Backhand

Disarm

Grab Stick & Hit the Hand @30:20

Power Generation @33:54

1. Open Side

Jab, Jab

Jab, Slash

Jab, Circle

Circle, Jab

Circle, Circle

Circle, Slash

Slash, Slash

Slash, Circle

Slash, Slash

Closed Side

Same as above

2. Block and Return @37:42

3. Power Blocking @42:03

  

Volume 3

Fighting Proficiency 

Hand and Leg Sparring

Technical Precision

Angles of Attack Using Thrusts @4:28 

Enter With a Squat to Hit the Legs @8:35

-Use if opp. is more defensive

-Swing hard at leg from out of range to get them worried about defending low.

Evading the Leg Shot While Hitting to the Head @13:35

-Step back and hit

-Hanging Step

Shortened Arc @15:50

Using Thrusts 19:46

Back Elbows

Back elbows (Sok Kratung)  include those that use the back portion of the elbow (the portion of the elbow closer to the shoulder). 

1) Diagonally Down - Elbow thrown in a downward angle. Not as common as most of the other elbows.  

2) Diagonally Up - Elbow thrown in an upward angle. Video A tricky elbow most commonly seen in Muay Thai. Perhaps the most famous example of its use in MMA was by Anderson Silva vs Tony Fryklund. Video

3) Horizontal - Elbow thrown horizontally. Video

4) Vertically Down -(Tomahawk Elbow) - Video

Front Elbow Strikes

Front Elbow Strikes include elbows that use the front of the elbow (the area of the elbow closer to the forearm). 

1) Diagonally Down - (Sok Tee/Cutting Elbow) - Elbow starts above the shoulder line and slashes in a downward angle. Video

2) Diagonally Up - Elbow thrown in an upward angle. Video

3) Horizontal - (Sok Tad) - Elbow thrown horizontally. Video

4) Vertical Up - (Sok Ngad/Uppercut Elbow) - Elbow thrown vertically up. Video  Can also be thrown with more of a forward motion as a spear elbow Video

Tao of MMA (Notes)

Volume 1

Volume 2

Volume 3

Penetration Step @0:26

-Change levels, push off back foot

Penetration Step Drill @2:17

Pummeling @4:45

-Make his under hook long (shoulder on sternum)

-Under hook leg back

Double Leg @9:15

Head Outside Double Leg

Head Inside Double Leg

Single Leg @12:18

Head Outside Single Leg 

Head Inside Single Leg

Body Lock To Outside Trip @16.02

-From over under, pull on opp. arm on your overhook side to make him step forward. Step your leg in to correct position as you clasp your hands together. 

Striking into the Double Leg @20:06

Jab to Head Outside Double Leg

-Double penetration step. Push step jab then level change penetration step

Lead to Head Outside Double Leg

Jab to Head Inside Double Leg

Striking to Single Leg @25:57

Jab to Head Outside Single Leg 

Hook to Head Inside Single Leg

Cross to Head Outside Single Leg

Cross to Head Inside Single Leg

Striking to Under Over Bodylock @30:50

Cross to Over Under (Cross Side Under Hook)

Volume 4

Finishing The Double Leg

Head Outside Circling Inside Double Leg

-Head Side Arm Deep

-Spiral down, driving your head toward the mat

Head Inside Stepping Outside Double Leg @3:30

-Trailing leg steps behind opp. legs

Finishing The Single Leg @7:04

Head Outside Single Leg

-Running the pipe

Head Inside Single Leg

-Running the pipe

Finishing The Body Lock @13:02

-Fallback & Twist

Defending Against Double Leg @15:51 

Defending Against Head Outside Double Leg

Defending Against Head Inside Double Leg @19:14

Defending Against Single Leg @21:57

Defending Against Head Outside Single Leg

Defending Against Head Inside Single Leg @24:10

-Opp. Head High

-Opp. Head Low

Defending Against Body Lock @28:34

Cage Control @32:00

Getting Off The Cage @36:18

Takedowns On The Cage @41:42

Leg Hook Single Leg

Ground And Pound @45:54

From Inside Opp. Guard

Volume 5

Volume 6

Volume 7

Volume 8

Bas Rutten's Top 10 Combos @20:19

1) Lead Hook->Body Hook to the Liver

-Loads both punches at about chest level

2) Rear Body Hook->Rear Diagonally Down Elbow to the Head

3) Fake Jab to Body->Cross

-Setup by first throwing some jabs to the body in a theatrical way.

4) Rear Body Hook->Rear Uppercut to Head->Lead Hook->Lead Shovel Hook to Body->Rear Round Kick to the Head

5) Fake Lead Long Palm Hook->Lead Round Kick to Ribs

-Setup by first throwing some real lead long palm hooks

6) Jab->Cross->Low Rear Round 

7) Left Hook->Cross to Body

    Left Hook->Cross to Body->Left Hook 

8) Fake Rear Front Kick->Rear Superman Punch

9) Fake Lead Palm Hook->Rear Front Kick to Body

10) Double Block Opp. Rear Round Kick->Straight to Body->Cross to Head

-Hitting when opp. breathes in or relaxes.

From Stand Up to Submission @36:14

1) Double Neck Tie (pull head down, opp. resists) -> Double Leg Takedown -> Heel Hook